ਕੋਹ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit क्रोश (króśa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *krawć- (“to cry, to call out”), as it was considered to be the distance over which a human voice could be heard.

Noun

ਕੋਹ • (koh) m (Shahmukhi spelling کوه)

1. coss (a unit of measurement equivalent to about 2.4 km)

Etymology 2

From Classical Persian کوه (kōh). Compare Hindi कोह (koh).

Noun

ਕੋਹ • (koh) m (Shahmukhi spelling کوه)

1. mountain, hill

Synonyms

• ਪਹਾੜ (pahāṛ)

Related terms

• ਕੋਹਸਤਾਨ m (kohsatān, “mountainous area”)

Further reading

• “ਕੋਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਕੋਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.