کۆش

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *kášah, Proto-Indo-Iranian *káćšas (“armpit”), From Proto-Indo-European *kóḱs-o-s, from *koḱs- (“joint”). Cognate with Persian کش (kaš, “armpit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko̞ːʃ/

Noun

Northern Kurdish	koş

کۆش (koş)

1. lap (of person)

References

• Qazzaz, Shafiq (2000) “کۆش”, in The Sharezoor Kurdish–English dictionary, Erbil: Aras Press and Publishers, page 448
• Hejar (1990) “کۆش”, in Henbane borîne‎^[1], Tehran: Soroush, page 635
• Wahby, T., Edmonds, C. J. (1966) “kosh”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, page 79