As a Hindi name
कोश · noun · masculine
अंड । अंडा · संपुट । डिब्बा । गोलक । जैसे, नेत्रकोश · फूलों की बँधी कली — Śabdasāgara
कोश · koś · s.m.
= kos, q.v — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 862
कोश · koś · s.m.
A vessel, a receptacle; a box; a cupboard, &c; a sheath, scabbard — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 862
कोश · masculine
treasury, store; dictionary, lexicon
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi कोश — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit कोश (kośa).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
kośa m. (n., L.; in class. literature kośa, or koṣa; fr. √ kuś or kuṣ?, related to kukṣi and koṣṭha?), a cask, vessel for holding liquids, (metaphorically) cloud, RV.; AV.; Suśr.
a pail, bucket, RV.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a treasury, apartment where money or plate is kept, treasure, accumulated wealth (gold or silver, wrought or unwrought, as plate, jewellery, &c.)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (7)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "kośa" is the vocative of "kośā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "kośa" is derived from "ko" with the śas suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
ko ind. Oh no! (?), Divyāv. iv
a prefix in ko-jāgara, ko-mala, ko-vida, &c., related to 1. ku (cf. the prefixes ka, kava, kā, kim, ku.)
kośa m. (n., L.; in class. literature kośa, or koṣa; fr. √ kuś or kuṣ?, related to kukṣi and koṣṭha?), a cask, vessel for holding liquids, (metaphorically) cloud, RV.; AV.; Suśr.
a pail, bucket, RV.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
kośa m. (n., L.; in class. literature kośa, or koṣa; fr. √ kuś or kuṣ?, related to kukṣi and koṣṭha?), a cask, vessel for holding liquids, (metaphorically) cloud, RV.; AV.; Suśr.
a pail, bucket, RV.
a drinking-vessel, cup, L.
a box, cupboard, drawer, trunk, RV. vi, 47, 23; AV. xix, 72, 1; ŚBr.
the interior or inner part of a carriage, RV.
kośā f. N. of a river, MBh. vi, 9, 34
of a courtesan, HPariś. viii, 8
ko ind. Oh no! (?), Divyāv. iv
a prefix in ko-jāgara, ko-mala, ko-vida, &c., related to 1. ku (cf. the prefixes ka, kava, kā, kim, ku.)
Alternative readings
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