کوشش

Persian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂-der.

Proto-Indo-Iranian *kawš-

Proto-Iranian *kawš-der.

Middle Persian [script needed] (kwhš-ytn' /⁠kōxšīdan⁠/)

Persian کوشیدن (kušidan)

Persian ـش (-eš)

Persian کوشش

From کوشیدن (kušidan, “to try, strive, endeavor”) + ـش (-eš).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /koː.ˈʃiʃ/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰoː.ʃɪ́ʃ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰoː.ʃɪ́ʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰoː.ʃɪ́ʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰu.ʃíʃ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰuː.ʃéʃ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɵ.ʃíʃ]

• Rhymes: -iʃ

Readings
Classical reading?	kōšiš
Dari reading?	kōšiš
Iranian reading?	kušeš
Tajik reading?	küšiš

Noun

کوشش • (kōšiš / kušeš) (Tajik spelling кӯшиш)

1. effort
2. attempt
3. labor

Derived terms

• کوشش کردن (kōšiš kardan / kušeš kardan)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: કોશિશ (kośiś)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: कोशिश (kośiś)

  Urdu: کوشِش (kośiś)

• → Kamviri: kušë́š
• → Marathi: कोशीस (kośīs)
• → Nepali: कोशिश (kośiś)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ (kośiś), ਕੋਸ਼ਸ਼ (kośaś)

  Shahmukhi script: کوشِش (kośiś)

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کوشش (kōšiš).

Noun

کوشِش • (kośiś) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼)

1. effort, try

   Synonym: جَتَن (jatan)

2. attempt

Derived terms

• کوشش کرنا (kośiś karnā)

Urdu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂-der.

Proto-Indo-Iranian *kawš-

Proto-Iranian *kawš-der.

Middle Persian [script needed] (kwhš-ytn' /⁠kōxšīdan⁠/)

Classical Persian کوشیدن (kušidan)

Classical Persian ـش (-eš)

Classical Persian کوشِش (kōšiš)bor.

Urdu کوشش

Borrowed from Classical Persian کوشِش (kōšiš), from کوشیدن (kušidan, “to try, strive, endeavor”) + ـش (-eš).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /koː.ʃɪʃ/

• Audio (Pakistan):

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• Rhymes: -ɪʃ

Noun

کوشِش • (kośiś) f (Hindi spelling कोशिश)

1. effort

   Synonym: جَتَن (jatan)

2. attempt

Derived terms

• کوشش کرنا (kośiś karnā)