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 (kušidan)

Persian (-eš)

Persian

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

Pronunciation

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

(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]

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

Noun

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

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 (kōšiš).

Noun

کوشِش • (kośiś) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼)

effort, try
Synonym: جَتَن (jatan)
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 (kušidan)

Classical Persian (-eš)

Classical Persian (kōšiš)bor.

Urdu کوشش

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

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /koː.ʃɪʃ/
Audio (Pakistan): (file)
Rhymes: -ɪʃ

Noun

کوشِش • (kośiś) f (Hindi spelling कोशिश)

effort
Synonym: جَتَن (jatan)
attempt

Derived terms

کوشش کرنا (kośiś karnā)