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3-letter words (1 found)

KOS,

2-letter words (4 found)

KO,OK,OS,SO,

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All 3 letters words made out of kos

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Definitions and meaning of kos

kos

Translingual

Symbol

kos

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kosraean.

Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kos/, [kɔs]
  • Hyphenation: kos

Noun

kos m 

  1. limp, lameness

References

  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kost, from Middle Dutch cost, from Old French cost.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔs/

Noun

kos (plural kosse, diminutive kossie)

  1. food

Usage notes

The diminutive singular is rarely used, while the diminutive plural, kossies, is more commonly found in language used for infants and small children.

Derived terms

  • kitskos
  • kosmenger

Related terms

  • koste

Albanian

Etymology

From a South Slavic language, compare Old Church Slavonic квасъ (kvasŭ, “sour dough, sour drink”), archaic Serbo-Croatian квас (“yeast”), Slovene kvas (“yeast”). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kvasъ (“leaven, fermented drink”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔs/

Noun

kos m (plural kosë, definite kosi, definite plural kosët)

  1. yogurt

Derived terms

  • kosaxhi

References

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkos]
  • Rhymes: -os
  • Homophone: koz

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech kos, from Proto-Slavic *kosъ.

Noun

kos m anim

  1. blackbird
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kos f

  1. genitive plural of kosa

Verb

kos

  1. second-person singular imperative of kosit

Further reading

  • kos in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kos in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • kos in Internetová jazyková příručka

Anagrams

  • sok

Danish

Noun

kos c

  1. indefinite genitive singular of ko

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoːs/

Verb

kos

  1. singular imperative of kosen

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kôs/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [kʷâs]

Noun

kôs m

  1. trump card

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Turkic language before the times of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries). Compare Turkish koç.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkoʃ]
  • Hyphenation: kos
  • Rhymes: -oʃ

Noun

kos (plural kosok)

  1. ram, tup (a male sheep)
    Hypernym: (sheep) juh
    Hyponym: (a castrated ram) ürü
    aranygyapjas kos ― golden-fleeced ram (from Greek mythology)
  2. tup (the head of a hammer, and particularly of a steam-driven hammer)

Declension

References

Further reading

  • kos in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Anagrams

  • sok

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • kost

Etymology

From Dutch kost, from Middle Dutch cost, from Old French cost, from Latin constare, present infinitive of consto (“I stand firm (at a price)”). Compare to Malay kos (“cost”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɔs]
  • Hyphenation: kos

Noun

kos (first-person possessive kosku, second-person possessive kosmu, third-person possessive kosnya)

  1. (colloquial) lodging.
    Synonyms: indekosan, kosan, kos-kosan

Verb

kos

  1. (colloquial) to rent a place to live or lodge
    Synonyms: berindekos, berkos, indekos, mengekos

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “kos” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Lower Sorbian

Noun

kos m animal

  1. Superseded spelling of kós.

Declension

Malay

Etymology

From Dutch kost, from Middle Dutch cost, from Old French cost, from Latin constare, present infinitive of consto (“I stand firm (at a price)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kos]
  • Hyphenation: kos
  • Rhymes: -os

Noun

kos (Jawi spelling کوس, plural kos-kos, informal 1st possessive kosku, 2nd possessive kosmu, 3rd possessive kosnya)

  1. cost

Derived terms

References

  • “kos” in Kamus Dewan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2021, →ISBN, page 1159.
  • “kos” in Kamus Bahasa Melayu Nusantara Edisi Kedua (‘Nusantara Malay Language Dictionary Second Edition’), Berakas: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei, 2011, →ISBN, page 1421.

Further reading

  • “kos” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb kose.

Noun

kos m (definite singular kosen) (uncountable)

  1. cosiness (UK) or coziness (US)

Etymology 2

Noun

kos m

  1. hug, cuddle

Etymology 3

Verb

kos

  1. imperative of kose

References

  • “kos” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From the verb kose.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuːs/

Noun

kos m (definite singular kosen, uncountable)

  1. cosiness (UK) or coziness (US)

Adjective

kos

  1. cozy

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koːs/

Noun

kos f (definite singular kosa, indefinite plural kaser, definite plural kasene)

  1. alternative typography of kòs

References

  • “kos” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish cosa and Portuguese coisa.

Noun

kos

  1. thing

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔs/
  • Rhymes: -ɔs
  • Syllabification: kos
  • Homophone: Kos

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kosъ.

Noun

kos m animal

  1. blackbird, common blackbird, merle (Turdus merula)
    Synonym: kos zwyczajny
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kos f

  1. genitive plural of kosa

Further reading

  • kos in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kos in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kosъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kôːs/

Adjective

kȏs (definite kȏsī, Cyrillic spelling ко̑с)

  1. slant, inclined, skew
  2. (grammar) oblique (of a case)
Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kosъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kôːs/

Noun

kȏs m (Cyrillic spelling ко̑с)

  1. blackbird
Declension

References

  • “kos” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • “kos” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kosъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kóːs/

Adjective

kọ̑s (comparative [please provide], superlative)

  1. (archaic) slanted, inclined, skewed
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *kǫsъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kóːs/

Noun

kọ̑s m inan

  1. piece
Inflection

Etymology 3

From Proto-Slavic *kosъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kóːs/

Noun

kọ̑s m anim

  1. blackbird
Inflection

Further reading

  • “kos”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

Etymology

Doublet of kurs.

Noun

kos c

  1. (in some expressions) course (often away)

See also

  • kosa

Noun

kos

  1. indefinite genitive singular of ko

References

  • kos in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • kos in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • kos in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

  • oks, sko

Tok Pisin

Etymology 1

From English cost.

Noun

kos

  1. cost

Etymology 2

From English cause.

Noun

kos

  1. cause

Source: wiktionary.org