کوهان

Persian

Etymology

(kuh, “mountain”) +‎ (ân, “-like”)

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [koː.hɑːn]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰoː.ɦɑːn]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰoː.wɑːn]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰʊː.wɔːn]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰuː.ɦɒːn]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɵ.hɔn]

Readings
Classical reading^?	kōhān
Dari reading^?	kōhān
Iranian reading^?	kuhân
Tajik reading^?	kühon

Noun

کوهان • (kuhân)

the hump of a camel, zebu, etc.

Derived terms

گاوِ کوهان‌دار (ğav-e-kuhândar)
شترِ دوکوهان (šotor-e-do-kuhân)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “کوهان”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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