کوهان

Persian

Etymology

From (kōh / kuh, “mountain”) +‎ (-ān / -ân, “-like”).

Pronunciation

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

(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 • (kōhān / kuhân) (Tajik spelling кӯҳон)

the hump of a camel, zebu, etc.

Derived terms

شتر دوکوهان (šutur-i dukōhān / šotor-e dokuhân)
گاو کوهان‌دار (gāw-i kōhān-dār / gâv-e kuhân-dâr)

Further reading

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