kos

英 [kəus] 美
  • n. 科斯(印度长度单位)

英英释意


1. an Indian unit of length having different values in different localities

英文词源


kos (n.)
measure of distance in India (about 2 miles), from Hindi kos, from Sanskrit krosah, literally "a call, a shout;" thus, "distance within which a man's shout can be heard."