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kosiyā

kosi

fem instr sg of kosi (noun); fem dat sg of kosi (noun); fem abl sg of kosi (noun); fem gen sg of kosi (noun); …

1. kosiya (nt): silk; lit. from a cocoon
2. kosiya (masc): family name of Sakka; epithet of Sakka; lit. from a cocoon
3. kosi (fem): (of a sword) sheath; scabbard
4. kosiya (masc): name of an arahant monk; lit. from a cocoon

Etymology. √kus > kos + *i; from √kus 'fill, enfold'; Sanskrit kośin [kuś]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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