Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ku-shih

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: ku-shih
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Gushi.

Example Sentences

"The provenance of ant nose money is widely spread. The best known finds are those made at the Ch’i-ssŭ-li village in Ku-shih County in southeastern Honan.⁸¹"
"In certain places, the Nien succeeded in entirely supplanting the regularly constituted government authority. The result could actually be a considerable improvement for some of the local residents. In Honan’s Ku-shih County, for example, poor people seeking a settlement of their problems flocked to the local Nien chieftain for help."

Etymology

From Mandarin 固始 (Gùshǐ), Wade–Giles romanization: Ku⁴-shih³.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Questions

What does ku-shih mean?: Alternative form of Gushi.
Where does ku-shih come from?: From Mandarin 固始 (Gùshǐ), Wade–Giles romanization: Ku⁴-shih³.

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