"Koh" meaning in English

See Koh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 許／许 (Khó͘), Hokkien 高 (Ko), Hokkien 古 (Kó͘), Hokkien 辜 (Ko͘), Korean 고(高) (Ko) in McCune–Reischauer romanization., etc. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{zh-l|許|tr=Khó͘}} 許／许 (Khó͘), {{bor|en|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{zh-l|高|tr=Ko}} 高 (Ko), {{bor|en|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{zh-l|古|tr=Kó͘}} 古 (Kó͘), {{bor|en|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{zh-l|辜|tr=Ko͘}} 辜 (Ko͘), {{bor|en|ko|^고(高)|tr=Ko}} Korean 고(高) (Ko) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Koh
  1. A surname. Wikipedia link: McCune–Reischauer Related terms: Koh Kong
    Sense id: en-Koh-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
     
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