English

Etymology
From a Germanic imitative base *kox- (unattested in Old English, but probably present as *cohhian; compare cohhetan �shout�). Cognate with Dutch kuchen �cough�, German keuchen �pant�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/k�f/
audio|en-us-cough.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�f|-�f

Verb
en-verb

1. To push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion.

#:I breathed in a load of smoke by mistake, and started to cough.

1. To make a noise like a cough

#:The engine coughed and sputtered.

Translations
trans-top|push air from the lungs
Bosnian: kašljati
Croatian: kašljati
Czech: kašlat
Danish: hoste
Dutch: hoesten, kuchen
Finnish: yskiä, köhiä
French: tousser
German: husten
Greek: βή�� (víkho)
Hindi: �ा�सना (kh��sn�)
Italian: tossire
trans-mid
Japanese: ���� (�����, seki o suru)
Korean: 기침�� (gichim hada)
Kurdish: KUchar|ک�ک��, KUchar|ک�خ��
Portuguese: tossir
Russian: ка�л��� / ка�л�н��� (kášl'at' / kášl'anut')
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ка��а�и
:Roman: kašljati
Slovene: kašljati
Spanish: toser
Urdu: URchar|کھا�س�ا (kh��sn�)
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trans-top|make a noise like a cough
Bosnian: kašljati
Croatian: kašljati
Danish: hoste
Finnish: yskiä
French: tousser
German: husten
Greek: βή�� (víkho)
Italian: tossire
trans-mid
Portuguese: tossir
Russian: ка�л���/ка�л�н��� (kášl'at'/kášl'anut')
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ка��а�и
:Roman: kašljati
Slovene: kašljati
Spanish: toser
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Noun
en-noun

1. symptom A sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary.

#:Behind me, I heard a distinct, dry cough.

1. A condition that causes one to cough; a tendency to cough.

#:Sorry, I can't come to work today � I've got a nasty cough.

Translations
trans-top|expulsion of air from the lungs
Bosnian: kašalj m
Croatian: kašalj m
Czech: kašel m
Danish: hoste c
Dutch: hoest m, kuch m
Finnish: yskähdys, yskintä
French: toux f
Greek: βή�α� (víkhas) m
Hindi: �ा�स� (kh��sī) f
Italian: tosse f, colpo di tosse m
Japanese: � (��, seki)
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Korean: 기침 (gichim)
Kurdish: KUchar|ک�ک��, KUchar|ک�خ��
Polish: kaszel m
Portuguese: tosse f
Russian: ка�ел� (kášel') m
Scottish Gaelic: casad m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ка� m
:Roman: kašalj m
Slovene: kašelj m
Urdu: URchar|کھا�س� (kh��sī) f
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trans-top|condition that causes one to cough
Bosnian: kašalj m
Croatian: kašalj m
Danish: hoste c
Dutch: hoest m
Finnish: yskä
French: toux f
Greek: βή�α� (víkhas) m
trans-mid
Italian: tosse f
Portuguese: tosse f
Russian: ка�ел� (kášel') m
Scottish Gaelic: casad m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ка� m
:Roman: kašalj m
Slovene: kašelj m
Spanish: tos m
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trans-top|Translations to be categorised
ttbc|Chinese Characters: �
ttbc|Guaraní: hu'u
ttbc|Gujarati: �ધરસ :gu:�ધરસ|^
ttbc|Indonesian: batuk
ttbc|Interlingua: tusse
ttbc|Interlingua: tussir
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ttbc|Marathi: ���ला :mr:���ला|^
ttbc|Spanish: tos m
ttbc|Telugu: ద���� (daggu)
ttbc|Tupinambá: u'u
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Related terms
whooping cough
cougher
cough up

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