कवष् — {kaváṣ} mfn. (according to Mahīdhara fr. √3. {ku}) 'emitting sound', 'creaking' (said of the leaves of a door), open, yawning (faulty ?) VS. xxix, 5 = MaitrS. iii, 16, 2. (Instead of {kaváṣas} the TS. v, 11, 1, 2 (cf. {kaví}) and the Kāṭh. have {kaváyas}.)