Note 124 — APPENDICES. (continued 3)
Reading edition
A kôs is a measurement of distance varying from 1 to 2½ miles, and often depending on the speaker’s impression due to hardships encountered or to other causes. “Katsha” and “pakka,” for “rough, unfinished,” and “thorough” respectively, are terms well known to Anglo-Indians. “Katsha” and “pakka” are generally spelt “kucha” and “pucka.”