What is Sun Kosi?
{{Infobox river | name = Sun Kosi (Poiqu) | image = The Friendship Bridge connecting China with Nepal.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = The Sino-Nepal Friendship Bridge over the Sun Kosi at Kodari | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | source1_location = [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]] | mouth_location = Joins with [[Arun River|Arun]] and [[Tamur River|Tamur]] to form [[Kosi River|Saptkoshi]] at Trivenighat, Nepal | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|26.913|87.157|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Tibet, [[Nepal]] | progression = | length = | source1_elevation = {{convert|8012|m|abbr=on}} | mouth_elevation = {{convert|640|m|abbr=on}} | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = | river_system = [[Kosi River]] | tributaries_left = Tamba Koshi, Likhu Khola, [[Dudh Kosi]] | tributaries_right = [[Indravati River, Nepal|Indravati River]] }} The '''Sun Kosi''' is a [[river]] that flows from [[Tibet]] to [[Nepal]]. It is a part of [[Kosi River]] which flows into [[India]].<ref name=Shrestha2010>Shrestha, A. B., Eriksson, M., Mool, P., Ghimire, P., Mishra, B., & Khanal, N. R. (2010). Glacial lake outburst flood risk assessment of Sun Kosi basin, Nepal. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk 1(2): 157–169.</ref> The name 'Sun Kosi' comes from the [[Nepali language|Nepali]] word 'sun' which means [[gold]] and 'kosi' which means river.<ref>{{cite book |author=Turner, R. L. |year=1931 |url=http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.2:1:6896.turner |chapter=sun |title=A Comparative and Etymological Dictionary of the Nepali Language |publisher=K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, London }}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Turner, R. L. |year=1931 |url=http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.0:1:4313.turner |chapter=kosi |title=A Comparative and Etymologica