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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀲𑀸𑀲𑁆𑀲 (usāssa), from Sanskrit *उत्श्वास (utśvāsa). By surface analysis, उ- (u-) + साँस (sā̃s). Doublet of उच्छ्वास (ucchvās).
Pronunciation
Noun
उसाँस • (usā̃s) f (Urdu spelling اساس)
- breath, breathing
- a sigh, groan
- a respite, spell; breather
Declension
Declension of उसाँस (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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direct
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उसाँस usā̃s
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उसाँसें usā̃sẽ
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oblique
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उसाँस usā̃s
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उसाँसों usā̃sõ
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vocative
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उसाँस usā̃s
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उसाँसो usā̃so
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Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “उसाँस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ut-śvāsa-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 86
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “उसाँस”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha