घाम
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Haryanvi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma), from Sanskrit घर्म (gharmá).
Noun
घाम (ghām)
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma), from Sanskrit घर्म (gharmá). Doublet of गर्म (garm).
Pronunciation
Noun
घाम • (ghām) m or f (Urdu spelling گھام)
- heat and light of the sun
- sunstroke, glare
- sultriness
- (figurative) oppressiveness, difficulty, trouble
Declension
Declension of घाम (masc cons-stem)
Declension of घाम (fem cons-stem)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “घाम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghāma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- “घाम”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
Konkani
Etymology
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma), from Sanskrit घर्म (gharmá).
Pronunciation
Noun
घाम • (ghām) (Latin script gham, Kannada script ಘಾಮ್)
Derived terms
References
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma), from Sanskrit घर्म (gharmá). Doublet of गरम (garam). Cognate with Konkani घाम (ghām), Bengali ঘাম (gham), Assamese ঘাম (gham) and Sylheti ꠊꠣꠝ (gámo).
Pronunciation
Noun
घाम • (ghām) m
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “घाम”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “घाम”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “घाम”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gharmá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma), from Sanskrit घर्म (gharmá).
Pronunciation
Noun
घाम • (ghām)