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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit धामन् (dhāman).
Pronunciation
Noun
धाम • (dhām) m
- dwelling, residence, abode
- (Hinduism) the divine abode, supreme dwelling; paradise
1574 – 1576,
Tulsidas,
Ramcharitmanas :
- जग मंगल गुन ग्राम राम के ।
दानि मुकुति धन धरम धाम के ॥- jag maṅgal gun grām rām ke .
dāni mukuti dhan dharam dhām ke .
- Translation by Gita Press
- The hosts of virtues possessed by Rāma are a blessing to the world and the bestowers of Liberation, riches, religious merit and the Divine Abode
- splendor, glory
- (Hinduism) place of pilgrimage
- चार धाम ― cār dhām ― Char Dham; "the four abodes", four major pilgrimage sites in India
Declension
Declension of धाम (masc cons-stem)
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धाम
dhām
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धाम
dhām
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धाम
dhām
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धामों
dhāmõ
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धाम
dhām
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धामो
dhāmo
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References
Khaling
Noun
धाम (dhaam)
- sky, heaven
- space
References
- “धाम”, in खालिङ - नेपाली - अङ्ग्रेजी शब्दकोश (Khaling - Nepali - English Dictionary), Nepal: SIL International, 2016.