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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit भस्म (bhasma).
Noun
भस्म • (bhasma) f
- ash, charred residue
c. 1800,
Betal Pachisi :
- जब उन्मादिनी को यह बात मालूम हुई तो वह पति के साथ जल जाना धर्म समझकर चिता के पास पहुँची और उसमें जाकर भस्म हो गयी।
- jab unmādinī ko yah bāt mālūm huī to vah pati ke sāth jal jānā dharm samajhkar citā ke pās pahũcī aur usmẽ jākar bhasma ho gayī.
- When Unmadini learned of this matter, she went with her husband to be burned supposing it to be her duty, and turned into ash.
Declension
Declension of भस्म (fem cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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भस्म
bhasma
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भस्में
bhasmẽ
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| oblique
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भस्म
bhasma
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भस्मों
bhasmõ
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| vocative
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भस्म
bhasma
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भस्मो
bhasmo
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Sanskrit
Pronunciation
Noun
भस्म • (bhasma) stem, m
- ash, charred residue
Descendants