اوس

See also: اوش and اوٚش

Burushaski

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [os]

Noun

اوس (os)

1. (anatomy) heart (organ)

References

• Bechtholdt, Astrid (2025) “os”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017.

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Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀑𑀲𑀸 (osā), from Sanskrit अवश्या (avaśyā). Cognate with Bengali ওস (ōs).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /oːs/

Noun

اوس • (os) f (Hindi spelling ओस)

1. dew

Synonyms

• شَبْنَم (śabnam)
• ژالَہ (źāla)

References

• “اوس”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• “اوس”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “اوس”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.