घाम

Haryanvi

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás

Sanskrit घ॒र्म (gharmá)

Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma)

Haryanvi घाम (ghām)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma), from Sanskrit घ॒र्म (gharmá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- + *-mós.

Noun

घाम (ghām)

1. sunshine

Hindi

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás

Sanskrit घ॒र्म (gharmá)

Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma)

Hindi घाम (ghām)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma), from Sanskrit घ॒र्म (gharmá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- + *-mós. Doublet of गर्म (garm).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɑːm/, [ɡʱä̃ːm]

Noun

घाम • (ghām) m or f (Urdu spelling گھام)

1. heat and light of the sun
2. sunstroke, glare
3. sultriness
4. (figurative) oppressiveness, difficulty, trouble

Declension

Declension of घाम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घाम ghām	घाम ghām
oblique	घाम ghām	घामों ghāmõ
vocative	घाम ghām	घामो ghāmo

Declension of घाम (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	घाम ghām	घामें ghāmẽ
oblique	घाम ghām	घामों ghāmõ
vocative	घाम ghām	घामो ghāmo

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 [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Konkani

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás

Sanskrit घ॒र्म (gharmá)

Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma)

Konkani घाम (ghām)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma), from Sanskrit घ॒र्म (gharmá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- + *-mós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʱɑːm]

Noun

घाम • (ghām) (Latin script gham, Kannada script ಘಾಮ್)

1. sweat

   Synonym: हूम (hūm)

Derived terms

• घामाचें (ghāmācẽ)
• घामेल्ली (ghāmellī)
• घामेवप (ghāmevap)
• घामोळें (ghāmoḷẽ)

 

References

• Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎^[1]

Marathi

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás

Sanskrit घ॒र्म (gharmá)

Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma)

Marathi घाम (ghām)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma), from Sanskrit घ॒र्म (gharmá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- + *-mós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʱam/

Noun

घाम • (ghām) m

1. sweat, perspiration

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 [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “घाम”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: 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

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás

Sanskrit घ॒र्म (gharmá)

Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma)

Nepali घाम (ghām)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma), from Sanskrit घ॒र्म (gharmá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- + *-mós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʱä̤m]
• Phonetic Devanagari: घाम्

Noun

घाम • (ghām)

1. sunlight, sunbeam
2. (astronomy) sun
3. heat (from the sun)