मद्धम

Hindi

Alternative forms

• मद्धिम (maddhim)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀫 (maddhama), from Sanskrit मध्यम (madhyama, “middle”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /məd̪.d̪ʱəm/, [mɐd̪̚.d̪ʱɐ̃m]

Adjective

मद्धम • (maddham) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مدھم)

1. (poetic) slow, sluggish

   Synonyms: धीरा (dhīrā), धीमा (dhīmā), मंद (mand)

   मद्धम-मद्धम ― maddham-maddham ― slowly

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मद्धम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मद्धिम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha