ਹੁੰਮਸ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀫𑁆𑀳 (umha), from Sanskrit ऊष्मन् (ūṣmán). Compare Marwari ऊमस (ūmas).

Noun

ਹੁੰਮਸ (hummasa) f

1. sultriness, heat, humidity

Derived terms

Punjabi: ਹੁੰਮਸਦਾਰ (hummasadāra)

Descendants

• Punjabi: hummha, hummasa

  Gurmukhi script: ਹੁੰਮ੍ਹ, ਹੁੰਮਸ

  Shahmukhi script: ہُمھّ, ہُمَّھس

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਹੁੰਮਸ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 287
• “ਹੁੰਮਸ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ūṣmán”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 116