घाम

Haryanvi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma), from Sanskrit घर्म (gharmá).

Noun

घाम (ghām)

1. sunshine

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma), from Sanskrit घर्म (gharmá). 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

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma), from Sanskrit घर्म (gharmá).

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

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma), from Sanskrit घर्म (gharmá). Doublet of गरम (garam). Cognate with Konkani घाम (ghām), Bengali ঘাম (gham), Assamese ঘাম (gham) and Sylheti ꠊꠣꠝ (gámo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʱam/

Noun

घाम • (ghām) m

1. sweat, perspiration

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “घाम”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• 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

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma), from Sanskrit घर्म (gharmá).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

घाम • (ghām)

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