उसाँस

Hindi

Alternative forms

• उसास (usās)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀲𑀸𑀲𑁆𑀲 (usāssa), from Sanskrit *उत्श्वास (utśvāsa). By surface analysis, उ- (u-) +‎ साँस (sā̃s). Doublet of उच्छ्वास (ucchvās).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʊ.sɑ̃ːs/, [ʊ.sä̃ːs]

Noun

उसाँस • (usā̃s) f (Urdu spelling اساس)

1. breath, breathing
2. a sigh, groan
3. a respite, spell; breather

Declension

Declension of उसाँस (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उसाँस usā̃s	उसाँसें usā̃sẽ
oblique	उसाँस usā̃s	उसाँसों usā̃sõ
vocative	उसाँस usā̃s	उसाँसो usā̃so

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “उसाँस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ut-śvāsa-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 86
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “उसाँस”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha