कुसुम

Hindi

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit कुसुम (kusuma, “kind of flower”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʊ.sʊm/, [kʊ.sʊ̃m]

Noun

कुसुम • (kusum) m (Urdu spelling کسم)

1. flower

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:फूल

Declension

Declension of कुसुम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कुसुम kusum	कुसुम kusum
oblique	कुसुम kusum	कुसुमों kusumõ
vocative	कुसुम kusum	कुसुमो kusumo

Proper noun

कुसुम • (kusum) f

1. a female given name, Kusum, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of कुसुम (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कुसुम kusum	कुसुम kusum
oblique	कुसुम kusum	कुसुमों kusumõ
vocative	कुसुम kusum	कुसुमो kusumo

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀲𑀼𑀁𑀪 (kusuṃbha), from Sanskrit कुसुम्भ (kusumbha, “safflower”). Cognate with Assamese কুহুম (kuhum), Gujarati કસુંબો (kasumbo).

Noun

कुसुम • (kusum) m (Urdu spelling کسم)

1. safflower

Declension

Declension of कुसुम (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	कुसुम kusum
oblique	कुसुम kusum
vocative	कुसुम kusum

Derived terms

• कुसुमित (kusumit, “blossomed”)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “कुसुम”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1015
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “कुसुम”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 143
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कुसुम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 210