गरम

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian گرم‎ (garm), from Proto-Iranian *garmáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰor-mó-s, from *gʷʰer-.

Doublet of घाम (ghām). Compare Gujarati ગરમ (garam), Hindi गर्म (garm), Punjabi ਗਰਮ (garam) / گَرم‎ (garm), Bengali গরম (gorom), Assamese গৰম (gorom).

Adjective

गरम • (garam)

1. warm, hot

   Antonyms: गार (gār), थंड (thaṇḍa)

   Synonym: उष्ण ( ushṇa)

2. angry

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “गरम”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “गरम”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “गरम”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.