सौम्य

See also: समय and साम्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सौम्य (saumya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɔːm.jᵊ/, [sɔ̃ːm.jᵊ]

Adjective

सौम्य • (saumya)

1. calm, peaceful, mild

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Sanskrit

Adjective

सौम्य • (saumya)

1. cool and moist (opp. to अग्नेय, ‘hot and dry’) Br. Hariv. Suṡr.
2. northern ( एन, ‘to the north’) Hariv. VarBṛS.
3. ‘resembling the moon’, placid, gentle, mild ( सौम्य voc. = ‘O gentle Sir!’ ‘O good Sir!’ ‘O excellent man!’ as the proper mode of addressing a Brahman Mn. ii, 125) ṠBr. &c. &c.
4. auspicious (said of birds, planets &c. ; esp. of the नक्षत्रs मृग-शिरस्, चित्रा, अनुराधा, and रेवती) R. VarBṛS. Hariv. ṠārṅgS.
5. happy, pleasant, cheerful MW.