हरिताश्म

Hindi

हरिताश्म से निर्मित मुखौटा

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हरिताश्मन् (haritāśman). By surface analysis, हरित (harita, “green”) +‎ अश्म (aśma, “stone”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɦə.ɾɪ.t̪ɑːʃ.mᵊ/, [ɦɐ.ɾɪ.t̪äːʃ.mᵊ]

Noun

हरिताश्म • (haritāśma) m

1. (mineralogy) jade

Declension

Declension of हरिताश्म (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	हरिताश्म haritāśma	हरिताश्म haritāśma
oblique	हरिताश्म haritāśma	हरिताश्मों haritāśmõ
vocative	हरिताश्म haritāśma	हरिताश्मो haritāśmo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “हरिताश्म”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 965