हौस

See also: हस, हँस, हंस, हस्, हँसी, हिंसा, and हाँसो

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هوس (hawas), from Arabic هَوَس (hawas). Compare Gujarati હવસ (havas), Hindustani ہَوَس (havas) / हवस (havas), Punjabi ਹਵਸ (havas) / ہَوَس (hauas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦəus/, [ɦəuːs]

Noun

हौस • (haus) f

1. enthusiasm

   Synonym: उत्साह (utsāh)

2. liking

   Synonym: आवड (āvaḍ)

Derived terms

• हौशी (hauśī)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “हौस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “हौस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “हौस”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).