Punjabi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian موم (môm). Compare Hindi मोम (mom).
ਮੋਮ • (mom) f (Shahmukhi spelling موم)
- beeswax, wax
- tallow
Related terms[edit]
- ਮੋਮ ਦਿਲ (mom dil, “kind-hearted”, adjective)
- ਮੋਮਜਾਮਾ m (momjāmā, “oilcloth”)
- ਮੋਮੀ (momī, “waxen”, adjective)
Further reading[edit]
- “ਮੋਮ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮੋਮ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
