घाम

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘑𑘰𑘦 (ghāma), from , from Sanskrit घर्म (gharmá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰarmás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰor-mós, from *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”). Doublet of गरम (garam). Cognate with Konkani घाम (ghām), Bengali ঘাম (gham), Assamese ঘাম (gham) and Sylheti ꠊꠣꠝ (gámo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʱam/

Noun

घाम • (ghām) m

1. sweat, perspiration

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “घाम”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “घाम”, 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) “घाम”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gharmá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Konkani

Etymology

From , from Sanskrit घर्म (gharma, “heat; hot weather; sunshine”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”). Compare Marathi घाम (ghām).

Noun

1. sweat

Verb

1. sweat

   • माज घामेतसा। "māj ghāmetasā." "I am sweating."

Nepali

Etymology

From Sanskrit घर्म (gharmá, “heat; hot weather, sunshine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡʱä̤m]
• Phonetic Devanagari: घाम्

Noun

घाम • (ghām)

1. sunlight, sunbeam
2. (astronomy) sun
3. heat (from the sun)