उमस
Hindi
Etymology
Probably from metathesis of Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀸 (usumā), 𑀉𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀸 (usmā), from Sanskrit ऊष्मन् (ūṣman, “heat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʊ.məs/
Noun
उमस • (umas) f
- humid heat
- इस उमस में बग़ीचे के पौधे सारे मर जाएँगे।
- is umas mẽ baġīce ke paudhe sāre mar jāẽge.
- In this humid heat all the plants in the garden will die.
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “उमस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 131