श्लेष्मा

श्लेष्मा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्लेष्मा (śleṣmā́). Doublet of लेस (les).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃleːʂ.mɑː/, [ʃl̪eːʃ.mäː]

Noun

श्लेष्मा • (śleṣmā) f or m (literary)

1. mucus, phlegm

   Synonyms: कफ (kaph), बलग़म (balġam)

Declension

Declension of श्लेष्मा (fem ā-stem // masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	श्लेष्मा śleṣmā	श्लेष्माएँ, श्लेष्मा śleṣmāẽ, śleṣmā
oblique	श्लेष्मा śleṣmā	श्लेष्माओं śleṣmāõ
vocative	श्लेष्मा śleṣmā	श्लेष्माओ śleṣmāo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “श्लेष्मा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4823.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “श्लेष्मा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 959

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬰ᭄ᬮᬾᬱ᭄ᬫᬵ (Balinese script)
• শ্লেষ্মা (Assamese script)
• শ্লেষ্মা (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰿𑰩𑰸𑰬𑰿𑰦𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑁆𑀮𑁂𑀱𑁆𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌾 (Grantha script)
• શ્લેષ્મા (Gujarati script)
• ꦯ꧀ꦭꦺꦰ꧀ꦩꦴ (Javanese script)
• ឝ្លេឞ្មា (Khmer script)
• ಶ್ಲೇಷ್ಮಾ (Kannada script)
• ຨ຺ເລຩ຺ມາ (Lao script)
• 𑘫𑘿𑘩𑘹𑘬𑘿𑘦𑘰 (Modi script)
• ၐ္လေၑ္မာ (Burmese script)
• 𑐱𑑂𑐮𑐾𑐲𑑂𑐩𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଶ୍ଲେଷ୍ମା (Oriya script)
• ꢯ꣄ꢭꢾꢰ꣄ꢪꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑇀𑆬𑆼𑆰𑇀𑆩𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖿𑖩𑖸𑖬𑖿𑖦𑖯 (Siddham script)
• శ్లేష్మా (Telugu script)
• ศฺเลษฺมา (Thai script)
• ཤླེཥྨཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑓂𑒪𑒹𑒭𑓂𑒧𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕl̪ɐjʂ.mɑ́ː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕl̪eːʂ.mɑː/

Noun

श्लेष्मा • (śleṣmā́) m

1. nominative singular of श्लेष्मन् (śleṣmán)