ਹੁੰਮਸ
Old Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀫𑁆𑀳 (umha), from Sanskrit ऊष्मन् (ūṣmán).Compare Marwari ऊमस (ūmas).
Noun
ਹੁੰਮਸ (hummasa) f
- sultriness, heat
Descendants
- Punjabi: hummh, hummhas
- Gurmukhi: ਹੁੰਮ੍ਹ, ਹੁੰਮ੍ਹਸ
- Shahmukhi: ہُمھّ, ہُمَّھس
Further reading
- Christopher Shackle (2011) A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 287.
- “ਹੁੰਮਸ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2021.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ūṣmán”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 116