उसाँस
Hindi
Alternative forms
- उसास (usās)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀲𑀸𑀲𑁆𑀲 (usāssa), from Sanskrit *उत्श्वास (*utśvāsa). By surface analysis, उ- (u-) + साँस (sā̃s). Doublet of उच्छ्वास (ucchvās).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʊ.sɑ̃ːs/, [ʊ.sä̃ːs]
Noun
उसाँस • (usā̃s) f (Urdu spelling اساس)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | उसाँस usā̃s |
उसाँसें usā̃sẽ |
| oblique | उसाँस usā̃s |
उसाँसों usā̃sõ |
| vocative | उसाँस usā̃s |
उसाँसो usā̃so |
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “उसाँस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ut-śvāsa-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 86
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “उसाँस”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha