विमा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विमा (vimā, to measure).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋɪ.mɑː/, [ʋɪ.mäː]

Noun

विमा • (vimāf

  1. dimension

Declension

Declension of विमा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct विमा
vimā
विमाएँ
vimāẽ
oblique विमा
vimā
विमाओं
vimāõ
vocative विमा
vimā
विमाओ
vimāo

Derived terms

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیمه (bīma). Compare Gujarati વીમો (vīmo), Hindi बीमा (bīmā), Kannada ವಿಮೆ (vime), Punjabi ਬੀਮਾ (bīmā) / بیمہ (bemh), Assamese বীমা (bima).

Noun

विमा • (vimām

  1. insurance

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “विमा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “विमा”, 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) “विमा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)