हौस

See also: हस, हँस, हंस, हस्, हँसी, हिंसा, and हाँसो

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian هوس (hawas), from Arabic هَوَس (hawas). Compare Gujarati હવસ (havas), Hindustani ہَوَس (havas) / हवस (havas), Punjabi ਹਵਸ (havas) / ہَوَس (hauas). Doublet of हव्यास (havyās).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɦəus/, [ɦəuːs]

Noun

हौस • (haus) f

  1. enthusiasm
    Synonym: उत्साह (utsāh)
  2. liking
    Synonym: आवड (āvaḍ)

Derived terms

  • हौशी (hauśī)

References

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