উম

Assamese

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit ঊষ্ম (ūṣma, heat) or ঊষ্মন্ (ūṣman, heat, steam).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /um/

Noun

উম • (um)

  1. warmth

Declension

Middle Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀫𑁆𑀳 (umha), from Sanskrit उष्मन् (uṣmán). Literally, “slow heat”. Doublet of ওম (oma).

Pronunciation

Noun

উম (uma)

  1. hatching (egg)
    Synonym: তা ()

Further reading

  • Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.[1], volume 89, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers.