ਮੋਮ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian موم (môm). Compare Hindi मोम (mom).

Noun

ਮੋਮ • (mom) f (Shahmukhi spelling موم)

  1. beeswax, wax
  2. tallow
  • ਮੋਮ ਦਿਲ (mom dil, “kind-hearted”, adjective)
  • ਮੋਮਜਾਮਾ m (momjāmā, “oilcloth”)
  • ਮੋਮੀ (momī, “waxen”, adjective)

Further reading

  • “ਮੋਮ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮੋਮ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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