आम्

See also: आम

Sanskrit

Etymology

A variation of the sacred syllable ॐ (oṃ).[1] Compare ஆம் (ām).

Pronunciation

Interjection

आम् • (ām)

  1. yes
    Antonym: नहि (nahi)

References
  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 828

Further reading
  • Monier Williams (1899) “आम्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 146/1.
  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “आम्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.