विमा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विमा (vimā, to measure).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

विमा • (vimā) f

  1. dimension

Declension

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 • (vimā) m

  1. insurance

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “विमा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • 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).
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