श्लेष्मा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्लेष्मा (śleṣmā́). Doublet of लेस (les).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃleːʂ.mɑː/, [ʃleːʃ.mäː]

Noun

श्लेष्मा • (śleṣmā) f or m (literary)

mucus, phlegm
Synonyms: कफ (kaph), बलग़म (balġam)

Declension

Declension of श्लेष्मा (fem ā-stem // masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	श्लेष्मा śleṣmā	श्लेष्माएँ, श्लेष्मा śleṣmāẽ, śleṣmā
oblique	श्लेष्मा śleṣmā	श्लेष्माओं śleṣmāõ
vocative	श्लेष्मा śleṣmā	श्लेष्माओ śleṣmāo

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “श्लेष्मा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4823
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “श्लेष्मा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 959

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

শ্লেষ্মা (Assamese script)
ᬰ᭄ᬮᬾᬱ᭄ᬫᬵ (Balinese script)
শ্লেষ্মা (Bengali script)
𑰫𑰿𑰩𑰸𑰬𑰿𑰦𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀰𑁆𑀮𑁂𑀱𑁆𑀫𑀸 (Brahmi script)
ၐ္လေၑ္မာ (Burmese script)
શ્લેષ્મા (Gujarati script)
ਸ਼੍ਲੇਸ਼੍ਮਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦯ꧀ꦭꦺꦰ꧀ꦩꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂬𑂹𑂪𑂵𑂭𑂹𑂧𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ಶ್ಲೇಷ್ಮಾ (Kannada script)
ឝ្លេឞ្មា (Khmer script)
ຨ຺ເລຩ຺ມາ (Lao script)
ശ്ലേഷ്മാ (Malayalam script)
ᡧᠯᡝᢢᠮᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘫𑘿𑘩𑘹𑘬𑘿𑘦𑘰 (Modi script)
ᠱᠯᠧᢔᠮᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧋𑧠𑧉𑧚𑧌𑧠𑧆𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐱𑑂𑐮𑐾𑐲𑑂𑐩𑐵 (Newa script)
ଶ୍ଲେଷ୍ମା (Odia script)
ꢯ꣄ꢭꢾꢰ꣄ꢪꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆯𑇀𑆬𑆼𑆰𑇀𑆩𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖫𑖿𑖩𑖸𑖬𑖿𑖦𑖯 (Siddham script)
ශ‍්ලෙෂ‍්මා (Sinhalese script)
𑩿 𑪙𑩽𑩔𑪀 𑪙𑩴𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚧𑚶𑚥𑚲𑚶𑚢𑚭 (Takri script)
ஶ்லேஷ்மா (Tamil script)
శ్లేష్మా (Telugu script)
ศฺเลษฺมา (Thai script)
ཤླེ་ཥྨཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒬𑓂𑒪𑒹𑒭𑓂𑒧𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨮𑩇𑨬𑨄𑨯𑩇𑨢𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕlɐjʂ.mɑ́ː/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕl̪eːʂ.mɑː/

Noun

श्लेष्मा • (śleṣmā́) m

nominative singular of श्लेष्मन् (śleṣmán)

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