ઘામ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀫𑁆𑀫 (ghamma), from Sanskrit घर्म (gharmá, “hot weather, sunshine”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰarmás (“hot, warm; warmth, heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰor-mós, from *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”). Doublet of ઘર્મ (gharma) and ગરમ (garam). Cognate with Romani kham (“sun”), Konkani घाम (ghām), Marathi घाम (ghām, “perspiration”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʱɑm/
  • Rhymes: -ɑm
  • Hyphenation: ઘામ

Noun

ઘામ • (ghām) m

  1. heat
    Synonyms: ગરમી (garmī), ઉકળાટ (ukaḷāṭ)
  2. sweat, perspiration
    Synonym: પરસેવો (parsevo)
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