हिम

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Etymology

From Sanskrit हिम (hima), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *jʰim-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰim-, *ǵʰyem-.

Pronunciation

Noun

हिम  (him) m, Urdu spelling ہم

  1. snow, ice, frost
    अगला हिम युग कब आएगा इसका सटीक आकलन फिलहाल नहीं किया जा सका है।
    Currently, we cannot accurately estimate when the next ice age will arrive.

Derived terms

  • हिमकंदुक (him-kanduk, snowball)
  • हिमनदी (him-nadī, glacier, ice-river)
  • हिमपात (him-pāt, snowfall)
  • हिम-मानव (him-mānav, snowman)
  • हिमशिखर (him-śikhar, ice-cap)
  • हिमलंब (him-lamb, icicle)
  • हिमशैल (him-śail, iceberg)

Synonyms

References

  • हिम in Chaturvedi, Mahendra and Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), A practical Hindi-English dictionary (Delhi: National Publishing House)

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰim-, *ǵʰyem-. Cognate with Latin hiems, Ancient Greek χεῖμα (kheima), Hittite 𒄀𒈠𒀭 (giman), Proto-Slavic *zima, Lithuanian žiema.

Adjective

हिम (himá)

  1. cold, cool

Declension

Noun

हिम (himá) m

  1. cold, frost
  2. the cold season, winter
  3. the sandal tree
  4. the moon
  5. camphor

Declension

Noun

हिम (himá) n

  1. frost, hoarfrost, snow (rarely "ice")
  2. sandalwood (of cooling properties)
  3. the wood of Cerasus Puddum
  4. tin
  5. a pearl
  6. fresh butter
  7. a lotus

Declension

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