दुमन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀡 (dummaṇa), from Sanskrit दुर्मनस् (durmanas), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dušmánas, from Proto-Indo-European *dus-mén-os, from *men- (“to think”), with spontaneous shortening of the expected inherited long vowel in *दूमन (*dūman) possibly being semi-learned. Doublet of दुर्मना (durmanā) and दुश्मन (duśman).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊ.mən/, [d̪ʊ.mɐ̃n]

Adjective

दुमन • (duman) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling دُمَن)

1. unsatisfied, ill at ease, tired

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दुमन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “durmanas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press