हज़्म
Hindi edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian هضم (hazm), from Arabic هَضْم (haḍm). Compare Assamese হজম (hozom), Bengali হজম (hojom).
Pronunciation edit
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦəzm/, [ɦɐzm], /ɦəd͡ʒm/, [ɦɐd͡ʒm], /ɦə.zəm/, [ɦɐ.zɐ̃m], /ɦə.d͡ʒəm/, [ɦɐ.d͡ʒɐ̃m]
Noun edit
हज़्म • (hazm) m (Urdu spelling ہضم)
- digestion, breaking down of food
- Synonym: पाचन (pācan)
- इस दवाई को लेकर खाना जल्दी हज़्म हो जाएगा।
- is davāī ko lekar khānā jaldī hazma ho jāegā.
- This medicine will make digestion faster.
- (figurative) stealing; embezzlement
Declension edit
Declension of हज़्म (masc cons-stem)
Derived terms edit
- हज़्म करना (hazm karnā)
- हज़्मवार (hazmvār)
- हज़्मावर (hazmāvar)