ਮੋਮ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian موم (môm). Compare Hindi मोम (mom).

Noun

ਮੋਮ • (mom) f (Shahmukhi spelling موم)

1. beeswax, wax
2. tallow

Related terms

• ਮੋਮ ਦਿਲ (mom dil, “kind-hearted”, adjective)
• ਮੋਮਜਾਮਾ m (momjāmā, “oilcloth”)
• ਮੋਮੀ (momī, “waxen”, adjective)

Further reading

• “ਮੋਮ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਮੋਮ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.