हेमन्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰayman, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéy-mn̥ ~ *ǵʰi-mén-s (“winter”). Related to हेमन्त (hemanta, “winter”) and हिम (hima, “snow”); see there for cognates.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦɐ́j.mɐn/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɦeː.mɐn̪/

Noun

हेमन् • (héman) stem, ?

1. winter

Usage notes

The word is only used in the locative singular हेमन् (héman, “in the winter”).

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Kalasha: héman
  • Khowar: ىومون (yomún)

Noun

हेमन् • (héman) stem, ?

1. gold

See also

See हेम (hema)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “हेमन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1304.