ओस

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀑𑀲𑀸 (osā), from Sanskrit अवश्या (avaśyā, “hoar-frost, dew”), from the root श्यै (śyai, “to cause to congeal or freeze”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /oːs/

Noun

ओस • (os) f (Urdu spelling اوس)

dew

Declension

Declension of ओस (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ओस os	ओसें osẽ
oblique	ओस os	ओसों osõ
vocative	ओस os	ओसो oso

Synonyms

शबनम (śabnam)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ओस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “avaśyā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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