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gimhe

gimha

masc acc pl of gimha (noun); masc loc sg of gimha (noun); masc acc pl of gimhā (noun); masc voc sg of gimhi (noun)

1. gimha (masc): heat; warmth
2. gimhā (masc): hot season; summer; lit. hot months
3. gimhi (masc): hot season; summer

Etymology. From Indo-European *ghem- 'warm, heat'. Cognate with Sanskrit gharmá, Latin formus (warm), Old English wearm (English 'warm'). The Pali stem gimha preserves the original o-grade vocalism reflected in the Latin cognate.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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