हज़्म

Hindi

Alternative forms
  • हज़म (hazam)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian حذم‎ (hazm), from Arabic هَضْم‏‎ (haḍm).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɦəzm/, /ɦə.zəm/

Noun

हज़्म • (hazma) m

  1. digestion, breaking down of food
    इस दवाई को लेके खाना जल्दी हज़्म हो जाएगा।
    is davāī ko leke khānā jaldī hazma ho jāegā.
    This medicine will make digestion faster.
    Synonym: पाचन (pācan)
  2. (figuratively) stealing; embezzlement

Derived terms
  • हज़्म करना (hazma karnā)
  • हज़्मवर (hazmavar)
  • हज़्मावर (hazmāvar)
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