उम m. (
-मः)
1. A city, a town.
2. A wharf, a landing place.
f. (
-मा)
1. A name of the goddess PARVATI or DURGA.
2. Light, splendor.
3. Fame, reputation.
4. Turmeric.
5. Flax, (Linum utilatissimum.) 6. Quiet, tranquillity.
E. उ particle of calling, and
मा prohibition; i. e. “Practise not austerities,” the exclamation addressd to DURGA by her mother: in the other, senses it may be derived from
मा to measure, or
मा lustre.