hemanta

Ainu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hè̞ꜛmántá]

Pronoun

hemanta (Kana spelling ヘマンタ)

  1. (interrogative) what

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • hemanta gusu (why)

See also

Ainu interrogative pronouns
Personal Qualitative Quantitative Temporal Spacial
what? who? which? what kind of? how? how many? when? where?
hemanta, nep hunna, nen inan mak, makanak, nekon henpak henpara hunak

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit हेमन्त (hemanta).

Noun

hemanta m

  1. winter

Declension

Descendants

  • Burmese: ဟေမန္တ (hemanta.), ဟေမန် (heman) (learned)
  • Khmer: ហេមន្ត (heemɑn) (learned)

Further reading

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “hemanta”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead