मानसून
mānsūn/mɑːn.suːn/masculine
The Hindi word for "monsoon" is मानसून (mānsūn). Wiktionary also lists चौमासा (caumāsā).
Meaning: tropical rainy season (noun)
Ways to say it
| Hindi | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| मानसून | mānsūn | /mɑːn.suːn/ (Hindi, Standard) | masculine |
| चौमासा | caumāsā | masculine |
The term refers to the tropical rainy season. While you can use the direct loanword from English, there are more traditional and formal ways to describe the rainy season and the rain itself.
What does it mean word for word?
The traditional term चौमासा is composed of चौ, meaning four and मासा, meaning month or moon, literally meaning a period of four months.
Which one should you use?
मानसून is a direct loanword from English used to describe the monsoon. In contrast, चौमासा is a more traditional or literary term that specifically refers to the four-month rainy season.
How does it change in a sentence?
मानसून is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is mānsūn (/mɑːn.suːn/). It has two syllables.
Did you know?
- In traditional Indian calendars, the period described by चौमासा corresponds to the four months of the Hindu calendar when auspicious activities like weddings are traditionally forbidden.
- While मानसून is used for the weather pattern, चौमासा often evokes the poetic tradition of 'viraha', or the longing and pain of separation from a lover during the rains.
- The Hindi word मानसून is actually a 'doublet' of the common word मौसम, which means 'weather'. Both words share the same ancient Arabic root meaning 'season'.
Examples in context
- मानसून आ रहा है।mānsūn ā rahā hai.The monsoon is coming.
- मानसून में बहुत बारिश होती है।mānsūn meṃ bahut bārish hotī hai.It rains a lot during the monsoon.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing the weather while drinking tea.
- अंजलि Anjaliअमित, क्या मानसून शुरू हो गया?Amit, kyā mānsūn shurū ho gayā?Amit, has the monsoon started?
- अमित Amitहाँ, आज बहुत तेज़ बारिश हुई।hāṃ, aaj bahut tez bārish huī.Yes, it rained very heavily today.
- अंजलि Anjaliमुझे मानसून का मौसम पसंद है।mujhe mānsūn kā mausam pasand hai.I like the monsoon season.
- अमित Amitहाँ, मौसम बहुत सुहावना हो गया है।hāṃ, mausam bahut suhāvanā ho gayā hai.Yes, the weather has become very pleasant.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “monsoon” translations and entries मानसून, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries मानसून, CC BY-SA 4.0.
