Dictionary Definition:
upadhmā 2
upa-dhmā f. id
• the effort of the voice which produces the sound upadhmānīya
upadhmā 1
upa-√dhmā P. -dhámati, to blow or breathe at or upon RV. v, 9, 5 ŚBr. TāṇḍyaBr. ṢaḍvBr. MānŚr. Mn