masculine or neuter
summer
Gimhāna (adjective/noun) [original genitive plural of gimhā = gimhānaṃ, from combination gimhāna(ṃ) māse, in a month of summer] of summer, summerly, the summer season A IV 138 (+ hemanta and vassa); Snp 233 (gimhānamāse); Vv-a 40 (v.l.). On terms for seasons in genitive cf. Q.K.M. II 113.
the hot season; a month of the hot season
(nt, nt, from gimha) hot season; summer hot months [lit.] of the hot Construction: gimha + ā + ana