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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑁄𑀫 (roma) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit रोमन् (rṓman, “body hair”).
Pronunciation
Noun
रोआँ • (roā̃) m
- body hair
- Synonyms: रोंगटा (roṅgṭā), रोम (rom)
- fur, hair (of animals)
- (figurative) fibre of one's being
- रोआँ को दुःखी करना ― roā̃ ko duḥkhī karnā ― to sadden one's heart
Declension
Declension of रोआँ (masc ind ā̃-stem)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रोआँ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “रोयाँ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rṓman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 627: “H. roā̃, rūā̃ m. 'body hair, down, fur, pile on carpet, moss'”