रोआँ
Hindi
Alternative forms
- रोयाँ (royā̃)
- रुआँ (ruā̃)
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑁄𑀫 (roma) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit रोमन् (rṓman, “body hair”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾoː.ɑ̃ː/, [ɾoː.ä̃ː]
Noun
रोआँ • (roā̃) m
- body hair
- fur, hair (of animals)
- (figurative) fibre of one's being
- रोआँ को दुःखी करना ― roā̃ ko duḥkhī karnā ― to sadden one's heart
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | रोआँ roā̃ |
रोएँ roẽ |
| oblique | रोएँ roẽ |
रोओं roõ |
| vocative | रोएँ roẽ |
रोओं roõ |
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 [Varanasi]: 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'”