होम

Pali

Alternative forms

Verb

होम (homa)

  1. Devanagari script form of homa, which is present/imperative active first-person plural of होति (hoti, to be)

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰáwmas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰáwmas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéw-mo-s, from *ǵʰew- (to pour). Cognate with Ancient Greek χεῦμᾰ (kheûma, that which is poured), χέω (khéō), Phrygian ζευμάν (zeumán).

Pronunciation

Noun

होम • (hóma) stem, m (Vedic háuma)

  1. the act of making oblations to the gods; a Vedic ritual
  2. oblation

Declension

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Descendants

  • Tamil: ஹோமம் (hōmam), ஓமம் (ōmam)

References

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