roma रोम m. (of uncertain derivation, but cf. ropa) a hole, cavity, [L.] n. water, [L.] m. the city Rome, [Cat.] (cf. bṛhad-roma and next) pl. N. of a people, [VP.] , 3. 4. . See under 1. roman. in comp. for roman. (ifc.) = roman (cf. a-, dīrgha-, sa-r°). roman रोमन् róman n. (prob. connected with √ ruh; cf. loman) the hair on the body of men and animals, (esp.) short hair, bristles, wool, down, nap &c. (less properly applicable to the long hair on the head and beard of men, and to that of the mane and tail of animals), [RV.] &c. &c. the feathers of a bird, [R.] (cf. mayūra-r°) the scales of a fish (see pṛthu-r°). m. pl. N. of a people, [MBh.]; [VP.] romabhū रोमभू roma—bhū or roma—bhūmi, f. ‘hair-place’, the skin, [L.] romaśā रोमशा (ā), f. Cucumis Utilissimus, [L.] another plant (= dagdhā), [L.] N. of the reputed authoress of [RV. i, 126, 7]; [RAnukr.] romaśī रोमशी (ī), f. a squirrel, [L.] romaśa रोमश romaśá mf(A/)n. (cf. lomaśa) having thick hair or wool or bristles, hairy, shaggy, [RV.] &c. &c. applied to a faulty pronunciation of vowels, [Pat.] romaśá m. a sheep, ram, [L.] a hog, boar, [L.] N. of two plants (= kambhī and piṇḍālu), [L.] = dullala (?), [L.] N. of a Ṛṣi, [BhP.] of an astronomer (cf. -siddhānta) romaśá n. the pudenda, [RV. x, 86, 16.] romaja रोमज roma—ja n. ‘produced from hairs or wool’, a kind of cloth, [L.] romaka रोमक m. Rome, [Siddhāntaś.] ‘the Roman’, N. of a partic. astronomer, [Var.] N. of a village in the north of India g. palady-ādi of a partic. mixed caste (v.l. for rāmaka), [Vas.] = romaka-siddhānta below pl. N. of a people, [MBh. ii, 1837] (cf. 2. roman) the people of the Roman empire, the Romans, [VarBṛS.] n. (fr. rumā) a kind of saline earth and the salt extracted from it (accord. to some ‘the salt from the lake Sambar in Ajmere’), [Suśr.] &c. (cf. raumaka) a kind of magnet, [L.] See under 1. roman. n. hair (= roman), [Hcat.] (esp. ifc. f(ikA). ). romahṛt रोमहृत् roma—hṛt n. ‘hair-destroying’, sulphuret of arsenic, [L.] romantha रोमन्थ m. (perhaps for ruj-m°; cf. cognate words below) ruminating, chewing the cud, [Kālid.]; [VarBṛS.] &c. chewing (of betel), [Rājat.] frequent repetition, [ib.] (cf., gagaṇa-r°). [cf. Gk. ἐρεύγειν, ἐρυγή; Lat. e-rugere, ructare, ruminare, fr. rugminare; Slav. rygati; Lith. atrúgas; Germ. itarucchen, itrücken; Angl.Sax. roccettan, edroccian.] romavat रोमवत् roma—vat mfn. possessed of hair, covered with hairs, [Suśr.] romabhūmi रोमभूमि roma—bhū or roma—bhūmi, f. ‘hair-place’, the skin, [L.] romaphalā रोमफला roma—phalā f. a species of plant, [Npr.] romaṇvat रोमण्वत् romaṇ-vat mfn. (for 1. roman + vat) covered with hair, hairy (= roma-vat), [RV.] romaśuka रोमशुक roma—śuka n. a species of fragrant plant, [Bhpr.] romakūpa रोमकूप roma—kūpa m. n. ‘hair-hole’, a pore of the skin (bhavatāṃ roma-kūpāṇi prahṛṣṭāny upalakṣaye, ‘I observe that the hairs on your bodies bristle’), [MBh.]; [R.] &c. (cf. -randhra). romalatā रोमलता roma—latā ([L.]) or roma—latikā ([Sāh.]), f. a winding line of hair above the navel (in women). romapāda रोमपाद roma—pāda m. N. of two kings, [Pur.] romarājī रोमराजी roma—rāji or roma—rājī, f. a row or line or streak of hair (esp. on the abdomen of women just above the navel, said to denote puberty), [R.]; [Suśr.] &c. romarāji रोमराजि roma—rāji or roma—rājī, f. a row or line or streak of hair (esp. on the abdomen of women just above the navel, said to denote puberty), [R.]; [Suśr.] &c. romasūcī रोमसूची roma—sūcī f. the quill of the porcupine, a hair-pin, [ĀpGṛ.], Sch. romatyaj रोमत्यज् roma—tyaj mfn. losing hair (said of a horse), [VarBṛS.] romavedha रोमवेध roma—vedha m. N. of an author, [Cat.] romabaddha रोमबद्ध roma—baddha mfn. ‘hairs-bound’, woven with hairs, [Yājñ.] romabandha रोमबन्ध roma—bandha m. hairs-texture, [ib.] (v.l.) romagarta रोमगर्त roma—garta m. = -kūpa above, [GopBr.]; [BhP.] romaguccha रोमगुच्छ roma—guccha, m. or roma—gutsa, n. the tail of the Yak used as a Chowrie (cf. cāmara), [L.] romagutsa रोमगुत्स roma—guccha, m. or roma—gutsa, n. the tail of the Yak used as a Chowrie (cf. cāmara), [L.] romaharṣa रोमहर्ष roma—harṣa m. the bristling of the hairs of the body, thrill (caused by joy, fear, cold &c.), [MBh.]; [R.] &c. romakanda रोमकन्द roma—kanda m. Dioscorea Globosa, [L.] romanthāya रोमन्थाय Nom. P. °yate, to ruminate, chew the cud, [Pāṇ. iii, 1, 15.] romanthana रोमन्थन n. ruminating, [L.] romavāhin रोमवाहिन् roma—vāhin mfn. cutting off hairs, sharp enough to cut a hairs, [Vāgbh.] romavallī रोमवल्ली roma—vallī f. Mucuna Pruritus, [L.] romaśātana रोमशातन roma—śātana n. a depilatory for removing the hair, [Cat.] romaśaphala रोमशफल romaśa—phala m. a species of plant (= tiṇḍiśa), [Bhpr.] romaharṣin रोमहर्षिन् roma—harṣin mfn. id., [Śiś.] romakāyaṇa रोमकायण m. N. of an author, [Bṛh.] romakapura रोमकपुर romaka—pattana or romaka—pura, n. the city of Rome, [Siddhāntaś.]; [Gol.] &c. romakesara रोमकेसर roma—kesara n. (said to be) = -gutsa, q.v., [L.] romalatikā रोमलतिका roma—latā ([L.]) or roma—latikā ([Sāh.]), f. a winding line of hair above the navel (in women). romamūrdhan रोममूर्धन् roma—mūrdhan mfn. covered with hairs or down on the head (said of insects), [Suśr.] romapulaka रोमपुलक roma—pulaka m. = -harṣa, q.v., [BhP.]; [Caurap.] romarandhra रोमरन्ध्र roma—randhra n. ‘hairs-hole’, a pore of the skin, [MW.] romavibheda रोमविभेद roma—vibheda m. = -harṣa, [Kir.] romavikāra रोमविकार roma—vikāra, m. ([L.]) or roma—vikriyā, f. ([Kum.]; [Sāh.]; [Pratāp.]) ‘changed condition of the hairs’, bristling or erection of the hairs of the body. romavivara रोमविवर roma—vivara n. = -kūpa above, [BhP.] roma—vivara m. n. N. of partic. mythical regions, [Kāraṇḍ.] romaharṣaṇa रोमहर्षण roma—harṣaṇa mfn. causing the hairs to bristle or stand erect (through excessive joy or terror), [MBh.]; [R.] &c. roma—harṣaṇa m. Terminalia Bellerica (the nuts of which are used as dice), [L.] N. of Sūta (the pupil of Vyāsa and supposed narrator of the Purāṇas), [Pur.] of the father of Sūta, [BhP.] roma—harṣaṇa n. = -harṣa above, [L.] romaharṣaṇi रोमहर्षणि roma—har°ṣaṇi m. w.r. for raumaharṣaṇi, q.v., [Cat.] romaharṣiṇi रोमहर्षिणि roma—har°ṣiṇi m. w.r. for raumaharṣaṇi, q.v., [Cat.] romaharṣita रोमहर्षित roma—harṣita mfn. having the hairs of the body bristling or erect (through excessive joy or terror), [PadmaP.] romakācārya रोमकाचार्य m. N. of a teacher of astronomy (author of the above Siddhānta). romakarṇaka रोमकर्णक roma—karṇaka m. ‘hair-eared’, a hare, [L.] romavikriyā रोमविक्रिया roma—vikāra, m. ([L.]) or roma—vikriyā, f. ([Kum.]; [Sāh.]; [Pratāp.]) ‘changed condition of the hairs’, bristling or erection of the hairs of the body. romakaviṣaya रोमकविषय romaka—viṣaya m. the country or empire of the Romans, [Āryabh.] romarājipatha रोमराजिपथ roma—rāji—patha m. the waist, [Śiś.] romarasāsāra रोमरसासार roma—rasāsāra See -ratādhāra. romaratādhāra रोमरताधार roma—ratādhāra m. the belly, [L.] (v.l. ratāsāra and rasāsāra). romavidhvaṃsa रोमविध्वंस roma—vidhvaṃsa m. ‘hairs-destroying’, a louse, [W.] romaśapucchaka रोमशपुच्छक romaśa—pucchaka m. a species of rodent animal (= kaśa), [L.] romaharṣaṇaka रोमहर्षणक roma—harṣa°ṇaka mf(ikA)n. w.r. for raumah°, q.v., [VP.] romakapattana रोमकपत्तन romaka—pattana or romaka—pura, n. the city of Rome, [Siddhāntaś.]; [Gol.] &c. romasaṃvejana रोमसंवेजन roma—saṃvejana n. the bristling of the hair of the body, [Suśr.] romaśasiddhānta रोमशसिद्धान्त romaśa—siddhānta m. N. of an astron. work. romakasiddhānta रोमकसिद्धान्त romaka—siddhānta m. N. of Romakācārya's Siddhānta (one of the 5 chief astronomical Siddhāntas current in the age of Varāha-mihira) of a modern fiction, [Cat.]