Soma — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink

personification of a sacred intoxicating drink used in Vedic ritual

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈoʊmə/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈəʊmə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈəʊmə/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈoʊmə/.

Examples

Leonardo studied the human body
he has a strong physique
the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

build bod haoma form flesh shape figure physical body chassis frame physique material body anatomy human body Sarcostemma acidum

Parts of Speech

noun	leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink
noun	personification of a sacred intoxicating drink used in Vedic ritual
noun	alternative names for the body of a human being “Leonardo studied the human body”

Word Forms

anatomic	adjective	of or relating to the structure of the body
anatomist	noun	an expert in anatomy
anatomical	adjective	of or relating to the structure of the body

Around the World

Europe

🇷🇺Russian

сома

безлистная восточно-индийская лоза; его кислый млечный сок раньше использовался для приготовления опьяняющего напитка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सोम

पत्ती रहित पूर्वी भारतीय बेल; इसका खट्टा दूधिया रस पहले नशीला पेय बनाने के लिए उपयोग किया जाता था

🇧🇩Bengali

সোমা

পাতাহীন পূর্ব ভারতীয় লতা; এর টক দুধের রস আগে একটি নেশাকর পানীয় তৈরি করতে ব্যবহৃত হত

🇮🇳Tamil

சோமா

இலையற்ற கிழக்கிந்திய கொடி; அதன் புளிப்பு பால் சாறு முன்பு ஒரு போதை பானத்தை தயாரிக்க பயன்படுத்தப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

సోమ

ఆకులేని ఈస్ట్ ఇండియన్ వైన్; దాని పుల్లని పాల రసం గతంలో మత్తు పానీయాన్ని తయారు చేయడానికి ఉపయోగించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

सोमा

पाने नसलेली पूर्व भारतीय वेल; त्याचा आंबट दुधाचा रस पूर्वी मादक पेय बनवायचा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સોમા

પાંદડા વિનાની પૂર્વ ભારતીય વેલો; તેનો ખાટો દૂધિયું રસ અગાઉ માદક પીણું બનાવવા માટે વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೋಮ

ಎಲೆಗಳಿಲ್ಲದ ಪೂರ್ವ ಭಾರತೀಯ ಬಳ್ಳಿ; ಅದರ ಹುಳಿ ಹಾಲಿನ ರಸವನ್ನು ಹಿಂದೆ ಅಮಲು ಪಾನೀಯವನ್ನು ತಯಾರಿಸಲು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿತ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സോമ

ഇലകളില്ലാത്ത ഈസ്റ്റ് ഇന്ത്യൻ മുന്തിരിവള്ളി; അതിൻ്റെ പുളിച്ച പാൽ ജ്യൂസ് മുമ്പ് ലഹരി പാനീയം ഉണ്ടാക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിച്ചിരുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੋਮਾ

ਪੱਤੇ ਰਹਿਤ ਪੂਰਬੀ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਵੇਲ; ਇਸ ਦਾ ਖੱਟਾ ਦੁੱਧ ਵਾਲਾ ਜੂਸ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਨਸ਼ੀਲੇ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਸੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

سوما

بغیر پتوں والی مشرقی ہندوستانی بیل؛ اس کا کھٹا دودھ والا رس پہلے نشہ آور مشروب بنانے کے لیے استعمال ہوتا تھا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

索马

无叶的东印度藤蔓；它的酸乳汁以前用来制作令人陶醉的饮料

🇯🇵Japanese

ソーマ

葉のない東インドのつる植物。その酸っぱい乳白色のジュースは、かつては酔わせる飲み物を作るために使用されていました

🇰🇷Korean

소마

잎이 없는 동인도 포도나무; 이전에 취하게 하는 음료를 만드는 데 사용되었던 신맛이 나는 우유빛 주스

🇹🇭Thai

โสม

เถาอินเดียตะวันออกที่ไม่มีใบ น้ำน้ำนมรสเปรี้ยวเคยใช้ทำเครื่องดื่มที่ทำให้มึนเมา

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سوما

كرمة شرق الهند بلا أوراق؛ وكان عصيره اللبني الحامض يستخدم في السابق لصنع مشروب مسكر

🇮🇷Persian

سوما

انگور هند شرقی بدون برگ؛ آب شیر ترش آن که قبلا برای تهیه نوشیدنی مست کننده استفاده می شد

🇮🇱Hebrew

סומא

גפן מזרח הודית חסרת עלים; המיץ החלבי החמוץ שלו שימש בעבר להכנת משקה משכר

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The primary meaning of 'soma' is 'leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink'.

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