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lomāni

loma

nt nom pl of loma (noun); nt acc pl of loma (noun); nt voc pl of loma (noun); nt nom pl of loma (adj); …

1. body hair
2. fur; fleece; wool; animal hair
3. pelt; hide
4. with hair; having (a kind of) hair; -haired
5. (of a fish) with scales

Built from

• lo — root · hair, standing out
  From PIE *srom-. The concrete image is fibers projecting from skin. The root appears in Sanskrit romá- (hair), and distantly relates to the sense of 'roughness' or 'standing erect' in other IE languages.
• ma — ending · neuter noun
  Standard neuter singular nominative ending. The plural forms (nom/acc/voc) shown in the grammar use the -ni ending or zero-grade stem forms in combination with number marking.

Etymology. From Proto-Indo-European *srom-, the same root as Sanskrit romá-, Greek tríkhōs (indirect), Latin pilus. The root concept is 'that which stands out or projects from the skin'; compare English 'hair' (from PIE *ker- 'to stand out'). Pali loma shows normal phonetic development from the IE ancestor.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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