रोंगटा

Hindi

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Somehow related to Sanskrit रोमन् (roman)?”

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾoːŋɡ.ʈɑː/, [ɾõːŋɡ.ʈäː]

Noun

रोंगटा • (roṅgṭā) m (Urdu spelling رونگٹا)

body hair
Synonyms: रोयँ (royã), रोम (rom)

Declension

Declension of रोंगटा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रोंगटा roṅgṭā	रोंगटे roṅgṭe
oblique	रोंगटे roṅgṭe	रोंगटों roṅgṭõ
vocative	रोंगटे roṅgṭe	रोंगटो roṅgṭo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रोंगटा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press