As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
one who has offered an oblation or performed a sacrifice
Verified derivationMultiple readings (9)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "homavat" is derived from "homa" with the matup suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
homa m. the act of making an oblation to the Devas or gods by casting clarified butter into the fire (see deva-yajña and IW. 245), oblation with fire, burnt-offering, any oblation or sacrifice (ayuta-h˚, ‘a sacrifice of 10,000 burnt-offerings to the planets’), AV.; &c.
homa m. (-maḥ) Burnt-offering, the casting of clarified butter, &c. into the sacred fire, as an offering to the gods, accompanied with prayers or invocations, according to the object of the sacrifice. E. hu to sacrifice, man Uṇādi aff.
homa—vat mfn. one who has offered an oblation or performed a sacrifice, Bhaṭṭ.
homavat mfn. (-vān-vatī-vat) Having performed sacrifice. E. homa, and matup aff.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
homa—vat mfn. one who has offered an oblation or performed a sacrifice, Bhaṭṭ.
homavat mfn. (-vān-vatī-vat) Having performed sacrifice. E. homa, and matup aff.
homa m. the act of making an oblation to the Devas or gods by casting clarified butter into the fire (see deva-yajña and IW. 245), oblation with fire, burnt-offering, any oblation or sacrifice (ayuta-h˚, ‘a sacrifice of 10,000 burnt-offerings to the planets’), AV.; &c.
homa m. (-maḥ) Burnt-offering, the casting of clarified butter, &c. into the sacred fire, as an offering to the gods, accompanied with prayers or invocations, according to the object of the sacrifice. E. hu to sacrifice, man Uṇādi aff.
Alternative readings
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