As a Hindi name
होना
to be (used to indicate that the subject and object are the same); to be, become (to have or gain the quality of); to exist; to be born
a Hindi word of Old Hindi origin; it is not Sanskrit — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwHeti Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati Sanskrit भव॑ति (bhávati) Ashokan Prakrit 𑀪𑀯𑀢𑀺 (bhavati) Ashokan Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀢𑀺 (hoti) Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇 (hoi) Old Hindi होइ (hoi) Hindi हो (ho) Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Indo-Irania…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
offering, presenting an oblation of (only ifc.; see kṣīra-, tila-h˚ &c.)
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
homin mfn. offering, presenting an oblation of (only ifc.; see kṣīra-, tila-h˚ &c.)
homin m. [homo'styasya ini] The (pb) offerer of an oblation, a sacrificer in general.
homin m. (-mī) The offerer of an oblation. E. hu to sacrifice, mini Uṇādi aff.
Alternative readings
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