As a deity name
Name 281 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
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
(fr. 3. heman, of which it is also the Vṛddhi form in comp.) golden, consisting or made of gold, &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (6)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "haimāya" is the dative of "haima" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
1. haima mfn. wintry, brumal, caused or produced by snow or ice, Ragh.
covered with s˚, MBh.
Alternative readings
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