soma
Syllables: so·ma/ˈsəʊmə/US/ˈsoʊmə/
soma noun: the whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.
Noun (1)
Noun (2)
soma (uncountable)
- A ritual drink in ancient Vedic culture, obtained by pressing the Soma plant.
- Once he had drunk the intoxicating soma, he experienced an ascent to the gods without having to die a violent death, as in the old ritual.2006, Karen Armstrong, The Great Transformation, Atlantic Books, published 2007, page 82
- Any kind of intoxicating drug.
- […] there is always soma, delicious soma, half a gramme for a half-holiday, a gramme for a week-end, two grammes for a trip to the gorgeous East, three for a dark eternity on the moon […]1932, Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, London: Chatto & Windus
Proper noun (1) capitalized: SoMa
SoMa
- Acronym of South of Market: a neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States.
- Acronym of South Main: a neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Soma
Soma
- The soma juice, capitalized usually when mentioned in personified, deified form.
- A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Proper noun (3) capitalized: SOMA
SOMA
- Acronym of South Orange Maplewood.
soma meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
soma in Hindi
- सोमा
soma in Tamil
- சோமா, சோம
soma in Marathi
- सोमा
soma in Urdu
- سوما
More languagesFewer languages
- soma in Bengali
- সোমা
- soma in Telugu
- సోమ, సోమా
- soma in Malayalam
- സോമ
- soma in Kannada
- ಸೋಮಾ, ಸೋಮ
- soma in Punjabi
- ਸੋਮਾ
- soma in Gujarati
- સોમા
- soma in Odia
- ସୋମା
- soma in Nepali
- सोमा
Synonyms of soma
Forms of soma
| plural | somas |
|---|---|
| plural | somata |
| alternative form | Soma |
Origin of soma
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”).
Transliteration of Sanskrit सोम (soma). Doublet of haoma.
Abbreviation. * (San Francisco): From being located south of Market Street. * (Vancouver): From being on the southern portion of Main Street.
Words formed from soma
Words that rhyme with soma
Questions about soma
- What does soma mean?
- Soma means the whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.
- What is soma in Hindi?
- Soma in Hindi is सोमा. See Soma meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is soma?
- Soma can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce soma?
- Soma is pronounced /ˈsoʊmə/ (US).
- What is the plural of soma?
- The plural of soma is somas.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: soma (page history and authors); SoMa (page history and authors); Soma (page history and authors); SOMA (page history and authors); soma (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); soma (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); soma (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); soma (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); soma (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); soma (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); soma (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); soma (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); soma (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); soma (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); soma (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); soma (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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