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English

Etymology

From {{term|सोम|sc=Deva|tr=sóma|lang=sa}}.

Proper noun

soma juice, capitalized usually when mentioned in personified, deified form

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Soma \So"ma\ (s[=o]"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. sw^ma, sw`matos,
the body.] (Anat.)
The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head,
neck, trunk, and tail. --B. G. Wilder.
[1913 Webster] Somaj

WordNet Soma
n 1: leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly
used to make an intoxicating drink [syn: haoma, {Sarcostemma
acidum}]
2: personification of a sacred intoxicating drink used in Vedic
ritual
3: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo
studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the
spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: human body,
physical body, material body, build, figure, physique,
anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh]
[also: somata (pl)]

Moby Dictionary
anatomy , body , bones , carcass , clay , clod , corpus , figure , flesh ,
form , frame , hulk , material body , person , physical body , physique ,
torso , trunk