रोमांचित

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रोमाञ्चित (romāñcita). By surface analysis, रोमांच (romāṃca) +‎ -इत (-ita).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾoː.mɑːn.t͡ʃɪt̪/, [ɾoː.mä̃ːn.t͡ʃɪt̪]

Adjective

रोमांचित • (romāñcit)

1. thrilled, excited, elated

   Synonyms: उत्तेजित (uttejit), हर्षित (harṣit), पुलकित (pulkit)

   विदेशी यात्रा के समाचार को सुनकर बच्चे अत्यंत रोमांचित दिखाई दे रहे हैं।

   videśī yātrā ke samācār ko sunkar bacce atyant romāñcit dikhāī de rahe ha͠i.

   Upon hearing the news of the foreign trip, the children are looking extremely thrilled.

2. body hair

   Synonyms: रोएँ (roẽ), रोम (rom)

   सर्द हवा के झोंके के स्पर्श से उसकी त्वचा रोमांचित हो उठी।

   sard havā ke jhõke ke sparś se uskī tvacā romāñcit ho uṭhī.

   Her skin became horripilated by the touch of the cold gust of wind.

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “रोमांचित”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4217
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “रोमांच”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House