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mom (prob.=S. मधू+मल), s.m. Bees-wax, wax:—mom-battī, or mom-kībattī, s.f. A waxcandle; a composition candle:—mom-jāma, s.m. Wax-cloth, cerecloth:—mom-dil, adj. Tender-hearted:—mom-ḍhāl, s.f. (dialec.)=mom-jāma, q.v.:—mom-raugan, vulg. mom-rogan, s.m. Wax and oil mixed (com. used for polishing furniture):—mom kīnāk, s.f. 'A nose of wax'; a person of a fickle disposition:—mom karnā, v.t. 'To make or convert into wax'; to make soft or pliable; to soften; to melt, thaw, move:—mom-gar, s.m. A worker in wax.
Origin: Persian