Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Etta in India is the name of a plant defined with Ochlandra travancorica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Beesha travancorica Bedd. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. (1896)
· Rheedea (1994)
· Flora Sylvatica for Southern India (1873)
· Rheedea (1995)
· Fibres from plants, indigenous and introduced, eligible for industrial culture and experiment in Victoria. (1894)
· Select Plants (1872)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Etta, for example side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Etta, (adv.) (= Sk. atra, see also ettha) there, here Pv.I, 5⁶ (sic; cp. KhA 254 note). (Page 161)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Etta (एत्त).—adv. (in meaning = Sanskrit atra; = Pali etta, at least once for usual ettha, Pv i.5.6, repeated commentary, to be sure with v.l. ettha, but the gloss 28.33 has etta without v.l.; compare ettha), here, hither: Mahāvastu i.35.5 etta, etta, here, here! (so app. all mss., at least as far as tt, not tth, is concerned); for Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 16.5 (verse) WT read with their ms. K' kāraṇam etta (= atra), for KN kāraṇeva (unmetrical(ly)) allegedly with all Nepalese mss. (Kashgar recension quoted as kāraṇam eta).

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Etta (ಎತ್ತ):—

1) [adverb] to what place; towards which direction2) [adverb] ಎತ್ತಹೋದರೂ ಮೃತ್ಯು ಬಿಡದು [ettahodaru mrityu bidadu] etta hōdarū mřtyu biḍadu (prov.) there is no escape from death; death meets us wherever we are; ಎತ್ತ ಬಿದ್ದರೂ ಮೂಗುಮೇಲೆ [etta biddaru mugumele] etta biddarū mūgu mēle (prov.) he does not accept his defeat even when he is humbled; though vanquished, he could argue still.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Eṭṭa (எட்ட) adverb < எட்டு-. [ettu-.] Far, far off, further away, out of the way; தூரமாக. எட்டநில். [thuramaga. ettanil.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+55): Ettaa, Ettabondalakobbari, Ettachandamu, Ettachennangi, Ettadavimolla, Ettadige, Ettae, Ettaga, Ettagise, Ettagogu, Ettagomgura, Ettagongaka, Ettagonguru, Ettahe, Ettahe, Ettahi, Ettai, Ettajama, Ettajenga, Ettaka.

Ends with (+126): Adavetta, Addavetta, Adhivetta, Akhetta, Andu-giraketta, Apetta, Attabetta, Avachiretta, Aykilvetta, Balebetta, Bellibetta, Bellivetta, Beluvetta, Belvetta, Bembetta, Betta, Bhetta, Brahmavetta, Buddhakhetta, Buddhakkhetta.

Full-text: Ettavitu, Ettha, Ettam, Kar-etta, Ettamparru, Kurataram, Ayustanatipati, Miruttiyustanam, Kutapam, Ceruntu, Ettavata, Tarparuvam, Cimantam, Cuntara-murttinayanar, Parantakan, Viruccikam, Payarupotu, Cakatam, Ettaka, Vili.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Etta, Eṭṭa; (plurals include: Ettas, Eṭṭas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)

Verse 195-196 - The Story of the Golden Stūpa of Kassapa Buddha < [Chapter 14 - Buddha Vagga (The Buddha‌)]

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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)

The Pey, Putam and Paritam (different sorts of Ganas, attendants) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]

Chapter 4.4 - Cosmogony in the Tevaram < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]

Chapter 1.2 - Lingodbhava-murti (depiction of the pillar of fire) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]

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