In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

Hona or Honaka.—See Gonaka.

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Hona in India is the name of a plant defined with Calophyllum inophyllum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Calophyllum calaba Jacq. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin (1811)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Encycl. (Lamarck) (1785)
· Isis (1828)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1980)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Hona, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, 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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

hōna (होन).—m (haṃsa S through H The figure of a swan or goose having originally been impressed.) A gold coin, a pagoda. Some varieties of this coin are śivarāī hōna, pādaśāhī hōna, saṇagirī hōna, acyutarāī hōna, rāmarāī hōna, dēvarāī hōna, jaḍamāḷa hōna, dhāravaḍī hōna, kāvarī hōna, śailyaghāṭī hōna, pāmanāyakī hōna, adavānī hōna, tāḍapatrī hōna, niśāṇī hōna, ukirī hōna, sāpē hōna, ēkērī hōna. hōnāpāyalī hōṇēṃ (A pāyalī being of the price of a hōna) To be exorbitantly dear.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

hōna (होन).—m A gold coin.

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hō-nā (हो-ना).—f and ad Yes-no; hesitatingly; yes or no.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Honā (होना):—(v) to be; to occur, to happen; to exist; to be born; -, [eka samaya meṃ] to synchronize, to be synchronous; [ho na ho] probably, perhaps, in all likelihood, may be; [ho calanā] to be well on the way; [ho cukanā] to be finished; [honā-havānā] to be done, to happen; [ho rahanā, kisī kā] to belong, to somebody; [ho lenā, kisī ke sātha] to accompany somebody.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ho, Na.

Starts with (+15): Honaal, Honacu, Honaga-so, Honagalu, Honagane, Honaganne, Honagariya, Honage, Honagirika, Honagone, Honagone soppu, Honagonne, Honagonne soppu, Honagya, Honahara, Honahu, Honahugarti, Honaje, Honaka, Honake.

Ends with (+49): Aghona, Ajouhona, Apashona, Ardhona, Ashona, Bhona, Bohona, Bolihona, Carughona, Charughona, Chichona, Chona, Cubhona, Dadhishona, Deshona, Dhadhona, Dhona, Dirghaghona, Ekerihona, Ethona.

Full-text (+903): Ho Na, Honamala, Honaka, Phakka, Ma-hona, Pyala, Ehasanamamda, Chara, Halata, Chhar, Halat, Lambaleta, Thu, Kaphura, Bolacali, Sagai, Taiyari, Haija, Ritayara, Surkha.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Hona, Ho-nā, Hō-nā, Ho-na, Hōna, Honā; (plurals include: Honas, nās, nas, Hōnas, Honās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)

Verse 6.18 - The nature of being mild or gentle < [Chapter 6 - Influx of Karmas]

Verse 7.33 - The transgressions of Sāmāyika-vrata < [Chapter 7 - The Five Vows]

Verse 6.24 - The influx of Tīrthaṅkara name-karma (nāmakarma) < [Chapter 6 - Influx of Karmas]

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