Khet, Kheṭ: 9 definitions

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Khet means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Khet in India is the name of a plant defined with Callicarpa arborea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aganon umbellata Raf. (among others).

2) Khet in Laos is also identified with Senna occidentalis It has the synonym Cassia planisiliqua L. (etc.).

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

· Florula Ludoviciana (1817)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1997)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1840)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Histoire Naturelle et Médicale des Casses (1816)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Khet, for example health benefits, side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kheṭ (खेट्).—1 P. (kheṭayati &c.) To eat, consume.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kheṭ (खेट्).—[kheṭa] r. 1st cl. (kheṭati) To alarm. r. 10th cl. (kheṭayati) To eat.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kheṭ (खेट्).—i. 10, [Ātmanepada.] To eat.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kheṭ (खेट्):—[class] 10. kheṭayati, to eat, consume, [Dhātupāṭha xxxv, 22] ([varia lectio] kheḍ).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kheṭ (खेट्):—kheṭati (ka) kheṭayati 10. a. To eat. 1. a. To alarm.

[Sanskrit to German]

Khet in German

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Khet in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a field, farm; -[ana] see —[kheta rahana; —para cadhe kisani] it is the harvest that proves the farmer;—[badana] to fix a bout, to have it out; —[rahana] to be killed in action, to bite the dust..—khet (खेत) is alternatively transliterated as Kheta.

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