Kho: 6 definitions

Introduction
Biology
Languages
1. Pali
2. Marathi
3. Sanskrit
4. Kannada
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Introduction:

Kho means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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)

Kho in Laos is the name of a plant defined with Erythrina variegata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Corallodendron orientale (L.) Kuntze (among others).

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

· Plantes à feuillage ornamental (1874)
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1972)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1961)
· Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (1929)
· An Introduction to the Natural System of Botany (1836)
· Flora (1853)

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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

kho : (ind.) indeed; really; surely; (an enclictic particle of affirmative and emphasis).

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

Kho, (before vowels often khv’; contr. of khalu=Sk. khalu) an enclitic particle of affirmation & emphasis: indeed, really, surely; in narration: then, now (cp. kira); in question: then, perhaps, really. Def. as adhikār’antara-nidassan’atthe nipāto KhA 113; as avadhāraṇaṃ (affirmative particle) PvA. 11, 18.—A few of its uses are as foll. : abhabbo kho Vin. I, 17; pasādā kho D. II, 155. After pron. : mayhaṃ kho J. I, 279; ete kho Vin. I, 10; idaṃ kho ibid.; so ca kho J. I, 51; yo kho M. I, 428;— After a negation: na kho indeed not J. II, 111; no ca khv’āssa A. V, 195; mā kho J. I, 253;— Often combined with pana: na sakkhā kho pana “is it then not possible” J. I, 151; api ca kho pana J. I, 253; siyā kho pana D. II, 154;— Following other particles. esp. in aoristic narration: atha kho (extremely frequent); tatra kho; tâpi kho; api ca kho; evaṃ bhante ti kho; evaṃ byā kho Vin. IV, 134; Dh. I, 27, etc.—In interr. sentences it often follows nu: kin nu kho J. I, 279; atthi nu kho J. III, 52; kahan nu kho J. I, 255. (Page 239)

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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.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

khō (खो).—m The sound which, in boys' play, the boy who wants to sit utters to another (sitting in the circle) and causes him to rise. Hence khō ghālaṇēṃ acc. of o. To turn out of office; to hoist out, oust, uproost (esp. in favor of one's self); to supplant.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Kho (खो) or Khu.—(Sanskrit khalu), q.v.; this, which is the Pali form, is rare in [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit]: in verses, where meter requires a long syllable, Samādhirājasūtra 8.25; Mahāvastu ii.57.22; but in Mahāvastu iii.79.12 probably read khu with v.l., and keep kadācit with mss.; in prose, Mahāvastu i.144.10, 12; Thomas ap. Hoernle [Manuscript Remains of Buddhist literature found in Eastern Turkestan] 133 for Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 327.3 (ed. khalu).

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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

Khō (ಖೋ):—

1) [noun] the loud screaming sound (as from pain, sudden attack, etc.).

2) [noun] a sound imitating it.

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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.

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