Ota, Ōṭā, Oṭā, Ōtā: 14 definitions

Introduction
India history
Biology
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
5. Tamil
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Introduction:

Ota means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology, Tamil. 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.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Ota.—d8a, otad8ā, otad8ī (Chamba), dry land, unirrigable land; opposed to kohlī or āli. P Note: ota is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Ota in India is the name of a plant defined with Garcinia xanthochymus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Xanthochymus pictorius Roxb.) (Greek xanthos ‘yellow’ and chymos ‘juice’. (among others).

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

· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1805)
· Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society (1826)
· The Flora of British India (1874)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden
· Journal of the Indian Botanical Society (1980)

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

ōṭā (ओटा).—m A raised mass of earth or bricks, serving as a seat. 2 The parapet or raised edge along a terrace. 3 A certain insect which preys upon trees.

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ōta (ओत).—m (Commonly ūta q. v.) Boiling over or up. 2 A stream from an overflowing river running a while by its side. v phuṭa.

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

ōṭā (ओटा).—m A raised mass of earth, &c., serving as a seat. A certain insect which preys upon trees.

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ota (ओत).—a. [ā-ve-kta] Woven, sewn with threads across.

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

Ota (ओत).—[adjective] woven or sewn in, pulled through ([locative]), interwoven with ([instrumental]).

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

1) Ota (ओत):—[from ā-ve] a (ā-uta) mfn. interwoven, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Muṇḍaka-upaniṣad]

2) [from o] 1. ota (for 2. See [column]3) mfn. addressed, invoked, summoned, [Atharva-veda]

3) 2. ota (for 1. See 4. o) [past participle] of ā-√ve, p. 156, col. 2.

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

Ota (ओत):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) p.] Woven.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ota 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Oṭa (ओट) [Also spelled ot]:—(nm) a cover, shelter; —[lenā] to take shelter/cover.

2) Oṭā (ओटा):—(nm) a small raised chair-like platform.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Oṭa (ಒಟ):—[noun] (usu. in dupl. ಒಟ-ಒಟ, ವಟವಟ, [ota-ota, vatavata,] and also inವಟಗುಟ್ಟು [vataguttu]) an imitative sound meaning 'murmuring' 'uttering in low tone as from detestation, dislike etc.'.

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Ōṭa (ಓಟ):—

1) [noun] the act or a person or thing that runs; running.

2) [noun] the quality of forceful expression in language; style; a free flow of expression.

3) [noun] a downward slope; gradient.

4) [noun] (geol.) the direction of a horizontal line at right angles to the dip of a bed; a strike.

5) [noun] ಓಟಕೀಳು [otakilu] ōṭakīḷu to run away; to take to one’s heels; ಓಟಹೊಡೆ [otahode] = ಓಟಕೀಳು [otakilu].

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Ōta (ಓತ):—[noun] the act or an instance of reading or reciting.

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Ōta (ಓತ):—[noun] the woof or cross threads of a web.

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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

Ōṭa (ஓட) particle < ஓடு-. [odu-.] Particle of comparison; உவமையுருபு. [uvamaiyurupu.] (தொல். பொ [thol. po] 290.)

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Ōtā (ஓதா) noun < hōtā nominative singular of hōtr. Officiating priest at a sacrifice; யாகஞ்செய்யு மாசிரியருள் ஒருவன். நற்பிருகுவோதா [yagancheyyu masiriyarul oruvan. narpiruguvotha] (மச்சபுராணம் சந்திரோ. [machapuranam santhiro.] 12).

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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.

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