Aka, Akā: 18 definitions
Introduction:
Aka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Aak.
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In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar1) Aka (अक).—Affix अक (aka) substituted for the afiix वु (vu) given in Pāṇini's Grammar as ण्वुच् (ṇvuc) as in आशिका,शायिका (āśikā, śāyikā) (P.III. 3.111); ण्वुल् (ṇvul) as in कारकः, भोजको व्रजति, विचर्चिका (kārakaḥ, bhojako vrajati, vicarcikā) (P.III.1.133, III.3. 10,108); वुच् (vuc) as in उपकः (upakaḥ) (P.V.3.80); वुञ् (vuñ) as in निन्दकः, राजकम्, भालवकः (nindakaḥ, rājakam, bhālavakaḥ) (P. III.2.146, IV.2.39, 53 etc.); वुन् (vun) as in प्रवकः, सरकः (pravakaḥ, sarakaḥ); क्रमकः, पदकः (kramakaḥ, padakaḥ). III.1.149, IV.2.6l etc.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Aka in Cameroon is the name of a plant defined with Ficus sycomorus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ficus sycomorus subsp. gnaphalocarpa (Miq.) C.C. Berg (among others).
2) Aka is also identified with Ficus exasperata It has the synonym Ficus exasperata Hort. Kew. ex Miq. (etc.).
3) Aka in India is also identified with Calotropis gigantea It has the synonym Streptocaulon cochinchinense G. Don (etc.).
4) Aka in Nigeria is also identified with Zea mays It has the synonym Zea mays subsp. saccharata (Sturtev.) Zhuk., also spelled sacharata (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Toxicon. (2005)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1820)
· Landwirthschaftliche Flora (1866)
· Taxon (1977)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1891)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Aka, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
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 Dictionaryakā : (aor.) did.
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 Dictionaryakā (अका).—f (akkā S) A respectful compellation for an elder sister or any elderly female. 2 Or akābāī q. v. infra.
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ākā (आका).—See under अ.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishakā (अका) [-kkā, -क्का].—f A respectful term or mode of address for an elder sister or any elderly female.
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ākā (आका).—. See under अ.
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 dictionaryAka (अक).—a. Moving tortuously.
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Aka (अक).—[na kaṃ sukham] Absence of happiness; pain, misery (as in nākaṃ, na akaṃ duḥkhaṃ yatra), sin नास्ति कं सुखं यस्मात् (nāsti kaṃ sukhaṃ yasmāt).
Derivable forms: akam (अकम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAka (अक).—m.
(-kaḥ) 1. Moving tortuously. 2. One who goes crookedly. 3. Pain, affliction. 4. Sin. E. a priv. and ka happiness, or aka to move crookedly, aff. ac.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryAka (अक).—[neuter] not-joy, i.e. sorrow, woe.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Aka (अक):—1. aka the suffix aka (akac).
2) [=a-ka] 2. a-ka n. unhappiness, pain, trouble, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā]
3) [v.s. ...] sin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Ākā (आका):—[=ā-√kā] (perf. [Ātmanepada] 1. and 3. sg. -cake) to endeavour to obtain, desire, love, [Ṛg-veda] :—[Intensive] ([imperative] 3. [plural] -cakantu; cf. ā-√kan)
—to be pleased with ([locative case]), [Ṛg-veda i, 122, 14.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAka (अक):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-kam) 1) Pain, affliction.
2) Sin. E. a neg. and ka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAka (अक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. Winding; pain; sin.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Aka (अक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Aya.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionary1) Akā (अका):—[ra] (nm) the letter a ([a]) and its sound; ~[rāṃta] (a word) ending in a ([a]).
2) Āka (आक) [Also spelled aak]:—(nm) the medicinal plant swallow wort, technically known as Catotropis gigantea.
3) Ākā (आका) [Also spelled aaka]:—(nm) master, lord.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAka (ಅಕ):—[interjection] an interjection 'lo!' 'behold!'.
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Aka (ಅಕ):—[noun] = ಅಕ್ಕ [akka]1.
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Aka (ಅಕ):—
1) [noun] the condition causing misery; want of happiness and comfort.
2) [noun] moral or religious offence or short-coming; a sin.
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Aka (ಅಕ):—
1) [noun] the sun.
2) [noun] any metal in general.
3) [noun] copper, the hard metal with atomic number 29.
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Akā (ಅಕಾ):—
1) [interjection] an interjection to show a thing at a distance or to mention something interesting or surprising;2) [interjection] ಅಕಾ ಎನ್ನುವಷ್ಟರಲ್ಲಿ ಬರು [aka ennuvashtaralli baru] akā ennuvaṣṭaralli baru to come, happen or occur immediately.
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 LexiconĀka (ஆக) < ஆ⁶-. [a⁶-.] adverb
1. On the whole, amounting to; மொத்தமாய். ஆகத்தொகை. [mothamay. agathogai.]
2. Completely; முழுதும். ஆகமோசம். [muzhuthum. agamosam.] Local usage
3. In that fashion; அவ்வாறாக. ஆக ராகவனை யவ்வழி கண்டான் [avvaraga. aga ragavanai yavvazhi kandan] (கம்பராமாயணம் இராவணன்றா. [kambaramayanam iravananra.] 19). — conj. Either . . . or; விகற்பப்பொருள் தரும் இடைச்சொல். தெய்வத்தானாக மக்களானாகத் தனக்கு வந்த துன்பங்களை [vigarpapporul tharum idaichol. theyvathanaga makkalanagath thanakku vantha thunpangalai ] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 442, உரை [urai]). — particle
1. For the sake of, for the purpose of, with கு [ku] of the dative; நான்காம் வேற்றுமை யுருபுடன் வருந் துணைச்சொல். அவனுக்காகக் கொடுத் தேன். [nankam verrumai yurupudan varun thunaichol. avanukkagak koduth then.]
2. Part. joined to a finite verb, to indicate indirect speech; செய்திருறிக்கும் இடைச் சொல். அவன் கண்டதாகச் சொன்னான். [seythirurikkum idais sol. avan kandathagas sonnan.]
3. Part. which gives participial force to the finite verb that precedes it; முற்றொடு சேர்ந்து செயவெ னெச்சப்பொருள் தரும் இடைச்சொல். காரெதிர் குன் றம் பாடினே மாக [murrodu sernthu seyave nechapporul tharum idaichol. karethir kun ram padine maga] (தொல். சொல். [thol. sol.] 282, உரை [urai]).
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Ākā (ஆகா) interjection
1. An exclamation expressive of wonder; வியப்புக்குறிப்பு. ஆகா என்ன வேலைப்பாடு [viyappukkurippu. aga enna velaippadu]!
2. An exclamation expressive of assent; சம்மதக்குறிப்பு. ஆகா! அப்படியேசெய்வேன். [sammathakkurippu. aga! appadiyeseyven.]
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Ākā (ஆகா) noun < Hāhā. Hāhā, a Gandharva associated with Hūhū; ஒரு கந்தருவன். [oru kantharuvan.] (நைடதம் அன்னத்தைத்தூ. [naidatham annathaithu.] 66.)
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Āka (ஆக) particle An expletive; ஓர் அசைச் சொல். அநாதிகாலம் வாஸனை பண்ணிப் போந்த வற்றை இப்போதாக விடப்போமோ [or asais sol. anathigalam vasanai pannip pontha varrai ippothaga vidappomo] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 1, 2, 2).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryĀkā (आका):—n. (baby talk) human excrement; stool;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+26): Aka bakung, Aka belan, Aka bolou, Aka ila, Aka iwesi, Aka kedatung tura, Aka keleput laso, Aka kelesei, Aka kuwik, Aka letien, Aka malung, Aka pelian, Aka pulut, Aka sekileng, Aka silu sing, Aka tuu, Aka wari, Aka-gi, Aka-hige-gaya, Aka-jiso.
Full-text (+1333): Aga, Agara, Kataka, Mandakini, Rupaka, Taraka, Agaru, Akam, Jivika, Akashanantyayatana, Agas, Naka, Alaka, Agaja, Tanaka, Niragas, Kritagas, Kalinga, Kundika, Lataka.
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