Akha, Akhā, Ākha: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Akha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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)1) Akha in India is the name of a plant defined with Calotropis procera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Madorius procerus (Aiton) Kuntze (among others).
2) Akha is also identified with Rubus ellipticus It has the synonym Rubus flavus Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don (etc.).
3) Akha in Nigeria is also identified with Ceiba pentandra It has the synonym Eriodendron anfractuosum var. caribaeum DC. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· The Religion. (1971)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1989)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (2003)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· World J. Gastroenterol. (2517)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Akha, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryakhā (अखा).—a (akhila S) Whole, undivided, unbroken, unimpaired. 2 All, total, the whole (mass or multitude, quantity or number).
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ākhā (आखा).—a (Properly akhā) Whole. 2 Used as s m The whole (mass, quantity, or number).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishakhā (अखा).—a Whole; total, all.
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ākhā (आखा).—a Whole. m The whole.
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 dictionaryĀkha (आख).—[ākhan-ḍa]
-ākhanaḥ [khan-gha P.III.3.125] A spade, hoe.
Derivable forms: ākhaḥ (आखः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀkha (आख).—m.
(-khaḥ) A spade, a hoe. E. āṅ, khan to dig, ḍa aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ākha (आख):—[=ā-kha] m. (√khan, [Pāṇini 3-3, 125] [commentator or commentary]) ‘a pitfall’ [Comm.] [Taittirīya-saṃhitā vi] (perhaps = ākhaṇa below).
2) Ākhā (आखा):—[=ā-khā] [from ā-kha] mfn. or f. ? [Patañjali on Pāṇini 3-2, 101.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀkha (आख):—[ā-kha] (khaḥ) 1. m. A hoe or spade.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+127): Akhabara, Akhabaranavisa, Akhabari, Akhaca, Akhacilo, Akhacita, Akhacitate, Akhad, Akhada, Akhadabhuti, Akhadada, Akhadadavana, Akhadajhada, Akhadalahani, Akhadanem, Akhadant, Akhadapagoli, Akhadapati, Akhadasasara, Akhadi.
Ends with (+412): Abhrakha, Abjasakha, Adhahshakha, Adhamashakha, Adhimakha, Adurmakha, Agganakha, Agnisakha, Agranakha, Aksharakha, Aksharaolakha, Aktakha, Alakha, Allakha, Amburuhasakha, Amgarakha, Amrakha, Anakha, Analasakha, Anekasakha.
Full-text (+16): Akhanika, Kala akha, Akkhati, Abbhakkhati, Akhana, Paccakkhati, Akhukiri, Akhutkara, Akhukarisha, Akhuparni, Akhushruti, Akhukarni, Akhuparnika, Akhuyana, Akhuhan, Akhubhuj, Akhuratha, Akhupashana, Akhukarnaparnika, Akhuttha.
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