Bahada, Bahāḍa: 9 definitions

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Bahada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Bahada in the Oriya language is the name of a plant identified with Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb. from the Combretaceae (Rangoon creeper) family having the following synonyms: Myrobalanus bellirica. For the possible medicinal usage of bahada, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

Bahada in India is the name of a plant defined with Terminalia bellirica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Myrobalanus laurinoides (Teijsm. & Binn.) Kuntze (among others).

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

· Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique (1856)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1805)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1996)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1791)
· Flora of the British India (1878)
· Hooker’s Journal of Botany Kew Gard. Misc. (1851)

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bahāḍa (बहाड).—n Ground lying along the coast or inlets and exposed to tidal inundation; a salt marsh or lea. 2 (Commonly bāḍa) A compendium, commonplace-book &c.

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bāhāḍa (बाहाड).—See under bahā or bāha.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Bāhaḍa (बाहड) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Saṃnipātanidānacikitsā.

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

Bāhaḍa (बाहड):—m. Name of a man, [Śatruṃjaya-māhātmya]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Bāhaḍa (बाहड) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bāhaḍa.

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Bahada 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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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Bahaḍa (बहड) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Bṛhat.

2) Bāhaḍa (बाहड) also relates to the Sanskrit words: Bāhaḍa, Vāgbhaṭa.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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