Baraga: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Baraga means something in 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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Baraga in India is the name of a plant defined with Bombax ceiba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym see Heinrich Wilhelm Schott (1794–1865) and Stephan Friedrich Ladislaus Endlicher, Meletemata botanica. 35. Wien 1832.) (Salmalia Schott & Endl., from salmali, a Sanskrit name for Salmalia malabarica. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1768)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Taxon (1979)
· Taxon (1961)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1824)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Baraga, for example side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, 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 Dictionarybaraga (बरग).—m Millet or a millet-seed, Panicum miliaceum. 2 fig. A miliary disorder incident to cattle, consisting of ticks or nits attacking the hair: also an individual of these ticks or nits.
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baragā (बरगा).—m ( H) A short piece of squared timber, a spar, a joist, a timber-rafter &c. 2 A post framed into the wall. baragā mōḍaṇēṃ Phrase equivalent to baḍagā mōḍaṇēṃ.
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bāragā (बारगा).—a Licentious, loose, heady; heedless of curb or check, law or rule.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishbaraga (बरग).—m Millet or a millet-seed.
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baragā (बरगा).—m A joist. A post framed into the wall.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryBāragā (बारगा) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Dvārakā.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBaraga (ಬರಗ):—[noun] = ಬರಗು [baragu]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+1): Baragaalada-gedde, Baragach, Baragada, Baragadam, Baragadamu, Baragadan, Baragadi, Baragadu, Baragala, Baragalabhuta, Baragalada-gedde, Baragalalem Bhuta, Baragalanem, Baragalela, Baragalela Bhuta, Baraganagale, Baragani, Baragaraga, Baragarh, Baragaruga.
Ends with: Ambaraga, Gadde baraga, Gadde-baraga, Hebbaraga, Ketumbaraga, Taragabaraga.
Full-text: Baragena, Gadde baraga, Dvaraka, Baraja, Trinadhanya, Gadde-baraga, Athara Upadhanyem.
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