Bina: 5 definitions

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Introduction:

Bina means something in Marathi, Hindi, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Bin.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Bina [বীনা] in the Bengali language is the name of a plant identified with Avicennia officinalis L. from the Acanthaceae (Acanthus) family having the following synonyms: Avicennia obovata, Avicennia oepata, Racka ovata. For the possible medicinal usage of bina, 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.

Bina [बिना] in the Hindi language, ibid. previous identification.

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

1) Bina in India is the name of a plant defined with Avicennia officinalis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Avicennia germinans (L.) Stearn (among others).

2) Bina in Indonesia is also identified with Eurycoma apiculata.

3) Bina is also identified with Eurycoma longifolia.

4) Bina is also identified with Strychnos ignatii It has the synonym Ignatia amara Linnaeus f. (etc.).

5) Bina in Nigeria is also identified with Ziziphus abyssinica.

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

· Species Plantarum, ed. 3 (1764)
· Malayan Miscellanies (1822)
· Taxon (1963)
· The Flora of British India (1875)
· Bot. Mat. Med. (1812)
· Kew Bulletin (1958)

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

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bina (बिन).—prep (vinā S) Without. Prefixed freely to nouns; as binaaparādha That is without crime or fault; binaghōra That is without solicitude, care, fear; binatōḍa That is beyond all eclipsing or excelling invention or performance; superexcellent, transcendental--a counsel, scheme, device, decision; also that cannot be contravened or evaded; that leaves one without resource, shift, or expedient; binadikkata That is without difficulty, trouble, objection, hesitation; binadhōka That is without apprehension or anxiety; binabaṭṭā, binasulākhī &c. Sometimes it follows a verb in the past tense: as mī rupayē ghētalyābina jāṇāra nāhīṃ. Sometimes it is prefixed redundantly; as binapaiśāvāñcūna mauja.

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bina (बिन).—m ( A Son.) Son, son of. Confined to notes. Ex. rāmabhaṭṭa bina kṛṣṇabhaṭṭa.

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binā (बिना).—m A marginal note, or an epitomizing heading.

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bīna (बीन).—f A compendious gathering up of a matter in a heading or marginal note.

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bīna (बीन).—m (vīṇā through H) A stringed instrument of music. It resembles the vīṇā, but it has a bowl at each end.

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

bina (बिन).—prep Without. m Son, son of.

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bīna (बीन).—m A stringed instrument of music

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Bina (बिन) [Also spelled bin]:—(ind) see [binā].

2) Binā (बिना):—(ind) without; in the absence of; minus; basis; ground; cause; -[takallupha ke] free and easy; unceremonious; -[pānī moje utāranā] to cry before you are hurt; -[batāe chuṭṭī māra lenā] to take French leave; -[bāta kī bāta] for nothing, no rhyme or reason, born out of nothingness; —[bulāye mehamāna koī na karatā māna] uninvited guests sit on thorns; —[māre kī tobā] to cry before you are hurt; -[roye māṃ bhī dūdha nahīṃ pilātī] a closed mouth catches no flies; -[lāga-lapeṭa ke] without making any bones about; —[saṃgī-sāthī] high and dry.

3) Bīna (बीन) [Also spelled been]:—(nf) a (snake-charmer’s) flute; a classical Indian stringed instrument generally called [vīṇā; ~kāra] one who plays on a [bīna], a flutist.

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