Bora, Bōra: 8 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
In Jainism
1. General definition
Biology
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Hindi
3. Prakrit
4. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

Bora means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Advances in Zoology and Botany: Ethnomedicinal List of Plants Treating Fever in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra, India

Bora in the Marathi language refers to the medicinal tree “Ziziphus jujuba Lamk. Syn. Z. mauritiana Lamk Syn. Rhamnus jujube L.”, and is used for ethnomedicine treatment of Fever in Ahmednagar district, India. The parts used are: “Fruits”. Instructions for using the tree named Bora: Sharbat (Juice) is prepared from the fruit pulp afterremoving seeds to relieve thirst during high fevers.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Bora (बोर) refers to “jujube-juice” and represents one of 21 kinds of liquids (which the Jain mendicant should consider before rejecting or accepting them), according to the “Sajjhāya ekavīsa pāṇī nī” (dealing with the Monastic Discipline section of Jain Canonical literature) included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—This topic is explained with reference to the first aṅga (i.e. Ācārāṅgasūtra). This matter is distributed over the end of section 7 and the beginning of section 8 of the Piṇḍesaṇā chapter. [...] The technical terms [e.g., bora] used here are either borrowed from the Prakrit or rendered into the vernacular equivalents.—Note: Bora is known in Prakrit as kola and in Sanskrit as badara,

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Bora in India is the name of a plant defined with Vigna unguiculata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dolichos sinensis L. (among others).

2) Bora is also identified with Ziziphus jujuba It has the synonym Ziziphus jujuba (L.) Gaertn., nom. illeg., non Ziziphus jujuba Mill. (etc.).

3) Bora is also identified with Ziziphus mauritiana It has the synonym Rhamnus jujuba Linnaeus (etc.).

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

· Mémoires de l’Institut Égyptien (1889)
· Centuria II. Plantarum (1756)
· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (2192)
· Plantae Javanicae Rariores (1848)
· FBI (1875)
· Taxon

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

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bōra (बोर).—n f The name of a grass.

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bōra (बोर).—f (badarī S) Jujube-tree, Zizyphus Jujuba. 2 n Its fruit. 3 An ornament for the head of females, in shape resembling the fruit bōra. 4 m A color of horses, distinguished into tēlyā bōra & tāmbaḍā bōra Bay and Chesnut: also attrib--a horse. bōrāntalī kīḍa or aḷī f (The maggot in the bōra) A term for a soft and delicate woman: also for a plump, round-bellied, self-satisfied man. bōrīsa bōrēṃ āṇaṇēṃ (To bring fruit upon the bōra tree). To tie up (a naughty boy) to a tree, so that he dangle like a fruit. 2 To enforce some due payment, performance, obedience, service. Ex. hā rupayē dēta nāhīṃ kāya cintā mī bōrīsa bōrēṃ āṇīna.

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bōrā (बोरा).—m R A very young and hard fruit gen. It answers to dōḍā.

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bōrā (बोरा).—m P ( H) A stuff for sacking and carpeting: also a sack or a carpet made of it. 2 Commonly bōharā or bōharī.

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bōrā (बोरा).—a (See bōṛyā a) Poor and forlorn; wretched and worthless.

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

bōra (बोर).—f Jujube-tree. n Its fruit. bōrāntalī kaḍī A term for a soft and delicate woman. bōrīsa bōrēṃ āṇaṇēṃ To tie up (a naughty boy) to a tree so that he may dangle like a fruit; to enforce some day payment or performance of service.

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bōrā (बोरा).—m A stuff for sacking and carpeting service.

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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

Borā (बोरा):—(nm) a bag, sack, gunny bag; -[bhara] bagful, sackful.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Bora (बोर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Badara.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Bōra (ಬೋರ):—

1) [noun] = ಬೋರಗುದುರೆ [boragudure].

2) [noun] the reddish borwn colour.

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Bōra (ಬೋರ):—[noun] a man who does not have any property or money and hence unable to clear his debts; a bankrupt.

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Bōra (ಬೋರ):—[noun] = ಬೋರೆ [bore]2.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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