Buta, Buṭā, Buṭa, Butā: 6 definitions

Introduction
Biology
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Hindi
3. Kannada
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Introduction:

Buta 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 Boot.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Buta [बूटा] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Ipomoea eriocarpa R. Br. from the Convolvulaceae (Morning glory) family having the following synonyms: Ipomoea hispida, Convolvulus hispidus. For the possible medicinal usage of buta, 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)

1) Buta in India is the name of a plant defined with Crotalaria burhia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Crotalaria burhia var. tomentosa Boiss..

2) Buta is also identified with Zea mays It has the synonym Zea mays subsp. sacharata (Sturtev.) Zhuk. (etc.).

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

· Cytologia (1979)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1994)
· The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening … (1887)
· Phytologia (1978)
· Medical Flora (1830)
· Enumeratio Stirpium Transsilvaniae (1816)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Buta, for example chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

context information

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

buṭā (बुटा).—m ( H) A flower or other figure worked, painted, drawn.

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būṭa (बूट).—m ( or H) A division or portion of the fructification of the Hemp-plant. 2 A flower, leaf, sprig, or other figure worked, painted, drawn. 3 Applied to anything (as an incident, a stanza, an invention, a contrivance or thought) novel and striking. 4 The hammerheaded shark. būṭa kātaraṇēṃ with viṣayīṃ or vara of o. To devise some machination against. būṭa bāhēra paḍaṇēṃ g. of s. (To have one's flower or figure stand out prominently and conspicuously.) To have one's inward mind or private reality come openly abroad.

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

buṭā (बुटा) [-ṭṭā, -ट्टा].—m A flower or other figure worked, drawn.

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būṭa (बूट).—m Embroidery. App. to anything novel and striking.

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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) Buta (बुत) [Also spelled but]:—(nm) an idol, a statue, image; (a) dumb and lifeless, motionless (like an image); ~[khānā] a temple (where an idol is installed); ~[tarāśa] an idol-maker, a maker of statues; ~[parasta] an idolater, idol-worshipper; ~[parastī] idolatry, idol-worship, iconolatry; —[bana jānā, —ho jānā] to become still, to be dumbfounded.

2) Būṭa (बूट) [Also spelled boot]:—(nm) a boot, shoe; gram pod, green pod of gram.

3) Būṭā (बूटा) [Also spelled boota]:—(nf) a large-sized embroidered or printed flower design (on cloth, sari:, etc.).

4) Būtā (बूता):—(nm) capacity; capability; power; ~[te ke bāhara] out of one’s depth.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Būṭa (ಬೂಟ):—

1) [noun] the act of deceiving; the state of being deceived; deception.

2) [noun] pretentiousness; false claim or show; affected behaviour.

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Būṭa (ಬೂಟ):—[noun] = ಬೂಟಾ [buta].

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Būṭā (ಬೂಟಾ):—[noun] embroidery work done with gold,r silver or silk threads on a sari (sīṛe, a garment worn by Indian women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder).

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Būta (ಬೂತ):—

1) [noun] the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, wandering among or haunting living persons; a ghost.

2) [noun] (fig.) that which is huge, big or gigantic.

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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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