Chaka: 7 definitions

Introduction:

Chaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, 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 Chhaka.

Ambiguity: Although Chaka has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Caka.

India history and geography

Chaka refers to “A male sparrow”.—It is defined in the glossary attached to the study dealing with Gujarat Folk tales composed by Gujarati poet Jhaverchand Meghani (1896-1947)

Source: Shodhganga: A translation of Jhaverchand Meghanis non translated folk tales
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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Chaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Artocarpus heterophyllus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Artocarpus maximus Blanco (among others).

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

· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Supplementum Plantarum Systematis Vegetabilium Editionis Decimae Tertiae (1782)
· Interpr. Rumphius Herbarium Amboinenese (1917)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1789)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Chaka (छक).—(nt.; = Pali id., Childers and Geiger 40.1a; only chakana reported in Pali literature; = Sanskrit śakṛt), dung: in Mahāvastu ii.71.14 (verse) read chaka-mūtram eva sṛjaṃ (= sṛjan, pres. pple.) for Senart charda-gūtham…mss. chada-mūrtam, or chanda-mūrtem); my reading is proved by the corresponding prose 70.9 uccāra-prasrāvaṃ muñca- māno.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary
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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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Hindi dictionary

Chāka (छाक) [Also spelled chhaak]:—(nf) mid-day meals (for outdoor workers).

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Nepali dictionary

1) Chaka (छक):—n. surprise; wonder; amazement;

2) Chāka (छाक):—n. a quantity of food sufficient for one time; a meal;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Pali-English dictionary

chaka (ဆက) [(na) (န)]—
[saka+a.saka sattiyaṃ,sassacho.,ṭī.274.]
[သက+အ။ သက သတ္တိယံ၊ သဿဆော။ ဓာန်၊ ဋီ။ ၂၇၄။]

Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

[Pali to Burmese]

chaka—

(Burmese text): မစင်၊ ကျင်ကြီး၊ ဘင်ပုတ်၊ ချေး။

(Auto-Translation): Matsing, Kyingyi, Bhinpote, Chay.

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)
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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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