Coca: 16 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
2. Jyotisha
Biology
Languages
1. Pali
2. Marathi
3. Sanskrit
4. Kannada
5. Nepali
See also

Introduction:

Coca means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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 Chocha.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: archive.org: Vagbhata’s Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita (first 5 chapters)

Coca (चोच) refers to either “cinnamon bark” or “coco-nut”, mentioned in verse 3.31 of the Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā (Sūtrasthāna) by Vāgbhaṭa.—Accordingly, “[...] One shall drink broth (that is) not too thick, rasālā, curds, raga and khāṇḍava syrup, or, from clay shells, a five-essence potion (that is) kept in a new vessel, mixed with small banana and coco-nut pieces [viz., coca-dala], (and) acidulated, [...]”.

Note: Coca (K wrongly prints a second moca) usually denotes the cinnamon bark but may also stand for the coco-nut, the fan-palm fruit, and the banana (MW p. 402). Adding to this uncertainty, Aruṇadatta identifies it as panasaphala (“bread-fruit”), while Indu is silent on the point. Candranandana and Hemādri, however, give nālikera (“coco-nut”) as equivalent, and this is also the meaning of rgya-star (corrupted to rgyas-ltar in NP), which recurs in 5.19 & 6.117 as the sole spelling of all xylographs and roughly translates “large nut”.

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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.

Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)

Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira

Coca (चोच) refers to the “bark of Cinnamon”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 16) (“On the planets—graha-bhaktiyoga”), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “[...] Venus also presides over simple silk, coloured silk, wollen cloth, white silk, Rodhra, Patra, Coca, nutmeg, Agaru, Vacā, Pippalī and sandal”.

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Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Coca in English is the name of a plant defined with Erythroxylum coca in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Erythroxylum bolivianum Burck (among others).

2) Coca in India is also identified with Cinnamomum cassia It has the synonym Laurus cinnamomum Andrews (etc.).

3) Coca is also identified with Cinnamomum tamala It has the synonym Cinnamomum tamala T. Nees & Eberm. (etc.).

4) Coca is also identified with Cinnamomum verum It has the synonym Camphora mauritiana Lukman. (etc.).

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

· Botanical Museum Leaflets (1978)
· Cinn. Disput. (1823)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Botanica expeditior (1760)
· Botanist’s Repository (1808)
· Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1892)

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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

coca : (m) banana.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Coca, (nt.) (Both derivation & meaning uncertain. The word is certainly not Aryan. See the note at Vinaya Texts II.132) the cocoa-nut or banana, or cinnamon J.V, 420 (°vana); —°pāna a sweet drink of banana or cocoa-nut milk Vin.I, 246. (Page 272)

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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.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

cōca (चोच) [or चोंच, cōñca].—f (cañcu S) A beak or bill. Pr. āgōdhara cārā maga cōñca. 2 fig. The point (of a pen or penknife, or of any acuminated instrument). 3 fig. The projecting front of a turban. 4 fig. A bare space (beak-form) made in the middle of the forehead by shaving off or plucking out the hairs. v kara, ṭhēva.

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

cōca (चोच).—f A beak or bill. The point. The projecting front of a turban.

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cōcā (चोचा).—m See the plural cōcē.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Coca (चोच).—

1) A bark, rind.

2) Skin, hide.

3) The cocoa-nut.

4) The uneatable part of a fruit.

5) The fruit of the fan-palm.

6) A plantain.

Derivable forms: cocam (चोचम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Coca (चोच).—n.

(-caṃ) 1. Bark, rind. 2. Skin. 3. Cassia bark. 4. Half eaten fruit of the palm. 5. A banana or plaintain: see mocā. 6. A cocoanut.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Coca (चोच).—[neuter] the bark of a kind of cinnamon.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Coca (चोच):—n. the bark of cinnamon, [Suśruta; Pañcarātra iii, 13, 11]

2) bark, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) skin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) the cocoa-nut, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā xli, 4]

5) the fruit of the fan-palm, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc. [Scholiast or Commentator]] the uneatable part of a fruit, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) a banana, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc. [Scholiast or Commentator]]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Coca (चोच):—(caṃ) 1. n. Bark, skin; half eaten fruit of the palm; plantain.

[Sanskrit to German]

Coca in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Cōca (ಚೋಚ):—

1) [noun] the external covering of the woody stems and branches of plants, that is separable from the wood; bark.

2) [noun] the bark of the tree Cinnamomum zeylanicum of Lauraceae family, which is used as spice; common cinnamon.

3) [noun] the fruit of the coconut palm; coconut.

4) [noun] the fruit of the plantain (banana) tree; plantain.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Coca is another spelling for कोका [kokā].—n. 1. (in weaving) shuttle; 2. coca;

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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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