Dabba: 8 definitions

Introduction
Biology
Languages
1. Pali
2. Marathi
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
5. Nepali
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Introduction:

Dabba means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Dabba in India is the name of a plant defined with Citrus limon in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Citrus x limonum Risso (among others).

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

· Annales du muséum national d’histoire naturelle (1813)
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Reise nach Ostindien und China (1765)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences (1913)
· Vollstandiges Pflanzensystem (1777)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

dabba : (adj.) wise; able. (nt.) timber; wealth; substance.

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

1) Dabba, ² (adj.-n.) (Sk. dravya, of dru wood, see dāru) treelike, wooden; a tree, shrub, wood J.I, 108 (d.-tiṇagaccha a jungle of wood & grass); V, 46 (d.-gahana a thicket of shrubs & trees); Vism.353 (°tiṇa). (Page 314)

2) Dabba, ¹ (adj.-n.) (Sk. dravya, nt. to dravati (dru)) (a) fit for, able, worthy, good, S.I, 187=Th.1, 1218, cp. Pss. of the Brethren, 399, n. 4 (=Sk. bhavya, cp. Pāṇini V.3, 104 dravyaṃ ca bhavyaḥ).—(b) material, substance, property; something substantial, a worthy object Pgdp 14.

—jātika of good material, fit for, able M.I, 114; A.I, 254 (cp. Sk. pātrabhūta); Vism.196.—saṃhāra collecting something substantial PvA.114 (should prob. be read sambhāra).—sambhāra the collection of something substantial or worth collecting, ; a gift worth giving J.IV, 311; V, 48; VI, 427; DhA.I, 321; II, 114. (Page 314)

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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

ḍabbā (डब्बा).—m (Better ḍabā q. v.) A little box.

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dabba (दब्ब).—ad (Imit.) Used with pōṭa bharaṇēṃ To stuff the belly to the utmost. Also used as a and as n Ex. pōṭa or pōṭānta dabba jhālēṃ.

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

ḍabbā (डब्बा).—A little box.

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dabba (दब्ब).—ad Used with pōṭa bharaṇēṃ To stuff the belly to the utmost.

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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

Ḍabbā (डब्बा):—(nm) a tiny box; chest; railway wagon; compartment; —[gula honā] to come to a naught/an end; to be spent up.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ḍabba (ಡಬ್ಬ):—

1) [noun] a container, usu. with a lid, made of tin or other metal sheet; a can or tin.

2) [noun] a train car usu. several of which are attached in series for carrying people or goods on rails; a bogie.

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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

Ḍabbā (डब्बा):—n. 1. small box; casket; 2. compartment;

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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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