Dakara, Ḍakāra, Dākāra: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Dakara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Dakar.
Biology (plants and animals)
Dakara in Kenya is the name of a plant defined with Boswellia neglecta in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Boswellia microphylla Chiov. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Phytochemistry
· Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1877)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Dakara, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
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
ḍakāra (डकार).—m A covert term for ḍhēṅkara A belch.
ḍakāra (डकार).—m A covert term for ḍhēṅkara. A belch.
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
1) Ḍakāra (डकार):—[=ḍa-kāra] [from ḍa] m. the letter ḍ, [Taittirīya-prātiśākhya iv, 38 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) Dakāra (दकार):—[=da-kāra] [from da] m. the letter or sound d.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Ḍakāra (डकार) [Also spelled dakar]:—(nf) a belch; eructation; (nm) the letter [ḍa] (da) and its sound; —[na lenā] to appropriate another’s due and not to let out any sign of it, to quietly assimilate another’s due; —[jānā/lenā] to appropriate and assimilate another’s due; to swallow.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Ḍakāra (ಡಕಾರ):—[noun] the letter or the sound of 'ಡ'.
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Dakāra (ದಕಾರ):—[noun] the letter or the sound of 'ದ [da] '.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Ḍakāra (डकार):—n. the letter /ड/ and its sound;
2) Ḍakāra (डकार):—n. burping; belching; eructation;
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.
Pali-English dictionary
[Pali to Burmese]
1) dakāra—
(Burmese text): (၁) ဒ-အက္ခရာ။ (၂) ဒ-ဟု ရွတ်ဆိုခြင်း၊ ဒ-ပြုခြင်း။ မူရင်းကြည့်ပါ။
(Auto-Translation): (1) D-letter. (2) D-pronunciation, D-usage. Please refer to the original.
2) dākāra—
(Burmese text): ဒါ-အက္ခရာ။ ဒါ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): This is a letter. Look at this.
3) ḍakāra—
(Burmese text): ဍ-အက္ခရာ။ ဍကာရပစ္စယ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): D-letter. D-karapitsaya - see.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Da, Kara, Ta, Dhavala.
Starts with: Dakaradesa, Dakaragama, Dakaragamana, Dakarakkhasa, Dakarakkhasa Jataka, Dakarakkhasakala, Dakarakkhasapanha, Dakarakkhi, Dakarakshasa, Dakaramta, Dakarana, Dakarapaccaya, Dakarasa, Dakarasasankhya.
Full-text: Mahadakara, Maradakara, Dakarapaccaya, Dakaragama, Dakaragamana, Dakaradesa, Dakar, Ko-dakara-benkei, Hajama, Dhavala.
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