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

Dhoka in India is the name of a plant defined with Lannea coromandelica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Odina wodier Roxb. (among others).

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

· Natuurlijke Historie (1774)
· Schlüssel Hortus indicus Malabaricus (1818)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (6697)
· Der Gesellsschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, neue Schriften (1803)
· Blumea (1948)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

dhōka (धोक).—a unc ( H) Large, lusty, sturdy. 2 Strong--cloth.

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dhōkā (धोका).—m ( H) Ground for fear; danger, peril, risk, hazard. Ex. tyā vāṭēnēṃ cōrāñcā vāghāñcā kaśācā kāṃhīṃ dhōkā nāhīṃ. 2 Anxious apprehension; anticipation of evil; a misgiving. Ex. tyā mārgānēṃ tū khuśāla jā kāṃhīṃ dhōkā bāḷagūṃ nakō. v bāḷaga. 3 Danger become substantial or real; a perilous event or affair. Ex. yaśavantarāvacyā dhōkyānta mī anakāīvara hōtōṃ. 4 A loss in trade; a blow of evil fortune. Ex. tyā vyāpārānta malā dōna hajārācā dhōkā basalā. 5 It is sometimes confounded with jhōṅkā in its figurative applications.

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

dhōkā (धोका).—m Ground for danger, peril. Anx- ious apprehension. A perilous event or affair. Ex. yaśavantarāvācyā dhōkyānta mī anakāīvara hōtōṃ. A loss in trade.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ḍhōkā (ಢೋಕಾ):—

1) [noun] deep trouble or misery.

2) [noun] the use of false representations to gain an unjust advantage; a dishonest artifice or trick; criminal deception.

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Dhōkā (ಧೋಕಾ):—

1) [noun] deep trouble or misery.

2) [noun] the use of false representations to gain an unjust advantage; a dishonest artifice or trick; criminal deception.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Dhoka-dinu, Dhoka-kurnu, Dhoka-launu, Dhokabaja, Dhokabaji, Dhokadadhakada, Dhokadhoka, Dhokaha, Dhokai, Dhokala, Dhokaripa, Dhokati, Dhokaunu, Dhokaya.

Ends with: Adhoka, Bagh-dhoka, Binadhoka, Dhastidhoka, Dhokadhoka, Hanumanadhoka, Muladhoka, Nirdhoka, Siddhoka, Varadhoka.

Full-text: Dhoka-dinu, Nirdhoka, Dhaka-dakhavine, Adhoka, Bhamdarakhala, Piccata, Bhandaarkhaal, Bagh-dhoka, Adaka, Siladhara, Dhaka.

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