Gadava, Gaḍavā, Gāḍava: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Gadava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Gadava in India is the name of a plant defined with Careya arborea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Barringtonia arborea (Roxb.) F. Muell. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Fitoterapia (2003)
· Pl. Corom. (1811)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
· Bangladesh J. Pharmacol. (2008)
· Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae (Mueller) (1866)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Gadava, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, 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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarygaḍavā (गडवा).—m dim. gaḍavī f A metal-pot of a particular description.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishgaḍavā (गडवा).—m vī f A metal pot, of a particular description.
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 dictionaryGāḍava (गाडव).—A cloud.
Derivable forms: gāḍavaḥ (गाडवः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGāḍava (गाडव):—m. (= gaveḍu) a cloud, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusGaḍava (ಗಡವ):—[adjective] fleshy; plump; corpulent; stout; fat.
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Gaḍava (ಗಡವ):—
1) [noun] a fat, male monkey or cat.
2) [noun] (derog. or sarc.) a big, slow, fat person; a lubber.
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: Gada, Gadavala, Gadavana, Gadavane, Gadavanem, Gadavarman, Gadavasana, Gadavata, Gadavatana.
Ends with: Angadava, Dagadava, Dangadava, Dhuligadava, Duligadava, Jugadava, Maragadava, Mrigadava, Nelagadava, Nirgadava, Rangadava.
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