Ghughu: 5 definitions
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Ghughu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical studyGhughu (घुघु) or Ghughūtkara (lit. “one who makes the sound ‘ghu-ghu”) is a synonym (another name) for the Pigeon (Kapota), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryghughu (घुघु).—f (Imit.) The hoot or cry of the owl, of the pigeon, and of the bird hōlā.
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ghughu (घुघु).—a Little;--used of a child, or of a big boy or girl yet childish. Also in this sense ghughubāḷa. Applied also to a shortsized and feeble man.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishghughu (घुघु).—f The hoot or cry of the owl, of the pigeon.
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ghughu (घुघु).—a Little;-used of a child, or of a big boy or girl yet childish.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGhughu (घुघु):—[=ghu-ghu] m. idem, only in [compound]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ghughū (घुघू) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ghughuya.
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.
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Partial matches: Ghu.
Starts with: Ghughuchi, Ghughughugha, Ghughughughughugha, Ghughukrit, Ghughularava, Ghughulembala, Ghughutkara, Ghughuya.
Full-text: Ghughukrit, Ghughularava, Ghughutkara, Ghugu, Ghughuya, Ghuka, Citrakantha.
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