Hada, Haḍa, Hā dā, Ha da, Hā dá: 20 definitions
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Hada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
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In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Haḍa (हड) (or Halaḍā) refers to a country belonging to “Paścimottara (north-western division)” classified under the constellations of Uttarāṣāḍha, Śravaṇa and Dhaniṣṭhā, according to the system of Kūrmavibhāga, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 14), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The countries of the Earth beginning from the centre of Bhāratavarṣa and going round the east, south-east, south, etc., are divided into 9 divisions corresponding to the 27 lunar asterisms at the rate of 3 for each division and beginning from Kṛttikā. The constellations of Uttarāṣāḍha, Śravaṇa and Dhaniṣṭhā represent the north-western division consisting of [i.e., Haḍa] [...]”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Gitashastra (science of music)
Haḍa (हड) refers to one of the 108 tālas (measurement of time in gīta, vādya and nṛtta) mentioned in the parvata-prakaraṇa of the 13th century Paṇḍitārādhaya Caritra, a Telugu epic authored by Pālakuriki Somanātha which also deals with musical instruments, dance forms, and 108 distinct tālas. The relevant section is quoted in the 16th-century Saṅkīrtana-Lakṣaṇamu: a Telugu treatise dealing with hymnody and musical compositions authored Tāḷḷapāka Cīna Tirumalācārya.—The tālas (e.g., haḍa) pertain to time factor as the time intervals in gīta, vādya and nṛtta and are measured by laghu etc. as also by the saśabda-kriyās and niśśabda-kriyās.
Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, gītaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
India history and geography
Hāda.—(IE 8-6), Kannaḍa; same as Sanskrit pāda; a land measure equal to one-fourth of the standard measure which was the mattaru or nivartana. Note: hāda is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Hada in Senegal is the name of a plant defined with Imperata cylindrica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Calamagrostis lagurus (L.) Koeler (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Essai d’une Nouvelle Agrostographie (1812)
· Plantae Junghuhnianae (1854)
· Bulletin de l’Herbier Boissier, sér. 2,
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1900)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1931)
· Descriptio Graminum in Gallia et Germania (1802)
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
haḍa (हड).—m An otter, Lutra Nair. The word belongs to the Southern Maraṭha country.
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haḍa (हड).—n A bone. haḍa is the Desh way, which affects curtness and sharpness, but hāḍa is the preferable form. See phrases &c. under hāḍa.
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haḍa (हड).—f The long and tough and thickly-growing grass of tanks, ponds, ditches &c., pond-weed.
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haḍa (हड).—ind A sound uttered in driving off a dog, or in urging on a bullock &c.
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hada (हद).—& hadanāmā Better hadda & haddanāmā.
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hāḍa (हाड).—n (haḍḍaṃ S) A bone. 2 fig. Stock, root, source. Ex. tyā manuṣyācēṃ hāḍa kharēṃ. And hāḍacā Of the stock, root, or nature of; as hā hāḍacā brāhmaṇa kharā parantu vidyā nāhīṃ. 3 Frame, structure, make, build (of a man or a beast). ēkā hāḍāmāsācā or ēkā hāḍācā Of the same stock. hāḍācā khambīra -kaṇakhara -kaṭhīṇa -baḷakaṭa -khabara- dāra &c. Of strong frame or make, strongboned. hāḍācā -kharā -cāṅgalā -bhalā -&c. (or -khōṭā -vāīṭa -&c.) Of true or good bone, i. e. of genuine, sterling, excellent, and enduring substance, material, or nature;--used of persons and things. hāḍāñcā cunā or curā or cūra or hāḍāñcīṃ kāḍēṃ or hāḍāñcēṃ pāṇī or hāḍāñcē maṇī or hāḍāñcyā phuṅkaṇyā karaṇēṃ To fritter away one's bones, or to reduce one's flesh and substance: also -hōṇēṃ To be reduced &c.; to feel great prostration or sense of brokenness. hāḍāṃlā or hāḍīṃ khiḷaṇēṃ (To stick to the bones; or to get seated in the bones.) To cleave fast unto; to take fast hold of;--as a malady. 2 also -lāgaṇēṃ To touch to the quick; to affect deeply and sensibly. 3 To stick to closely and worryingly. 4 (To transfix or pierce into the bones.) To be the cause or object of exceeding solicitude, study, or apprehension;--as a child, a debt, a business. hāḍāṃlā or hāḍīṃ phāsaṇyā ghālaṇēṃ or māraṇēṃ To probe to the quick. hāḍāṃvara or hāḍīṃ ghāva ghālaṇēṃ To touch to the quick. 2 To treat rigorously and sharply. hāḍāṃśī lagna lāvaṇēṃ To marry (a female) to a very old or a very emaciated mau (quasi to a bag of bones). hāḍīṃ visāvaṇēṃ To enter into and rest upon one's bones. Said of a deeply malicious and a prevailing enemy; also of an evil deed of one's own, producing remorse; also of an incurable or a deep-seated malady. hāḍīṃ śuddha Right or good in the bone. hāḍēṃ ujaviṇēṃ or bhājaṇēṃ or śēkaṇēṃ g. of o. To effect or get over the wedding or marriage (of a person) somehow or other. Also with g. of s. To get married. (Because the corpse of a married person receives an additional saṃskāra). hāḍēṃ ghutaḷaṇēṃ g. of o. (To churn the bones of.) To work hard and knock up: also to worry and weary greatly. hāḍēṃ nighaṇēṃ or paḍaṇēṃ g. of s. To have one's bones standing out; to be exceedingly lean and gaunt. hāḍēṃ mōḍaṇēṃ or ghusaḷaṇēṃ or khiḷakhiḷīṃ karaṇēṃ g. of o. To torment, harass, oppress &c. to a highly cruel or painful degree.
haḍa (हड).—ind A sound uttered in driving off a dog.
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hada (हद).—f A limit, boundary; the end of, i. e. excess, extravagance.
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hāḍa (हाड).—n A bone. Fig. Stock, source. Frame, structure. ēkā hāḍācā Of the same stock. hāḍācā baḷakaṭa-khambīra-khabaradāra Of strong frame or make. hāḍācīṃ kāḍēṃ or hāḍāñcēṃ pāṇī karaṇēṃ Reduce one's flesh and substance. hāḍāṃlā or hāḍīṃ khiḷaṇēṃ Cleave fast to. hāḍīṃ ghāva ghālaṇēṃ To touch to the quick. hāḍīṃ visāvaṇēṃ To bear malicious hatred. To be bitten by remorse. hāḍēṃ ujaviṇēṃ-śēkaṇēṃ Get married. hāḍēṃ ghusaḷaṇēṃ Worry and weary greatly. hāḍēṃ nighaṇēṃ- paḍaṇēṃ Be exceedingly lean and gaunt. hāḍēṃ mōḍaṇēṃ-ghusaḷaṇēṃ Harass to a painful degree.
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
Haḍa (हड).—= (and probably error for) haḍi, q.v.: haḍa-nigaḍa-bandhanair Kāraṇḍavvūha 31.7.
Haḍa (हड):—([probably]) [wrong reading] for next, [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]
Hada (हद):—hadate 1. d. To evacuate as fæces.
Hāda (हाद) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Hāa.
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
1) Haḍa (हड):—(nf) myrobalan:—an allomorph of [hāḍa] used as the first member of certain compound words; ~[kaṃpa] turmoil, panic; terror; •[macanā] a great turmoil to occur, reign of terror to ensue; ~[phūṭana] see [haḍakana].
2) Hada (हद) [Also spelled had]:—(nf) limit/limitation, boundary; extent; ~[baṃdī] delimitation; demarcation; -[kara denā/karanā] to commit an excess; to reach the farthest limit; -[pāra karanā] to cross the limit; —[bāṃdhanā] to draw the line at, to set a definite limit; —[se gujaranā] to cross the limit; —[se jyādā] beyond the limit; too much; to a fault; •[khula jānā] to take liberties/freedom with.
3) Hāḍa (हाड):—(nm) a bone; —[pelanā] to work assiduously/very hard.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Haḍa (हड) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Hṛta.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Hada (ಹದ):—
1) [noun] a proper or good state or condition.
2) [noun] a condition; state of being.
3) [noun] an opportune time; a right moment.
4) [noun] the manner, way, method in which something is done, happens or is to be done, must happen, etc.
5) [noun] the condition of (food) being in right or fit condition.
6) [noun] the right degree of ripeness (of a fruit).
7) [noun] sharpness, keenness (as of a weapon, instrument, etc.).
8) [noun] a liquid used in sharpening, whetting a weapon or instrument.
9) [noun] dampness; moisture.
10) [noun] the watery discharge from the vagina when a woman reaches the peak of her sexual excitement in copulation.
11) [noun] kindness, favour or grace.
12) [noun] that which is appropriate, apt, suitable, fit, etc.
13) [noun] skill; dexterity; talent; ability.
14) [noun] the state of being tempered; the state of a metal with regard to the degree of hardness and resilience.
15) [noun] information; news; report of recent happenings, etc.
16) [noun] a cause or motive; a reason.
17) [noun] that by which something is done or obtained; agency; a means.
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Hāḍa (ಹಾಡ):—[noun] any container of standard size used for measuring liquids, as oils.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Hada (हद):—n. 1. boundary; 2. limit; bounds; extent; 3. bar; obstruction; adv. extremely; very;
2) Hāḍa (हाड):—n. 1. a bone; 2. a skeleton; 3. nutshell; 4. hard texture;
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.
Chinese-English dictionary
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
哈搭 [hā dā] [ha da]—
A form of gambling (賭博方式 [du bo fang shi]) conducted outside the securities trading market (證券交易市場 [zheng quan jiao yi shi chang]). It determines wins and losses by utilizing changes in the Weighted Stock Price Index (加權股價指數 [jia quan gu jia zhi shu]) or fluctuations in individual stock prices (個股股價 [ge gu gu jia]), and is an illegal act (非法行為 [fei fa xing wei]).
哈搭：一種證券交易市場外的賭博方式。利用加權股價指數的變化，或個股股價的波動來定輸贏，是一種非法行為。
hā dā: yī zhǒng zhèng quàn jiāo yì shì chǎng wài de dǔ bó fāng shì. lì yòng jiā quán gǔ jià zhǐ shù de biàn huà, huò gè gǔ gǔ jià de bō dòng lái dìng shū yíng, shì yī zhǒng fēi fǎ xíng wèi.
ha da: yi zhong zheng quan jiao yi shi chang wai de du bo fang shi. li yong jia quan gu jia zhi shu de bian hua, huo ge gu gu jia de bo dong lai ding shu ying, shi yi zhong fei fa xing wei.
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哈達 [hā dá] [ha da]—
It is an object used by the people of 西藏 [xi cang] (Tibet) and 蒙古 [meng gu] (Mongolia) to show reverence to the 佛 [fu] (Buddha) or as a gift, expressing respect and congratulations. It is a transliteration of the Tibetan word kha btags. It is a long strip of 丝 [si] (silk) or 绢 [juan] (thin silk) fabric, available in colors such as 白 [bai] (white), 黄 [huang] (yellow), and 蓝 [lan] (blue). Traditionally, most are 白 [bai] (white), representing 吉祥 [ji xiang] (auspiciousness). When Tibetans meet for the first time, they all present a 哈达 [ha da] (Hada) as a gift to show respect.
哈達：西藏、蒙古人用以敬佛或饋贈，表示恭敬和祝賀之物。為藏語 kha btags 的音譯。為絲或絹製成的長條型絲布，有白、黃、藍等色，傳統上多為白色，代表吉祥。藏人初次見面時皆獻上哈達為禮以表示恭敬。
hā dá: xī cáng,, méng gǔ rén yòng yǐ jìng fú huò kuì zèng, biǎo shì gōng jìng hé zhù hè zhī wù. wèi cáng yǔ kha btags de yīn yì. wèi sī huò juàn zhì chéng de zhǎng tiáo xíng sī bù, yǒu bái,, huáng,, lán děng sè, chuán tǒng shàng duō wèi bái sè, dài biǎo jí xiáng. cáng rén chū cì jiàn miàn shí jiē xiàn shàng hā dá wèi lǐ yǐ biǎo shì gōng jìng.
ha da: xi cang,, meng gu ren yong yi jing fu huo kui zeng, biao shi gong jing he zhu he zhi wu. wei cang yu kha btags de yin yi. wei si huo juan zhi cheng de zhang tiao xing si bu, you bai,, huang,, lan deng se, chuan tong shang duo wei bai se, dai biao ji xiang. cang ren chu ci jian mian shi jie xian shang ha da wei li yi biao shi gong jing.
哈達 t = 哈达 s = hā dá p refers to “khata (Tibetan or Mongolian ceremonial scarf)”.
哈達 t = 哈达 s = hā dá p refers to [proper noun] “Hadda”; Domain: History 历史 [li shi] , Subdomain: Asia , Concept: Ruins 遗址 [yi zhi]; Notes: Temple ruins located near Jalalabad, Afghanistan. First built around 100 CE. Known from Greco-Indian Buddhist art. Also called Hidda in ancient times (Wikipedia '哈达城 [ha da cheng] (阿富汗 [a fu han])'). .
哈達 [hā dá] refers to: “kha btags”.
哈達 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Tibetan] kha btags.
[Vietnamese] hóp đạt.
[Korean] 합달 / hapdal.
[Japanese] ゴウダツ / gōdatsu.
Chinese language.
Vietnamese-English dictionary
Ha da (in Vietnamese) can be associated with the following Chinese and English terms:
1) Hà da with 何耶 [hé yé]: “Haya”.
Vietnamese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Ha, Ge, Da, Ta.
Starts with (+18): Hada-darjako, Hada-ghotnu, Hadabada, Hadabadana, Hadabadanem, Hadabadata, Hadabadaunu, Hadabadavinem, Hadabade, Hadabadi, Hadabadita, Hadabadiya, Hadabandi, Hadabe, Hadabebilu, Hadabedegala, Hadachala, Hadachala-kadera-dinu, Hadacura, Hadada.
Full-text (+88): Nirhada, Ha da cheng, Ha da fu si, Rakshasi Hada, Uhadati, Khavatyacem-hada, kha btags, Uhadanti, Galako-hada, Hada-ghotnu, Ku lei shan, Ki co ha da, Sonyacem Hada, Hop dat, Daridri Hada, Ha da yet le ba, Ha da yet loi ba, Hadahagalu, Sautini-hada, Uphadyacem Hada.
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