Hay: 15 definitions

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Hay means something in Christianity, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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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Biology (plants and animals)

1) Hay in Peru is the name of a plant defined with Erythroxylum coca in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Erythroxylum peruvianum Prescott (among others).

2) Hay in Senegal is also identified with Vossia cuspidata It has the synonym Ischaemum cuspidatum Roxb. (etc.).

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

· Notulae ad Plantas Asiaticas (1851)
· Botanical Museum Leaflets (1978)
· Flora Indica; or descriptions … (1820)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1840)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or a catalogue … (1814)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1961)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Hay, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Hay (हय्).—1 P. (hayati, hayita)

1) To go.

2) To worship.

3) To sound.

4) To be weary.

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Hay (हय्).—r. 1st cl. (hayati) 1. To move. 2. To worship. 3. To sound. 4. To be weary.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hay (हय्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] 1. To go. 2. To worship. 3. To sound. 4. To be weary.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hay (हय्):—[class] 1. [Parasmaipada] hayati, to go, move, [Dhātupāṭha xv, 5] ([according to] to [Vopadeva] also, ‘to be weary’, and [according to] to others, ‘to worship’ or ‘to sound’). In, [Naighaṇṭuka, commented on by Yāska ii, 14] hayantāt is enumerated among the gati-karmāṇah (cf. hayat under √2. hi).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Hay (हय्):—hayati 1. a. To move; worship; sound; be weary.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Hay in German

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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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Hindi dictionary

1) Hay in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a horse; ~[shala] a stable..—hay (हय) is alternatively transliterated as Haya.

2) Hay in Hindi refers in English to:—(int) oh ! ah me !, alas!; also a particle expressive of mental or physical agony; (nf) curse (as [kisi ki haya na lo); -toba] loud protestation; havoc, uproar, bewailing,—[daiya] O, God ! Gos h!; -[haya] see [haya]; affiction; rush (of work etc.—as [hara vakta haya-haya padi rahati hai]); panic and confusion; —[haya karana] to be rushed; to be afflicted; -[haya padana] utter panic and confusion to prevail; —[karake raha jana] to be obliged to suffer mental or physical agony; —[padana] a curse to come true; —[hona] to be jealous (of somebody’s prosperity, progress, etc.)..—hay (हाय) is alternatively transliterated as Hāya.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Kannada-English dictionary

Hāy (ಹಾಯ್):—[noun] = ಹಾಯು [hayu].

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Hāy (ಹಾಯ್):—[noun] = ಹಾಯಿ [hayi]1.

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Hāy (ಹಾಯ್):—[adjective] pleasing; agreeable; enjoyable.

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Hāy (ಹಾಯ್):—[noun] freedom from desire, grief, discomfort, etc.; comfort.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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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.

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Nepali dictionary

Hay is another spelling for हय [haya].—n. 1. a horse; 2. Mythol. the god Indra;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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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.

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