Ho, Hō: 11 definitions

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Ho means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Tamil. 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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India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: A translation of Jhaverchand Meghanis non translated folk tales

ho refers to “[ho ho ho!] An exclamation of surprise as well as sympathy”.—It is defined in the glossary attached to the study dealing with Gujarat Folk tales composed by Gujarati poet Jhaverchand Meghani (1896-1947)

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

hō (हो).—ind (S) A particle of respectful calling or address to man or woman. 2 A particle used in calling to and directing to stop,--ho! hoa! Ex. hō hō amaḷa hō. 3 A particle of consent, assent, or admission, yes. 4 A particle added, emphatically and impressively, or in endearment and tenderness, after an injunction, a direction, or a calling the attention of. Ex. kāma sāṅgitalēṃ āhē tēṃ kara hō visaraśīla; mulā bhukēlā āhēsa jēva hō; hā kēvaḍhā parvatavat hattī hō! hōsa hō miḷaviṇēṃ -mhaṇaṇēṃ -jōḍaṇēṃ -karaṇēṃ -dēṇēṃ; also hōhō mhaṇaṇēṃ -bharaṇēṃ -karaṇēṃ To say yes upon yes; to assent to everything that is affirmed. hō nā Yes or no. v mhaṇa, sāṅga, kara.

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

hō (हो).—ind See ahō a particle used in calling to, directing to stop-ho! Yes. hōhō mhaṇaṇēṃ, karaṇēṃ Assent to everything that is affirmed. hōnā Yes or no.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ho (हो).—ind.

1) A vocative particle used in calling to a person or in challenging.

2) Of surprise.

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

Ho (हो).—Ind. 1. A vocative particle. 2. An interjection of calling out to, or challenging. E. hveñ to call, ḍo aff.

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

Ho (हो).—A vocative particle, [Kirātārjunīya] 15, 20.

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

Ho (हो).—[adjective] vocative particle.

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

Ho (हो):—ind. (a vocative particle [gana] cādi used in calling to a person or in challenging) ho! hallo! etc. (also expressive of surprise etc.), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā]; etc.

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

Ho (हो):—interj. Of calling to.

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Ho 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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Hō (ಹೋ):—[interjection] an interejection used to express wonder, pain, relief or is used for calling attention.

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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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