Hosha, Hōṣa, Hoṣa: 4 definitions

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Hosha means something in Marathi, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Hosh.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

hōṣa (होष).—m ( P Understanding or sense: also consciousness. Used rather deviously in Maraṭhi.) Ardor, eagerness, interest, concern, engagement, intelligent spirit (in or towards any enterprise, deed, or business). 2 Consciousness, presence and correct working of the faculties; as opp. to insensibility. Ex. gāṃvāvara pēṇḍhārī ālē asēṃ aika- tāñca tyācā hōṣa gēlā kāṃhīṃ sucēnāsēṃ jhālēṃ.

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

hōṣa (होष).—m Ardour. Consciousness.

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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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Hośa (होश) [Also spelled hosh]:—(nm) sense, consciousness; -[havāsa] see [hośa; —ānā] to come to senses; to regain consciousness; —[uḍanā/uḍa jānā/kāphūra yā guma honā/jāte rahanā/phākhtā honā/havā honā/hirana honā] to be frightened out of one’s senses, to be at one’s wit’s end, to lose wits, to be thoroughly confounded; —[karanā] to recollect; to be alert; —[kī davā karo] sell your ass; get your head shaved !; come to senses !; talk sense !; —[khonā] to lose one’s wits/senses, to become senseless; —[ṭhikāno ānā/honā] to come to senses; to be fixed in one’s proper place, to learn a lesson; —[na rahanā] to be unconscious, to lose senses; —[meṃ ānā] to come to senses; to gain consciousness; —[meṃ lānā] to bring round; to restore to consciousness; —[rakhanā] to be careful, to retain wits; —[rahanā] to continue to be in senses; to be conscious; —[saṃbhālanā] to gain consciousness; to come of age; —[se bāhara honā] to lose senses; to be unconscious; to lose one’s wits through anger; —[honā] to be in senses.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Hosa (ಹೊಸ):—

1) [adjective] never existing before; appearing, thought of, developed, made, produced, etc. for the first time; new.

2) [adjective] recently observed, experienced, manifested, etc.

3) [adjective] not yet familiar or accustomed; inexperienced.

4) [adjective] recently grown or made; fresh.

5) [adjective] not previously used or worn.

6) [adjective] modern; recent; fashionable; recently current.

7) [adjective] beginning again; starting as a repetition of a cycle, series, etc.; making another start.

8) [adjective] refreshed in spirits.

9) [adjective] beautiful; pleasing to the eyes.

10) [adjective] clean; unpolluted; unstained.

11) [adjective] fully grown or developed; ready to be harvested and used for food, as grain or fruit; ripe.

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Hōsa (ಹೋಸ):—[noun] (jain.) a practice of taking one’s dinner before sunset or night advances.

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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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