Jhinga, Jhiṅgā, Jhīṅgā: 4 definitions

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Jhinga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

Jhīṅgā in the Bangali language is another name for Kośātakī, a medicinal plant identified with Luffa acutangula (angled luffa or ribbed sponge gourd) from the Cucurbitaceae or “gourd family” of flowering plants, according to verse 3.48-49 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The third chapter (guḍūcyādi-varga) of this book contains climbers and creepers (vīrudh). Other than the Bengali word Jhīṅgā, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which eight are in Sanskrit.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

jhiṅgā (झिंगा) [or ग्या, gyā].—a jhiṅgīkhōra c (jhiṅgaṇēṃ) Ebrious, sottish, addicted to the use of inebriating liquors or drugs.

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jhiṅgā (झिंगा).—m ( H) A prawn or shrimp. 2 A fit of passion. v . 3 This word in a filthy sense is in constant use by the jugglers and makers of tamāśā.

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

jhiṅgā (झिंगा) [or gyā, or ग्या].—a Ebrious, sottish.

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jhiṅgā (झिंगा).—m A prawn or shrimp. A fit of passion: v .

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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

Jhinga in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) a prawn..—jhinga (झींगा) is alternatively transliterated as Jhīṃgā.

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