Kadara, Kaḍāra: 17 definitions
Introduction:
Kadara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kadar.
In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Wisdom Library: HinduismKadara (कदर)—Sanskrit word for a variety of acacia.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Kadara in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia ferruginea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mimosa ferruginea Roxb. (among others).
2) Kadara is also identified with Premna tomentosa It has the synonym Premna tomentosa Kurz (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Forest Flora of British Burma (1877)
· Systema Plantarum (1800)
· Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (1986)
· Mantissa Plantarum (1771)
· Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences. Plant Sciences (1988)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kadara, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKadara, (adj.) miserable J. II, 136 (explained as lūkha, kasira). (Page 185)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykadara (कदर).—f ( A) A constitution of mind as respects sternness or mildness, energy or imbecility; authoritativeness, imperativeness, commandingness. 2 Disposition or temper; but esp. understood of a bad temper, a temper hard, harsh, morose, unpropitiable &c. ka0 kāḍhaṇēṃ or sōsaṇēṃ g. of o. To bear the temper of; to undergo the sharpness, savageness, peevishness, or discontent of: also to serve under the imperiousness or impatience of (a sick master, an ailing child &c.)
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkadara (कदर).—f Disposition, temper; a bad temper. Authoritativeness, masterfulness.
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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaḍāra (कडार).—a.
1) Tawny; कडार इवायम् (kaḍāra ivāyam) G. M.; मीलन्मेघतडित्कडारकुहरैः (mīlanmeghataḍitkaḍārakuharaiḥ) Uttararāmacarita 5.14; Uttararāmacarita 6.
2) Proud, haughty, impudent.
-raḥ 1 The tawny colour.
2) A servant.
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Kadara (कदर).—
1) A saw.
2) An iron goad for driving an elephant.
3) Name of a tree sometimes substituted for Khadira as a sacrificial post.
-raḥ, -ram A corn, a callosity of the feet caused by external friction.
-ram coagulated milk.
Derivable forms: kadaraḥ (कदरः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaḍāra (कडार).—mfn.
(-raḥ-rī-raṃ) Tawny. m.
(-raḥ) 1. Tawny, (the colour.) 2. A servant. E. kaḍ to be confused, āraṇ aff.
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Kadara (कदर).—m.
(-raḥ) 1. A white sort of mimosa. 2. A corn, a callosity. 3. A saw. 4. An iron goad for an elephant. n.
(-raṃ) Coagulated milk. E. ka water, &c. dṛ to tear, ac aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaḍāra (कडार).—[adjective] tawny.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kaḍāra (कडार):—mfn. ([from] √gad, [Uṇādi-sūtra iii, 135 ?]), tawny, [Śiśupāla-vadha v, 3]
2) m. tawny (the colour), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) a servant, slave, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Kadara (कदर):—m. a saw, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) an iron goad (for guiding an elephant), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) a species of Mimosa (= śveta-khadira; cf. [Greek] κέδρος), [Bhāvaprakāśa] [commentator or commentary] on [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra]
7) mn. a corn, callosity of the feet (caused by external friction), [Suśruta]
8) n. coagulated milk, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. kaṅkara, kaṭura, etc.)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kaḍāra (कडार):—(raḥ) 1. m. Tawny colour; a servant. a. Tawny.
2) Kadara (कदर):—(raḥ) 1. m. A white Mimosa; a corn; a saw; an iron goad. n. (raṃ) Coagulated milk.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kadara (कदर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kaira, Kaḍāra.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKadara (कदर) [Also spelled kadar]:—(nf) extreme, absolute; see [kadra].
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryKaḍāra (कडार) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kaḍāra.
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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaḍāra (ಕಡಾರ):—[noun] wealth, esp. in the form of money, precious metals, jewels, etc. stored underground; a treasure.
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Kaḍāra (ಕಡಾರ):—[noun] a weapon with a short, pointed blade, used for stabbing; a dagger.
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Kaḍāra (ಕಡಾರ):—[noun] = ಕಡಾಯ [kadaya]2.
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Kaḍāra (ಕಡಾರ):—[noun] orange or yellow-brown colour; tawny colour.
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Kadara (ಕದರ):—
1) [noun] the tree Acacia catechu of Mimoseae family; catechu treee.
2) [noun] a hard, brown substance obtained from this tree, used as an astringent in medicine and for dyeing; catechu.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryKadara (कदर):—n. 1. proper use; 2. way; method; 3. good behavior/conduct; 4. honor; esteem; 5. praise; eulogy;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+8): Kadaradake, Kadaradana, Kadaradi, Kadaragama, Kadaragini, Kadarah, Kadarakasa, Kadarale, Kadarali, Kadaram, Kadaramallige, Kadaramba, Kadarambade, Kadarambha, Kadaranem, Kadarapatra, Kadarasa, Kadarase, Kadarasi, Kadarasina.
Ends with (+8): Bankadara, Bara Hakkadara, Bekadara, Bhadakadara, Cahakadara, Camakadara, Cunukadara, Cutkadara, Darakadara, Hakadara, Hakkadara, Jaiminikadara, Jhalakadara, Jhonkadara, Katara, Lacakadara, Mahakadara, Mikadara, Najukadara, Nokadara.
Full-text (+4): Khadiropama, Kaira, Kadaradi, Kadar, Kadaram, Jaiminikadara, Kitaram, Katura, Kadvara, Kataha, Kaccara, Khasalata, Kankara, Cempunal, Katvara, Patin-enpumi, Salasaradi, Kuppuru, Patin-enmoli, Kshudraroga.
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