Kava: 11 definitions
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Kava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology, 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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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsKava [कवा] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Coffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner from the Rubiaceae (Coffee) family having the following synonyms: Coffea robusta. For the possible medicinal usage of kava, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Kava in India is the name of a plant defined with Chrysopogon aciculatus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Rhaphis gryllus (L.) Desv. (among others).
2) Kava is also identified with Jasminum angustifolium It has the synonym Jasminum angustifolium Ker Gawl. (etc.).
3) Kava is also identified with Lagerstroemia lanceolata It has the synonym Lagerstroemia lanceolata Wall. ex Wight & Arn., nom. inval. (etc.).
4) Kava is also identified with Lagerstroemia microcarpa It has the synonym Lagerstroemia microcarpa Hance (etc.).
5) Kava in Nigeria is also identified with Oxytenanthera abyssinica It has the synonym Houzeaubambus borzii (Mattei) Mattei (etc.).
6) Kava in Papua New Guinea is also identified with Cordyline fruticosa It has the synonym Dracaena aurora Linden & André (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Bot. Macaronesica (1980)
· An Interpretation of Rumphius’s Herbarium Amboinense (1917)
· Botanical Register (1821)
· Herbarium Amboinense (1754)
· FBI (1896)
· Petite Flore de l’Ouest-Africain (1954)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kava, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykava (कव).—f Embracing or an embrace. Ex. karitā āṭhava || dhāvuniyā ghālī kava ||. Also sahastrārjunēṃ kava ghālūna || grīvēsīṃ dharilā daśavadana ||. 2 The embrace or comprehension of the arms extended circularly and meeting. Ex. hēṃ jhāḍa mājhyā kavēnta māvata nāhīṃ. 3 The space encompassed by lines of posts and nets (in inlets &c. to catch fish). 4 The grasp or comprehension (as of the expanded mouth, of scissors, of the mind or intellect). kava ghālaṇēṃ (saṃsārāsa or kāmāsa) To cherish or mind fondly or closely.
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kavā (कवा).—m ( A) Decoction or hot infusion of coffee.
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kāva (काव).—f A red earth or ochre. Disting. into lōkhaṇḍīkāva & sōnakāva.
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kāvā (कावा).—m ( H) Ringing and turning and twisting (of a horse) whilst at full speed: also starting him violently up and down. v dē. Ex. ghōḍyālā dōna cāra kāvē dilhē maga nivaḷa jhālā; ghōḍā ujavyā kāvyā- vara phiriva. 2 or by redup. kāvā dāvā m Cunning, craft, subtlety, wiliness. v bāndha, kara. 3 A crafty scheme, contrivance, project, plot. v bāndha, kara.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkava (कव).—f An embrace or embracing. kava ghālaṇēṃ To cherish or mind fondly.
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kavā (कवा).—m Decoction or hot infusion of coffee.
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kāva (काव).—f A red earth or ochre.
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kāvā (कावा).—m Cunning, subtlety, wiliness; a crafty scheme.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKava (कव).—[kava-], i. e. ka-va (cf. kim and kva). Former part of comp. words, denoting inferiority, cf. kavoṣṇa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKava (कव).—v. akava, kavatnu & kavāri.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kava (कव):—1. kava a form substituted for ka, kā, and 1. ku, to express depreciation or deficiency, [Pāṇini 6-3, 107, 108; Vopadeva vi, 97.]
2) 2. kava mfn. (√1. ku) ‘miserly’ (perhaps originally ‘provident’), ‘selfish’, in a-kava q.v., and kavā-sakha below
3) (cf. kavatnu and kavāri.)
4) 3. kava m. sound, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Kāva (काव):—n. ([from] kavi), Name of a Sāman, [Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa; Lāṭyāyana]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKava (ಕವ):—[independent] an indeclinable word used to express anger, force, etc.
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Kava (ಕವ):—[noun] the regular, natural, logical or chronological order; sequence.
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Kāva (ಕಾವ):—
1) [noun] (myth.) Kāma, the god of love, son of Křṣṇa.
2) [noun] ಕಾವನಂಬು [kavanambu] kāvanambu any of the five flower arrows of Manmatha, the Love-God; 2. the pain araising from the longing for sexual intercourse; ಕಾವನಯ್ಯ [kavanayya] kāvanayya Křṣṇa, father of Love-God, Manmatha; ಕಾವನರಸಿ [kavanarasi] kāvanarasi Rati, wife of Manmatha, the Love-God.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKavā (கவா) noun See கவாச்சி. [kavachi.]
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Kāvā (காவா) noun cf. காவாளி. [kavali.] Wild jasmine, medium climber, Jasminum angustifolium; காட்டுமல்லி கை. [kattumalli kai.] (M. M. 384.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+438): Kaivattil, Kava-thenthi, Kavaca, Kavaca jagadrakshakara, Kavacabharneshu, Kavacabija, Kavacadhara, Kavacadhari, Kavacadodu, Kavacagramtha, Kavacahara, Kavacajalika, Kavacakuiri, Kavacamudra, Kavacandi, Kavacankattu, Kavacanyasa, Kavacaparivrita, Kavacapasha, Kavacapatra.
Ends with (+60): Adakava, Adhakava, Aidakava, Aikshvakava, Ajakava, Ajikava, Akava, Atakava, Avaskava, Bahakava, Bakava, Cakava, Chakava, Chidakava, Chitakava, Cukavacukava, Dagadi Kava, Ganimikava, Grihasthikava, Hamkava.
Full-text (+40): Kavatiryanc, Akava, Kavapatha, Kavoshna, Kavagni, Kavatnu, Kavasakha, Akavari, Ko, Dagadi Kava, Sonari-kava, Manabhavi-kava, Lokhandi Kava, Kava-thenthi, Kavaraya, Sonari Kava, Aidakava, Marathi Kava, Kavadeva, Kavalali.
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Part 20 - Tikopia Island < [Appendix 8.2 - The Romance of Betel-Chewing]
Part 17 - Melanesia < [Appendix 8.2 - The Romance of Betel-Chewing]
Part 15 - The Carolines < [Appendix 8.2 - The Romance of Betel-Chewing]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Four Kinds of Kavi (wise person) < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]
Brihat Samhita (by N. Chidambaram Iyer)
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 13.4 < [Chapter 13 - Kshetra and Kshetrajna Yoga]
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