Khakhara: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Khakhara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Khakhar.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Khakhara in India is the name of a plant defined with Butea monosperma in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Rudolphia frondosa Poir. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Tree Sciences (1983)
· Ethnobotany (2001)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Familles des Plantes (1763)
· Asiatic Researches (1792)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Khakhara, for example diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKhakhara (खखर).—nt. (m. ? f. °rā ?) = khakkhara, khaṅ- khara(ka), and next: (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 356.18 (verse) kumbhaḥ… khakharam (n. sg.) text, but meter requires khakkharam or khaṅkh°!; 368.15 kuryāt khakharākāram (meter de- mands °rakākāraṃ), 16 etan mudram samākhyātaṃ khakharety (f. ?) arisūdanā, 17 tad eva khakhara (masc. ?) īṣad…; 386.6 khakharaṃ, n. sg. (all verses; meter indifferent as to quantity of first syllable in all these except 356.18).
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 dictionaryKhakhāra (खखार) [Also spelled khakhar]:—(nm) see [khaṃkhāra].
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Khakharaka, Khakharana.
Full-text: Khakkhara, Khakharaka, Khankharaka.
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