Kharju, Kharjū: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Kharju means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kharju in India is the name of a plant defined with Phoenix sylvestris in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Elate versicolor Salisb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Ann. Agric. Environ. Med. (2003)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae (1864)
· Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2006)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· Species Plantarum
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kharju, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKharju (खर्जु).—f.
1) Scratching.
2) The date-tree.
3) The Dhattūra plant.
4) A worm, a kind of insect.
Derivable forms: kharjuḥ (खर्जुः).
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Kharjū (खर्जू).—f.
1) Itching, itch, scab.
2) A kind of insect; L. D. B.
Derivable forms: kharjūḥ (खर्जूः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kharju (खर्जु):—[from kharj] f. scratching, itching, itch, scab, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a kind of insect, worm, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] the wild date tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Kharjū (खर्जू):—[from kharj] f. (= ju) itching, [Uṇādi-sūtra]
5) [v.s. ...] a kind of insect, worm, [Uṇādi-sūtra]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Kharjū (खर्जू) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Khajjū.
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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 corpusKharju (ಖರ್ಜು):—
1) [noun] an irritating sensation on the skin that makes one want to scratch the affected part; itch.
2) [noun] a plant of the arum family (esp. genus Arum) which is characterised by small flowers on a thick spike, within a hoodlike leaf.
3) [noun] the sweet, fleshy fruit of the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), having a large, hard seed; date.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kharjughna, Kharjugna, Kharjula, Kharjulayana, Kharjur, Kharjura, Kharjurah, Kharjuraka, Kharjurakarna, Kharjuram, Kharjuramu, Kharjuraparvata, Kharjurapura, Kharjurarasa, Kharjurasadrisha, Kharjurayana, Kharjurh, Kharjuri, Kharjurika, Kharjurirasaja.
Full-text: Kharjughna, Khajju, Kharjika, Kacchu, Kharjuri.
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