Khava, Khavā, Khāvā: 6 definitions

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Khava means something in 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Khava [खावा] in the Nepali language is the name of a plant identified with Sterculia villosa from the Sterculiaceae (Cacao) family. For the possible medicinal usage of khava, 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.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

khavā (खवा).—m Milk conglobated by boiling: also the milk of a cocoanut hardened into a ball. 2 (In gaṅga- thaḍī) A fit of stubbornness. v ghē.

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khavā (खवा).—m khavāṭa n khavāṭā m The shoulder-joint.

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

khavā (खवा).—m Milk conglobated by boiling.

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khavā (खवा).—m -khavāṭa n -ṭā m The shoulder-joint.

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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

Khavā (खवा):—(nm) the end of the shoulder (farther from the neck), the root of the arm; ~[ve se khavā chalinā] to have a jumbling and jostling crowd, to have shoulders rubbing with one another, to be overcrowded.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Khava (खव) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kṣapa.

2) Khavā (खवा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kṣapā.

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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.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Khāvā (खावा):—n. moat; trench; embankment;

2) Khāvā (खावा):—n. time-limit; fixed term/period; deadline;

3) Khāvā (खावा):—n. concentrated milk; milk solid;

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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.

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