Khel: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Khel means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.
India history and geography
Source: Shodhganga: Social folk customs of the Sonowal Kacharis and Thengal Kacharis of AssamKhel refers to “Clan”.—It is included in the glossary section of the study on the Sonowal and Thengal Kacharis tribes of Assam (India) who possess a rich cultural heritage, folk customs, local traditions and oral histories
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Khel in India is the name of a plant defined with Dichanthium caricosum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dimeria filiformis (Roxb.) Hochst. ex Miq. (among others).
2) Khel in Nepal is also identified with Betula utilis It has the synonym Betula bhojpattra Lindley (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum, Editio Secunda
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1899)
· Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, or ‘Descriptions and figures of a select number of unpublished East Indian plants’ (1830)
· Plantae Wilsonianae (1916)
· Kew Bulletin (1939)
· Grasses of Ceylon (1956)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Khel, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, diet and recipes, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKhel (खेल्).—1 P. (khelati, khelita)
1) To shake, move to and fro.
2) To tremble.
3) To play, sport; खेलल्लोलम्बकोलाहल- मुखरितदिक्चक्रवालान्तरालम् (khelallolambakolāhala- mukharitadikcakravālāntarālam) Bhar. Ch. -Caus. To swing, shake; कृपणोऽहं हि जीवामि भुजगं खेलयन्सदा (kṛpaṇo'haṃ hi jīvāmi bhujagaṃ khelayansadā) Kathāsaritsāgara 9.76.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhel (खेल्).—[(ṛ) kheḷ] r. 1st cl. (khelati) To shake to tremble, to move.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhel (खेल्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] 1. To move to and fro, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 55, 26 (to dance?).
— [Causal.] To put in motion, to turn, [Pañcatantra] 221, 12.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhel (खेल्).—khelati move to and fro, swing; [Causative] khelayati.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKhel (खेल्):—[class] 1. [Parasmaipada] lati, to shake, move to and fro, swing, tremble, [Rāmāyaṇa; Naiṣadha-carita; Gīta-govinda; Sāhitya-darpaṇa] :—[Causal] [Parasmaipada] khelayati, to cause to move to and fro, swing, shake, [Pañcatantra iv, 5, 0/1; Kathāsaritsāgara ix, 76.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Khel (खेल्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Khilla, Khela.
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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 dictionaryKhel in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) play, game, sport; show; -[kuda] sports; fun and frolic; —[karana] to frolic; —[ke dina] age of merriment; boyhood; —[khilana] to give a long rope; —[khatma hona] the game to be up; —[khelana] to make a crafty move; —[khela mem] in a trice, without any effort; —[banana] to have a business accomplished; —,[bana banaya] near-accomplished job; —[bigadana] a person’s apple-cart to be upset; to have a game or business spoilt; —[bigadana] to upset a person’s apple-cart; —[samajhana] to consider damn easy; to look through one’s game..—khel (खेल) is alternatively transliterated as Khela.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryKhel is another spelling for खेल [khela].—n. 1. game; sports; 2. amusement; dallying; 3. trick/magic show;
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 (+21): Khel-bijak, Khel-maidan, Khela, Khela-maidana, Khelaanchi, Khelabada, Khelabayla, Khelabhaga, Khelabindhu, Kheladi, Khelagada, Khelagadi, Khelagadya, Khelagamana, Khelagamin, Khelagara, Khelagata, Khelagati, Khelaka, Khelakara.
Full-text (+1): Khela, Kheli, Khelana, Khel-bijak, Khel-maidan, Bayen-hatko-khel, Khela-maidana, Khelanaka, Khelam, Khelagamana, Khelaya, Khelani, Khelagati, Bayam-hatako-khela, Khelagamin, Khilla, Khanjakhela, Sela, Ukkhetita, Kshvel.
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Search found 13 books and stories containing Khel; (plurals include: Khels). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Social Folk customs of the Sonowal and Thengal Kacharis (by Suravi Gohain Duwarah)
Part 4 - Comparison of Recreation and Games (of Assamese tribes) < [Chapter 5 - Similarities and Dissimilarities]
Part 4.1 - Description of Khuli Khel (or Kholiguti Khel) < [Chapter 3 - Social folk customs of the Sonowal Kacharis]
Part 4.4 - Description of Hajamoni Khel < [Chapter 3 - Social folk customs of the Sonowal Kacharis]
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Gati found in Chau of Eastern India < [Chapter 4 - Practice of Gati]
Gait identified in the martial arts of India < [Chapter 4 - Practice of Gati]
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Section 119 < [Khenpo Chöga’s Oral Explanations]
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
Tribal Elders and Societal Inequities in Pakistan’s Northwestern Borderlands (1947-2018) < [Volume 199 (2022)]
Religious Dimensions of Newar Kingship in Nepal < [Volume 48-1 (1979)]
The sacred complex of Billeswar Devalaya (study) (by Rajesh Kakati)
Vernacular architecture of Assam (by Nabajit Deka)
Deori Vernacular Architecture < [Chapter 6]