Kheya: 7 definitions
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Kheya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKheya (खेय).—a. To be dug or excavated.
-yam A ditch, moat.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKheya (खेय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yā-yaṃ) To be dug. n.
(-yaṃ) A ditch, a moat. E. khan to dig, affix kyap.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kheya (खेय):—[from khan] a mfn. ([Pāṇini 3-1, 111; Bhaṭṭi-kāvya]) to be digged out, that can be digged, [Nārada-smṛti, nāradīya-dharma-śāstra] ([Yājñavalkya ii, 156 [Scholiast or Commentator]]), [Āpastamba-śrauta-sūtra xv, 1 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
2) [v.s. ...] n. a ditch, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) b See √khan.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKheya (खेय):—(yaṃ) 1. n. A ditch, a moat. a. That may be dug.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusKhēya (ಖೇಯ):—[noun] a deep, broad ditch dug around a fortress or castle, and often filled with water, for protection against invasion; a moat; a ditch.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Ends with: Aukheya, Bhakkheya, Buffalo-tongue berkheya, Nikheya, Paccakkheya, Paniyakheya, Parikheya, Sakheya.
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