In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Khoṭa (खोट):—It is process of compounding mercury in which the mercury is made thermostable

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Khoṭa.—(HRS), what is payable to the king in the shape of hiraṇya, etc., and of compulsory labour and the provision of food for the Cāṭas and Bhaṭas, according to the Abhidhāna- rājendra, s. v. parihāra. See khoṭa-bhaṅga, ukkoṭa-bhaṅga. Note: khoṭa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

khōṭa (खोट).—f A mass of metal (unwrought or of old metal melted down); an ingot or wedge. Hence 2 A lump or solid bit (as of phlegm, gore, curds, inspissated milk); any concretion or clot. khōṭīcā Composed or made of khōṭa, as khōṭīcēṃ bhāṇḍēṃ.

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khōṭa (खोट).—f Loss (in trade or dealing). 2 Falsehood, i. e. want of truth, of reality, of honesty, of faithfulness, of sincerity &c. 3 or khōṇṭa f The heel.

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khōṭā (खोटा).—a ( H) False, i. e. not actual or real, or not veracious. 2 Faithless, perfidious, fraudulent. 3 Spurious, counterfeit, adulterate. 4 Debased, alloyed, bad--money. Pr. khōṭā tarī gāṇṭha- cā vēḍā tarī pōṭacā If the money be bad, it is yet out of one's own purse: if the child be mad, it is yet from one's own belly; "one's own is faultless."

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khōta (खोत).—m A renter of a village; a farmer of land or revenue; a farmer of the customs: also a contractor or monopolist gen. 2 In some provinces. An hereditary officer whose duty it is to collect for Government the revenue of the village: also an officer appointed for this office. 3 A tribe, or an individual of it, of Brahmans in the Southern Konkan̤: otherwise called javaḷa.

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

khōṭa (खोट).—f An ingot. A lump. Falsehood. Loss.

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khōṭā (खोटा).—a False; faithless; spurious; alloyed. khōṭyācyā kapāḷīṃ gōṭā Evil to him who evil thinks.

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khōta (खोत).—m A village officer who collects revenues for Government. A tribe of Brahmans in Konkan.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Khoṭa (खोट).—[adjective] lame, limping.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Khoṭa (खोट):—[from khoṭ] mfn. [varia lectio] for khora q.v.

[Sanskrit to German]

Khota in German

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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 dictionary

1) Khoṭa (खोट) [Also spelled khot]:—(nf) a defect, flaw, blemish; alloy.

2) Khoṭā (खोटा):—(a) defective, faulty; false, counterfeit; spurious; adulterated, malicious; -[kharā] good and bad; inferior and superior; genuine and spurious; —[māla] inferior goods; —[sikkā] a counterfeit coin; •[calānā] to chant horses: [khoṭī-kharī] [sunānā] to heap reproaches on, to chide.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Khōṭā (ಖೋಟಾ):—

1) [adjective] causing pain or trouble; harmful; injurious; offensive or disgusting.

2) [adjective] fradulent; not genuine; sham; false; artificial; not real.

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Khōta (ಖೋತ):—

1) [noun] the act of reducing the size; an abridging.

2) [noun] the amount by which a sum of money is less than the required amount, esp. an excess of liabilities over assets, of losses over profits or of expenditure over income.

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Khōta (ಖೋತ):—[noun] an official who is in charge of collecting revenue from a village on behalf of the government; a man who works so on contract basis.

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Khōtā (ಖೋತಾ):—

1) [noun] = ಖೋತ [khota]1.

2) [noun] ಖೋತಾ ಆಯವ್ಯಯ [khota ayavyaya] khōtā āyavyaya the practice of seeking to stimulate a nation’s economy by increasing government expenditures beyond revenue sources, which is financed by borrowing; deficit financing; deficit budget.

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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 (+5): Khota-bhanga, Khotabaki, Khotacala, Khotadhara, Khotaghara, Khotai, Khotaka, Khotakari, Khotakharaba, Khotaki, Khotalakhatala, Khotalnu, Khotan, Khotana, Khotananya, Khotanata, Khotapatra, Khotapatti, Khotara, Khotasajja.

Ends with (+4): Akhota, Ashvashakhota, Askhota, Buddhica Khota, Buddhica-khota, Cakhota, Cokhota, Dukhota, Ghodekhota, Kabadakhota, Khankhota, Kharkhota, Lagata Lakhota, Lagatalakhota, Lakhota, Lekhota, Maneca Khakhota, Maneca-khakhota, Mukhota, Paraca Lakhota.

Full-text (+27): Khotapatti, Khotaki, Khotara, Khot, Khotavetha, Khoti, Buddhica-khota, Khotasajja, Kotta, Dipavalicem Ovalanem, Akhota, Buddhica Khota, Nangarajota, Khotai, Athavetha, Khotanata, Khotasala, Dupatakari, Khotem, Khota-bhanga.

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