Khova, Khōvā, Khovā: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Khova means something in the history of ancient India, Marathi, 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
Khovā.—(IE 8-8), cf. khovādāna; meaning uncertain. Note: khovā is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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)
Khova in the Angami language is the name of a plant identified with Allium chinense G.Don from the Alliaceae (Onion) family having the following synonyms: Allium bakeri, Allium exsertum, Allium splendens. For the possible medicinal usage of khova, 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.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
khōvā (खोवा).—m Milk conglobated by boiling: also the milk of a cocoanut hardened into a ball.
khōvā (खोवा).—m Milk conglobated by boiling.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Khōvā (ಖೋವಾ):—[noun] milk coagulated by boiling.
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: Khovakhova, Khovanem.
Full-text: Halukhova.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 184 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 3]
Page 145 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 3]
Page 730 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 2]
Rural and Agricultural Glossary (by William Crooke)
Brahma Archana Paddhati (text and translation) (by Prabhunath Dwivedi)