Kida, Kiḍā: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Kida 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)
Kida in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Oxytenanthera abyssinica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Houzeaubambus borzii (Mattei) Mattei (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1907)
· Boll. Soc. Ort. Mutuo Soccorso. (1910)
· Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae … (1850)
· Taxon (1957)
· Boll. R. Orto Bot. Giardino Colon. (1909)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1868)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kida, for example side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
kiḍā (किडा).—m (kīṭa S) A worm: also a maggot, mite, insect, and indefinitely, a minute living creature of some other classes. kiḍē paḍaṇēṃ acc. or loc. case of o. To turn corrupt; to become polluted, loathsome, vile. Ex. gurusēvā jyāsi nāvaḍē || tyācyā jñānāsi paḍalē kiḍē ||.
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kīḍa (कीड).—f (kīṭa S) Worms, insects, maggots, mites, weevils, moths, vermin gen. 2 An insect, a little worm, a weevil &c. kīḍa lāgaṇēṃ in. con. To be declining or wasting; to have the worm at the root.
kiḍā (किडा).—m An insect; a worm. kiḍē paḍaṇēṃ To turn corrupt, to become polluted, loathsome, vile. kiḍēlā a Worm- eaten.
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kīḍa (कीड).—f Insects, worms, maggots. An in- sect. kīḍa lāvaṇēṃ Be declining or wast- ing, have the worm at the root.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Kīḍā (कीडा):—(nm) an insect, a worm; —[kāṭanā] to get restless; —[laganā] to be eaten up by worms; [kīḍe paḍanā] worms to breed (in), to get rot, to suffer physical disintegration; to suffer consequences of sins.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Kīḍa (कीड) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kīṭa.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+19): Kida mari, Kidabidita, Kidabudiki, Kidachi aloe, Kidachi-asa-gao, Kidachi-chosen-asa-gao, Kidachi-densei, Kidadeishi, Kidaga, Kita, Kitacalai, Kitacattiram, Kitacu, Kitai, Kitaiccarakku, Kitaikkaran, Kitaikotu, Kitaimari, Kitaimatu, Kitaippatu.
Full-text (+56): Kiṇṇa, Reshami Kida, Mrigaca Kida, Javayaci Kida, Annaca Kida, Makhamali Kida, Nal-kida, Naṟ-kida, Kita, Kidaka, Kida mari, Paci-turttukita, Kidavala, Kidela, Kiradu, Kitakkalan, Kidanem, Annaguru, Kidem, Kidemari.
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