Koda, Kōḍa, Koḍa: 9 definitions

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Koda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Koda in English is the name of a plant defined with Ehretia acuminata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cordia thyrsiflora Hort. ex Dippel (among others).

2) Koda in India is also identified with Ehretia laevis It has the synonym Bourreria laevis (Roxb.) G. Don (etc.).

3) Koda is also identified with Eleusine coracana It has the synonym Cynosurus coracan L. (etc.).

4) Koda is also identified with Paspalum scrobiculatum It has the synonym Paspalum jardinii Steud. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum (1855)
· Grasses of Ceylon (1956)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony
· Flora Brasiliensis (1877)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1885)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Koda, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kōḍa (कोड).—m n (kuṣṭha S) Leprosy.

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kōḍa (कोड).—f C (Usually kōḍī q. v.) A score.

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kōḍa (कोड).—n (Esp. in poetry.) Holding admiringly or fondly: also fondling, tiddling, or caressing (a child or any pet, idol, or hobby): also treating delicately and daintily. 2 (Esp. in poetry.) Longing, craving, hankering, esp. with implication of squeamishness or fancifulness. v pura, purava Ex. tyā rāmācēṃ nāṃva gōḍa || jyāci kathā tyāhuni vāḍa || jē līlā aikatāṃ purē kōḍa ||. Also aisīyā jivāciyā kōḍī asati || saṃsārāciyā bā davaḍī ||. 3 This word is, ever and anon, occurring in poetry with the force or bearing of such words as Airiness, lightsomeness, playsomeness, gaysomeness, flauntiness, delicateness. Ex. yēka karatāḷiyā vājavuni || kōḍēṃ nṛtya kariti tyājapuḍhēṃ ||. Also mhaṇūna ubhayācēṃ kōḍa yēkā sārikhēṃ ||. Also kariti satkarmēṃ kōḍēṃ ||. Also tēthēṃ arāṇu- kēcēni kōḍēṃ || baisaliyā uṭhōṃ nāvaḍē || &c. 4 Any object whatever exciting or affording admiration, fondness, tender pleasure, or soft enjoyment. Ex. jasī bahuravitaptā sāvalī gōḍa vāṭē || tasī vanīṃ pati- lāḍēṃ mānitā gōḍa vāṭē ||. See the explication and examples under kautuka Sig. I.

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kōdā (कोदा).—m Low and dirty work, or work involving toil and fag; mean jobs or drudgery. v kāḍha, nipaṭa, upasa, kara, & v i paḍa. Ex. bāḷantiṇīcā- dukhaṇēkaṛyācā-pōrācā-mhātāṛyācā-saṃsārācā-cākarīcā- kōdā mī upasatōṃ.

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

kōdā (कोदा).—m Low and dirty work, drudgery.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Koḍa (कोड).—MIndic for kroḍa, breast: koḍa-sakkino Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 95.3 (verse), so both edd. and most mss. (v.l. kroḍa°). See also s.v. kola (2).

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

Koḍā (कोडा):—f. (in music) Name of a Rāgiṇī ([varia lectio] kodrā).

[Sanskrit to German]

Koda 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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Koḍā (कोडा):—(nm) a whip lash, scourge.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Koḍa (ಕೊಡ):—

1) [noun] the state or time of being a girl (of age below seven years).

2) [noun] a very young girl.

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Koḍa (ಕೊಡ):—

1) [noun] a round vessel made of metal, earthenware, with a narrow neck, for holding or drawing water (from a well).

2) [noun] a cup like pan of a weighing balance.

3) [noun] the structure of six-sided wax cells made by bees to hold their honey or eggs; a honey-comb.

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Koḍa (ಕೊಡ):—[noun] the direction to the left of a person facing north; the direction of the horizon in which the sun sets; west.

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Kōḍa (ಕೋಡ):—[noun] = ಕೋಡಗ [kodaga].

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Kōḍa (ಕೋಡ):—[noun] a wild boar or swine (Sus scrofa).

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Kōḍa (ಕೋಡ):—[noun] the condition or quality of being crooked; the crooked part of a thing; a bend (as of a road).

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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.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Koḍa (कोड):—n. → कोर [kora]

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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.

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