Koya, Kōya: 5 definitions

Introduction
India history
Biology
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Hindi
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Introduction:

Koya means something in the history of ancient India, 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.

India history and geography

Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1

Koya (koya) or Koi refers to one of the vernacular languages and dialects of Southern India.—Koya is a dialect of Gondi, spoken by the Koyis in the Vizagapatam and Godavari districts.

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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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Koya in India is the name of a plant defined with Bauhinia vahlii in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bauhinia racemosa Vahl (among others).

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

· Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants (2008)
· Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis (1834)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1996)
· Symbolae Botanicae (Vahl) (1794)
· Catalogue of Indian Plants (1833)
· Encycl. (Lamarck) (1785)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Koya, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kōya (कोय).—f A mango-stone. 2 A mango-stone-kernel. 3 fig. A testicle. 4 Applied sometimes to the hard case enclosing the pulp of a division of a tāḍaphaḷa. 4 A humming plaything formed of half a mango-stone.

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kōyā (कोया).—m The name of a bird. 2 (Imit.) Its plaintive cry. kōyākōyā karaṇēṃ-karīta hiṇḍaṇēṃ &c. To make piteous supplication (as for food); or to roam about in distressful want.

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

kōya (कोय).—f A mango–stone. A humming plaything formed of a mango-stone.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Koyā (कोया):—(nm) the eye-ball or its corner; cocoon; ripe pulp of a jackfruit.

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