In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha

Kūva [in the Malayalam language] is another name for “Tukā” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning kūva] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Kuva, (ṃ) see ku-. (Page 223)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kuvā (कुवा).—m (kūpa S through H) A well.

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kuvā (कुवा).—. Add:--2 The well or cavity in which is fixed the mast of a vessel.

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

kuvā (कुवा).—m A well.

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kuva (कुव).—

1) A flower.

2) A lotus.

Derivable forms: kuvam (कुवम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kuva (कुव).—n.

(-vaṃ) A water lily, a lotus.

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

Kuva (कुव):—n. a water-lily, lotus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. kuvala, etc.)

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

Kuva (कुव):—(baṃ) 1. n. A water-lily.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kuva 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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Kuva (कुव) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kūpa.

Kuva has the following synonyms: Kūvaga, Kūvaya.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kūva (ಕೂವ):—[noun] = ಕೂವೆ [kuve]2.

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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 (+79): Kuva-kizhanna, Kuvac, Kuvaca, Kuvacana, Kuvacas, Kuvach, Kuvacha, Kuvachan, Kuvachas, Kuvada, Kuvadem, Kuvadepovade, Kuvadhu, Kuvadhuka, Kuvadi, Kuvadika, Kuvadio, Kuvaga, Kuvahula, Kuvaidya.

Ends with: Alakuva, Anakkuva, Cannakkuva, Chennalinirkuva, Hakuva, Karikkuva, Kattukuva, Kumkuva, Kunji-kuva, Maggakuva, Nikkuva, Ukkuva, Vellakkuva.

Full-text: Kuvaya, Kuvalaya, Kucagra, Kupa, Gova, Kuv, Kuvaga, Kunji-kuva, Kuva-kizhanna, Hadya Rajaputa, Kuvala.

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