Biology (plants and animals)

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

Lahi in India is the name of a plant defined with Scutellaria discolor in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Scutellaria heteropoda Miq. (among others).

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

· Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. (1914)
· Fl. Ned. Ind. (1859)
· Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève (1898)
· Systematisches Verzeichniss: (1846)
· Plantae Asiaticae Rariores (1830)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

lāhī (लाही).—f ( H or lājā S) Rice, wheat &c. blown out by parching. Applied also to other substances (alum, borax, blue stone &c.) thus blown or puffed. Generally used in plural lāhyā. 2 fig. (with or without aṅgācī or śarīrācī) Blown or overheated state of the body, swelter. lāhī uḍaṇēṃ (as gōḷyāñcī -jarīmarīcī -śivyāñcī -pāya- pōśāñcī lāhī) To abound in hot and brisk pro- fusion. lāhī uḍaṇēṃ (dāṇyācī -āmbyāñcī &c.) To sell off (go off in sale) smartly. lāhī bhājaṇēṃ (aṅgācī) To swelter. lāhī bhājaṇēṃ (unhācī) To be glowingly hot weather. lāhyācā māna The presents (of a turban, cocoanut &c.) made at a wedding by the bridegroom's party to the person on the part of the bride that officiates at the burnt-offering of lāhyā.

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

lāhī (लाही).—f Rice, &c., blown out by parch- ing. Overheaded state of the body, swelter. lāhī uḍaṇēṃ (as gōḷayāñcī &c.) To abound in hot and brisk procession. lāhī bhājaṇēṃ-hōṇēṃ(aṅgācī) To swelter.

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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

Lāhī (लाही):—(nf) a typical insect that destroys (wheat and barley) crops; parched rice.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Lahi (लहि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Lih.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Lahia, Lahichan, Lahika, Lahima, Lahina, Lahipitha, Lahiri, Lahirigol, Lahitya.

Ends with (+8): Alahi, Aruko-lahi, Baulahi, Bodiko-lahi, Devapalahi, Dinilahi, Dulahi, Fatarlahi, Folahi, Gulaphako-lahi, Ilahi, Jalahi, Jirlahi, Julahi, Kalahi, Lavalahi, Matulahi, Mosie kalalahi, Oloilahi, Phalahi.

Full-text: Gulaphako-lahi, Balhi, Lih, Mukana, Laja, Anga.

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