Landa, Laṇḍa, Lamda: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Landa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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) Landa in Cameroon is the name of a plant defined with Dialium dinklagei in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dialium staudtii Harms (among others).
2) Landa is also identified with Funtumia elastica It has the synonym Kickxia elastica Preuss (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1915)
· The African rubber industry and Funtumia elastica (“kickxia”) (1911)
· Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l’État (1920)
· Philippine Journal of Science (1920)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1899)
· Hooker’s Icones Plantarum (2694)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Landa, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, 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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarylaṇḍa : (m.) dung of animals.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryLaṇḍa, (nt.) (cp. Sk. laṇḍa (dial.). The Dhtm under No. 155 gives a root laḍ in meaning “jigucchana, ” i.e. disgust) excrement, dung of animals, dirt; mostly used with ref. to elephants (haṭṭhi°), e.g. at J. II, 19; DhA. I, 163, 192; IV, 156 (here also as assa° horse dung.) Cp. laṇḍikā. (Page 580)
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 Dictionarylaṇḍa (लंड).—m (laṇḍa S through H) A term for membrum virile. 2 Applied to a deeply designing and knavish fellow; to a rude, rowdy, overbearing bully; to a refractory, roistering child &c.
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laṇḍa (लंड).—a (S) Popularly lāṇḍā q. v. Cropped, docked, broken-pointed.
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laṇḍā (लंडा).—m (Low.) Membrum virile.
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lāṇḍā (लांडा).—a (laṇḍa S) Tail-cropped or tail-cut--a beast: also cropped or docked--a tail. 2 fig. Top-cut or top-broken; having lost its top, tip, point, or extremity--a thing in general: also cui curtum est præputium. 3 Short or scant; of deficient length or other dimension.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishlaṇḍa (लंड).—m A deeply designing and knavish fellow.
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lāṇḍā (लांडा).—a Tail cropped or tail-cut. Fig. Topcut; short.
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 dictionaryLaṇḍa (लण्ड).—Excrement, ordure. See लेण्ड (leṇḍa).
Derivable forms: laṇḍam (लण्डम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryLaṇḍa (लण्ड).—n.
(-ṇḍaṃ) Excrement.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryLaṇḍa (लण्ड).—[neuter] excrement.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryLaṇḍa (लण्ड):—n. (cf. leṇḍa) excrement, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa x, 37, 8] (‘hard excrement, as of horses’ [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusLaṃḍa (ಲಂಡ):—
1) [adjective] morally wrong; acting with evil intent; wicked; depraved; iniquitous.
2) [adjective] not sufficient long or tall; short.
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Laṃḍa (ಲಂಡ):—
1) [noun] a man who is morally wrong or who acts with evil intent; a wicked, depraved man.
2) [noun] a man who does not have or regard any religion; an irreligious man.
3) [noun] an uncivilised, savage man.
4) [noun] that which is shorter than the normal ones of its class.
5) [noun] the quality of being wicked, depraved or iniquitous; wickedness; depravity.
6) [noun] ಲಂಡೋಬಂಡೋ ಆಟ [lamdobamdo ata] laṇḍō baṇḍō āṭa the quality or state of being impudent; unashamed boldness; effrontery; insolence; 2. a false claim, show; insincere or dishonest behaviour for cheating others; pretentiousness.
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Laṃḍa (ಲಂಡ):—[noun] the faeces of animals.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryLaṇḍa (लण्ड):—n. 1. excrement; ordure; 2. male genital; penis;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+10): Lamdahennu, Lamdamgi, Lamdana, Lamdanagitti, Lamdaniga, Lamdapati, Lamdapen, Lamdara, Lamdatana, Lamdaven, Lamdaya, Landa Bhonda, Landa Karabhara, Landa Karabhari, Landa Lataka, Landaabaabuli, Landabhai, Landabharati, Landaga, Landagatoda.
Ends with (+60): Adalanda, Adalandamadalanda, Adhalanda, Adharalanda, Adhyalandamadhyalanda, Ahalamda, Akhilamda, Alanda, Ardhalanda, Ardhalandamardhalanda, Asam belanda, Assalanda, Balanda, Batwalanda, Bhalanda, Bilanda, Bulanda, Calamda, Chagalanda, Chhagalanda.
Full-text (+9): Lenda, Landi, Landa Bhonda, Lamdu, Landa Lataka, Lamda, Lunda, Gaulunda, Assalanda, Land, Latakaphataka, Landa Karabhara, Landa Karabhari, Landai, Landa-kkuṟam, Hatthilanda, Devalanda, Landika, Latti, Dharmalanda.
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Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 1 - Growth of Monastic and academic Seat of Nalanda < [Chapter III - Nālandā: Evidence for rise and progress of the settlement]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 3 - Nalanda Monastery < [Book 15 - Monastic Systems]
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Allur < [Chapter II - Temples of Parantaka I’s Time]
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
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