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Biology (plants and animals)

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

Lapa in India is the name of a plant defined with Triumfetta rhomboidea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bartramia indica L. (among others).

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

· Symbolae Botanicae (1794)
· Fontqueria (1987)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1791)
· Systema Naturae
· Adansonia (1963)

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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

lāpa : (m.) a sort of quail.

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

Lapa, (adj. n.) (fr. lap: see lapati) talkative, talking, prattling; a talker, tattler, prattler, chatterer A. II, 26; Th. 1, 959=It. 112; Vism. 26 (doubled: lapa-lapa)= Nd¹ 226 (as lapaka-lapaka). (Page 581)

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1) Lāpa, ² (also fr. lap, lit. “talker, ” cp. similar semantics of E. quail›Ger. quaken, quicken; E. quack. The P. form rests on pop. etym. , as in Sk. we find corresponding name as lāba) a sort of quail, Perdix chinensis S. V, 146=J. II, 59. As lāpaka-sakuṇa also at J. II, 59.—Another name for quail is vaṭṭaka. (Page 582)

2) Lāpa, ¹ (fr. lap) talk: see cpds. abhi°, pa°, sal°. (Page 582)

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Lāpa (लाप).—

1) Speaking, talking.

2) Chattering, prating.

Derivable forms: lāpaḥ (लापः).

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

Lapa (लप).—(-lapa), (m.?), seems to be implied in meaning of lapana, q.v., by sthita-lapa and nir-lapaka; the same seems implied by Pali nil-lapa (n. pl. °pā, free from lapa, [bahuvrīhi]) Aṅguttaranikāya (Pali) ii.26.25, altho in line 23, just before, both kuhā and lapā are adj., n. pl., = kuhaka, lapaka; so commentary iii.42.18 lapā ti upalāpakā (v.l. upalapakā).

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

Lāpa (लाप).—m.

(-paḥ) Speaking, talking, prating. E. lap to speak, aff. ghañ .

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

1) Lāpa (लाप):—[from lap] a m. speaking, talking, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) b lāpin See p. 896, col. 2.

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

Lāpa (लाप):—(paḥ) 1. m. Speaking.

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

Lāpa (लाप) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ullāva, Lava, Lāva.

[Sanskrit to German]

Lapa 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Lapa (लप) [Also spelled lap]:—(nf) elasicity; a sound produced by moving a stick forcefully in the air or by a dog etc. while drinking water; palmful of anything; ~[jhapa] unsteady, fidgety; agility; ~[lapa karanā] to produce [lapalapa] sound by moving a stick forcefully in the air or by a dog etc. while drinking water; —[se] at once, quickly.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Lāpa (ಲಾಪ):—[noun] the act or an instance of talking together or with each other; conversation; a talk.

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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 (+38): Lapa-lapa, Lapacho amarillo, Lapadisu, Lapak, Lapak-lapak, Lapaka, Lapakana, Lapakka, Lapakkenal, Lapakna, Lapalapa, Lapalapa adete, Lapalapa la, Lapalapa pupa, Lapalapalipalipa, Lapalapana, Lapalapaunu, Lapalape, Lapalip, Lapalipa.

Ends with (+180): Abaddhapralapa, Abhilapa, Advaitasudhakalapa, Aina-barkhilapa, Aitashapralapa, Ako lapa lapa, Alapa, Alapa-vilapa, Alapavilapa, Allapa, Amgalapa, Anaksharalapa, Analapa, Anulapa, Anullapa, Anyonyasallapa, Apalapa, Aranyavilapa, Asambaddhapralapa, Asatpralapa.

Full-text (+34): Anulapa, Lava, Vilapa, Apalapa, Abhilapa, Vipralapa, Alapa, Pralapa, Samlapa, Ako lapa lapa, Lap, Lapa-lapa, Lakut-lapas, Lapam, Madhuralapa, Vilapakusumanjali, Alapavat, Pralapahan, Pralapavat, Duralapa.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Lapa, Lāpa, Lāpā; (plurals include: Lapas, Lāpas, Lāpās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)

Canto LXXVI - The Sixth Manvantara

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