Lasa, Lāsa, Lasha, Lasā: 18 definitions
Introduction:
Lasa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Lasa in Indonesia is the name of a plant defined with Lansium domesticum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lansium domesticum Jack.
2) Lasa in Philippines is also identified with Nypa fruticans It has the synonym Nipa litoralis Blanco (etc.).
3) Lasa is also identified with Thysanolaena latifolia It has the synonym Panicum acariferum Trin. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Botanica Acta (1997)
· FBI (1896)
· Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland (1888)
· Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum (1855)
· Systematisches Verzeichniss der von H. Zollinger in den Jahren 1842–1844 (1842)
· Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1835)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Lasa, for example side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, 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 Dictionarylāsa : (m.) dancing; sport.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryLāsa, (of las) sporting, dancing: see abhi°, vi°. (Page 583)
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 Dictionarylasa (लस).—f ( H) Sanious running; serous excretion.
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lāśā (लाशा).—a (lāsa) Bearing the mark of the cauterizing iron; branded or fired. 2 Having a spot or discoloration resembling the mark of the iron; or having a black and rotten spot in general--a fruit &c.
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lāsa (लास).—m A mark made by actual cautery. v dē, ghē. 2 A nautical term. Backing with an oar to turn the head of the boat. Used with valhēṃ or nāvēsa &c., and v dhara, kara.
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lāsā (लासा).—a R Commonly lāśā.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishlasa (लस).—f Sanious running; serous excretion.
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lāsa (लास).—m A mark made by actual cautery.
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 dictionaryLasā (लसा).—[lasati las-ac]
1) Saffron.
2) Turmeric.
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Lāsa (लास).—[las-ghañ]
1) Jumping, sporting, skipping about, dancing; मदनजनितलासैः (madanajanitalāsaiḥ) Ṛtusaṃhāra 6.3.
2) Dalliance, wanton sport.
3) Dancing as practised by women.
4) Soup, broth.
Derivable forms: lāsaḥ (लासः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryLasa (लस).—adj. (otherwise recorded only in neg. a-lasa), active, quick-moving: suku (= Sanskrit śuko) lasu (= laso; only v.l. in mss. rasu) guṇadhara…Lalitavistara 167.1 (verse), (when you were once incarnate as) a virtuous parrot, quick-darting. No other interpretation seems possible, unless we em. to a deriv. of lap-, compare AMg. lava, speaking, and [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit] -lāpika. Tibetan seems to omit the word.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryLasā (लसा).—f.
(-sā) 1. Turmeric. 2. Saffron. E. las to sport, affs. aṅ and ṭāp .
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Lāsa (लास).—m.
(-saḥ) 1. Dancing in general. 2. Dancing, as practised by women: see lāsya. 3. Pulse that has been steeped or slightly boiled, pea-water, &c. not thickened to the consistency of Yusha or peasesoup. 4. Dalliance, wanton sport, &c. E. las to sport, aff. ghañ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryLāsa (लास).—i. e. las + a, m. 1. Dancing. 2. Dalliance. 3. Pea-water, pulse that has been lightly boiled.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryLāsa (लास).—[masculine] jumping, sporting, dancing.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Laśa (लश):—m. gum, resin, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Lasa (लस):—[from las] mfn. shining, playing, moving hither and thither (cf. a-lasa)
3) [v.s. ...] having the smell of bell-metal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] m. fever in a camel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] smell of bell-metal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) Lasā (लसा):—[from lasa > las] f. saffron, turmeric, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) Lasa (लस):—[from las] n. red sandalwood, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) Lāsa (लास):—[from las] a m. the act of jumping, sporting, dancing, [Ṛtusaṃhāra] (cf. rāsa)
9) [v.s. ...] dancing as practised by women, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
10) [v.s. ...] soup. broth (= yūṣa), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
11) [v.s. ...] saliva (?), in alāsa q.v.
12) b lāsin, lāsya See p. 899, col. 2.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Lasā (लसा):—(sā) 1. f. Turmeric.
2) Lāsa (लास):—(saḥ) 1. m. Dancing; pea-water; dalliance.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Lāsa (लास) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Lāva.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionary1) Lasa (लस) [Also spelled las]:—(nm) pastiness, stickiness, adhesiveness; ~[dāra] glutinous, sticky, adhesive.
2) Lāśa (लाश) [Also spelled lash]:—(nf) corpse, dead boby; carcass; ~[ghara] mortuary; —[galiyoṃ meṃ khiṃcavānā] to cause to be dragged in streets to insult after death; —[para lāśa giranā] fighting men to fall one after another, a heap of corpses to be piled up; [lāśoṃ se paṭa jānā] to be strewn all over with corpses.
3) Lāsā (लासा):—(nm) a glutinous/adhesive substance; bird-line; a bait; lure; —[denā] to lure, to bait; —[lagākara ciḍiyā phaṃsānā] to lure a bird into captivity; —[lagānā] to involve into a trap; to cause a quarrel.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Lasa (लस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Las.
2) Lāsa (लास) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Lāsya.
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 corpusLāsa (ಲಾಸ):—[noun] rapid, lively movement (as from or expressing joy); dance.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Ends with (+598): Abalasa, Abhilasa, Abhruvilasa, Acarollasa, Acharollasa, Addakelasa, Addalasa, Addekelasa, Addhatelasa, Adhikaranayuktivilasa, Adityaci Tulasa, Adolasa, Adulasa, Agamanalalasa, Agamatattvavilasa, Agnivilasa, Ahilasa, Ahilasa, Ajidilayakhalasa, Akalasa.
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