Maca, Māca: 10 definitions

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Maca means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Macha.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: archive.org: Bulletin of the French School of the Far East (volume 5)

Maca (मच) [?] (in Chinese: Mo-tchö) is the name of an ancient kingdom associated with Pūrvaphalgunī (or Pūrvaphalgunīnakṣatra) and Uttaraphalgunī (or Uttaraphalgunīnakṣatra), as mentioned in chapter 18 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—Chapter 18 deals with geographical astrology and, in conversation with Brahmarāja and others, Buddha explains how he entrusts the Nakṣatras [e.g., Pūrvaphalgunī and Uttaraphalgunī] with a group of kingdoms [e.g., Maca] for the sake of protection and prosperity.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Maca in English is the name of a plant defined with Lepidium meyenii in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lepidium affine Wedd. (among others).

2) Maca in South America is also identified with Saccharum officinarum It has the synonym Saccharum infi rmum Steud. ex Lechler (etc.).

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

· Caryologia (1984)
· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1889)
· Flore des Antilles (1808)
· Adnotationes Botanicae (1829)
· Report of the Harvard Botanical Gardens, Soledad Estate, Cienfuegos, Cuba (1927)
· Taxon (1989)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

māca (माच).—m (mañca S) The frame supporting a stack or rick; a rickstool, a staddle: also a frame or erection on a tree or in the field or in a house (as for watching the crops, for a vine or scandent shrub, for the spreading out of grain &c. to dry).

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māca (माच).—m The central or interior portion of a terrace, foundation-wall &c. filled or to be filled with broken or small stones: also the material employed. v bhara, ghāla.

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māca (माच).—ind An affix to the words śēḷī or mēṇḍhī (goat or sheep) denoting unity, and thus corresponding with Head; as śēḷī māca ēkavīsa; mēṇḍhī māca bāvīsa. But māca applies only to the numbers above 20, as buddha applies to the numbers below 20.

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mācā (माचा) [or माचवा, mācavā].—m (mañca S) A bedstead or cot.

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

māca (माच).—m A rickstool.

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māca (माच).—m Central or interior portion of a terrace.

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mācā (माचा).—m A bedstead or cot.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Māca (माच).—A way, road.

Derivable forms: mācaḥ (माचः).

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

Māca (माच).—m.

(-caḥ) A road, a way.

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

Māca (माच):—m. a way, road, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. māṭha, mātha).

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

Māca (माच):—(caḥ) 1. m. A road.

[Sanskrit to German]

Maca 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.

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