Maja, Majā: 5 definitions

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Maja means something in Marathi, Hindi, biology, Tamil. 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) Maja in Indonesia is the name of a plant defined with Aegle marmelos in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Feronia pellucida Roth (among others).

2) Maja in Malawi is also identified with Treculia africana It has the synonym Myriopeltis edulis Welw. ex Hook.f. (etc.).

3) Maja is also identified with Treculia erinacea It has the synonym Antiaris toxicaria Lesch. subsp. africana (Scott-Elliot ex A. Chev.) C.C. Berg (etc.).

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

· Annales du muséum national d’histoire naturelle (1810)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique (1847)
· Taxon (1981)
· Adansonia (1875)
· Pl. Coast Corom. (1798)
· Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique (1977)

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

majā (मजा).—f ( P) Flavor, taste, relish. 2 Fun, frolic, sport, diversion.

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māja (माज).—m (mada S) Desire of copulation, heat, rut; as prevailing periodically in the brute creation. v yē, kara. Hence 2 Inflation, airiness, besotted estimation of self. 3 Rankness or luxuriancy of produce. 4 Intoxicating or narcotic quality (in drugs &c.) 5 The cord belonging to the bailī of a loom. 6 A Rag or musical mode. See rāga. māja karaṇēṃ To be under the excitement of the periodical passion; to be in rut or heat;--used of cattle or beasts. māja mōḍaṇēṃ g. of s. To cool or be cooled; to pass or be passed out of the periodical heat. 2 fig. To have one's pride or conceit brought down: also to lose one's mettle or pluck or ardor. māja mōḍaṇēṃ g. of o. To bring down the haughtiness or arrogance of.

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māja (माज).—m (madhya S Esp. in poetry.) Waist (of the body, a hill, a house). Ex. siṃha dēkhōni jicā māja || mukha na dāvī manuṣyānta ||.

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māja (माज).—m R (mājaṇēṃ) The ashes and earth prepared to be smeared over culinary vessels: also the smearing over of this ashes and earth: also the smeared state or the coating accomplished.

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mājā (माजा).—m ( P) A gall-nut.

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mājā (माजा).—pron poss (Poetry.) Mine.

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

majā (मजा).—f Flavour, taste. Fun, diversion.

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māja (माज).—m Inflation; intoxicating quality. māja mōḍaṇēṃ Cool. Fig. Have one's pride brought down; bring down the ar- rogance of.

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mājā (माजा).—m A gall-nut. pro (Poetry) Mine.

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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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Majā (मजा):—(nm) pleasure, relish; savour, taste, flavour; fun, jollity; —[uḍānā/lūṭanā] to enjoy, to relish, to revel; to make fun; —[kirakirā karanā] to mar the pleasure/taste/flavour (of); —[kirakirā honā] pleasure/relish / taste / flavour to be marred; —[cakhānā] to punish for; to teach a lesson; to settle score (with); [maje kā] enjoyable, worth-relishing; agreeable; useful, serviceable; humoursome; [maje kī bāta] an interesting thing/feature; [maje meṃ] with (perfect) ease, to be at home (in); •[honā] to be hale and hearty; to be enjoying; [majemaje meṃ] without an effort, with ease; [maje se] happily, comfortably; with ease, easily.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Maja (ಮಜ):—[noun] = ಮಜಾ [maja].

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Majā (ಮಜಾ):—

1) [noun] cheerful or joyful gaiety; mirth; hilarity; laughter; merriment.

2) [noun] lively, joyous play or playfulness; amusement, sport, recreation, etc.; fun.

3) [noun] a pleased feeling; delight; pleasure.

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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.

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