Alternative spellings of this word include Mauj.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Mauja in Spanish is the name of a plant defined with Tropaeolum tuberosum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Chymocarpus tuberosus (Ruiz & Pav.) Heynh. (among others).

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

· Flora Peruviana (1802)
· Nomenclator Botanicus Hortensis (1840)
· Mem. Torrey Bot. Club
· Journal of Ethnobiology (1981)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Reise um die Erde (1834)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Mauja, for example side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

maūja (मऊज).—Better written mauja & maujyā.

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mauja (मौज).—f ( A) Play, sport, fun, diversion; acts or sights exciting merriment. 2 Pleasure, delight: also mirth or merriment. 3 A sudden fancy or freak; a mere humor or whim.

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mauja (मौज).—f maujā m ( A) A wave, a billow.

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maujā (मौजा).—m ( A) A village. Used mainly in connection with kasabā, mahāla, and other such terms, and with reference to Revenue.

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

mauja (मौज).—f Play. Pleasure. A sudden fancy. A wave.

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maujā (मौजा).—m A village. A wave.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Mauja (मौज) [Also spelled mauj]:—(nf) a whim, caprice; delight; luxury; a wave; —[majā] enjoyment; —[māranā] to live in luxury or luxurious comfort; to have it easy; —[meṃ] in full/high feather, in good spirits; —[meṃ jānā] to be swayed off by a caprice, to be in an impulsive/mirthful mood.

2) Maujā (मौजा):—(nm) a village.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Maujā (மௌஜா) noun < Arabic mawza.

1. Chief village, its lands and habitations; தலைமைக்கிராமம். [thalaimaikkiramam.] (C. G.)

2. Hamlet. See மஜரா. [majara.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Maujadina, Maujala, Maujata, Maujavata, Mauje, Maujevar, Maujevari.

Ends with: Apratimauja, Asamauja, Digara-mauja, Khushamauja, Manamauja, Uttamauja.

Full-text: Mauje, Maujala, Mauj, Sammata, Desha, Konda, Bina, Bhala, Vada.

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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)

Rig Veda 10.34.1 < [Sukta 34]

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