Meta, Mēṭa, Meṭa: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Meta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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)Meta in India is the name of a plant defined with Citrullus lanatus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Colocynthis amarissima Schrad. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Catalogus Seminum et Sporarum in Horto Botanico Universitatis Imperialis Tokyoensis (1915)
· Uses of plants by the Indians (1991)
· Prodr. Flora Capensis, being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape Colony, Caffraria, & port Natal (1800)
· Prodromus Plantarum Capensium (1794)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Africae Australis Extratropicae (1826)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Meta, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymēṭa (मेट).—ind Used enhancingly with the word kā- ḷōkha; as kāḷōkhamēṭa Pitch darkness.
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mēṭa (मेट).—n (miṭaṇēṃ) The knee-joint or the bend of the knee. Used mostly of that of the horse, and with reference to his being fatigued after a journey, or seized with gourdiness or with rheumatism, and to the doubling up of his leg in order to shampoo or rub the part. Generally in pl & v mōḍa, ghē, dhara, dukha, thaka; as ghōḍyācīṃ mēṭēṃ mōḍa. The word further occurs in the phrases following:--mēṭēṅkhuṇṭīsa or mēṭākhuṇṭīṃ yēṇēṃ To rise from sitting on the hams to the knees or one knee (as in order to beat a person or to prevail in argument). 2 To get into the posture for a vigorous drag or pull--a man or beast. 3 (Or ḍhōparakhuṇṭīsa yēṇēṃ) To have the knees sinking under (through old age). mēṭēṃ khuṇṭīsa basaṇēṃ To kneel down. mēṭēṃ ghēṇēṃ g. of o. In wrestling. To double up and fling. mēṭēṃ ṭēṅkaṇēṃ To kneel. 2 To bend the knees and cower through age or infirmities. 3 fig. To succumb, yield, knuckle down, knock under. mēṭēṃ dharaṇēṃ g. of s. To be seized with rheumatism in the knees. mēṭēṃ basaṇēṃ g. of s. To sink and fail through age and infirmities. 2 fig. To falter, flinch, lose courage. mēṭa māraṇēṃ or mārūna paḍaṇēṃ To fall in a lump (bodily)--a bullock &c. mēṭa māraṇēṃ or mārūna basaṇēṃ To sit with the knees doubled up and the head resting on them. mēṭēṃ vaḷaṇēṃ g. of s. To sit with the knees touching the chin, and the arms encircling them. mēṭa, as signifying the bend or doubling of the knee, is applied to a watch-house or guard-room (usually occupied by Mahars) situated at some bending or turning of the ascent towards a hill-fort, or outside the gate of a walled village, or at the frontier of a district: also to that bend or turn or corner-point. mēṭa again (about Sawant Waṛi) expresses a rite amongst the multitudinous rites of a Hindu wedding. The sister of the just-married boy, upon the turning of the varāta or marriage-procession to enter the house, stops it at the door, and demands from her brother the promise of a daughter as wife for her son. mēṭa agrees nearly with dāra dharaṇēṃ.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmēṭa (मेट).—n The bend of the knee-of the horse mostly. mēṭēṃ ghēṇēṃ (in wrestling) To double up and fling. mēṭēṃ basaṇēṃ To sink through age. mēṭa māruna paḍaṇēṃ To fall bodily-a bullock.
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 dictionaryMeṭa (मेट).—A white-washed storied house.
Derivable forms: meṭaḥ (मेटः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMeṭa (मेट):—m. a whitewashed storied house, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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) Meṭa (मेट) [Also spelled met]:—(nm) a foreman (of labourers).
2) Meṭā (मेटा):—(nm) an earthen pot.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMēta (ಮೇತ):—[noun] the act of eating grass; grazing.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryMeṭa (मेट):—n. (an art of) erasing or wiping out;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+37): Meta-bolol-bill, Metacattuvacaram, Metaccavarai, Metacci, Metacinki, Metacirunki, Metacu, Metacurunki, Metaguli, Metai, Metaiccuvar, Metaicinki, Metaimai, Metaimariyatai, Metaishing, Metaivitu, Metaiyar, Metaka, Metakai, Metakam.
Ends with (+16): Abhisameta, Ameta, Argem meta, Asameta, Dhammeta, Dharmeta, Go-gauda-sameta, Jameta, Kerameta, Kumeta, Lokimeta, Maliyameta, Matameta, Matiyameta, Nameta, Nana-vriksha-sameta, Nidhy-upanidhi-hastidanta-vyaghracarma-nanavanacara-sameta, Oro onigun meta, Parivarasameta, Prana-sameta.
Full-text (+8): Metha, Oro onigun meta, Argem meta, Met, Adhiganita, Likha, Acuva-metapiratakshinam, Tipitaka, Meta-bolol-bill, Cavada, Katala-meta-lavottu, Metaviti, Medhi, Shanti, Digvijaya, Roganivritti, Mahabhisheka, Aradhanavidhi, Aradhana, Diksa.
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