Nahu, Nāhū: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Nahu means something in the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
India history and geography
Source: Singhi Jain Series: Ratnaprabha-suri’s Kuvalayamala-katha (history)Nahu (नहु) refers to one of the various shops or “market places” (Sanskrit: Haṭṭa, Prakrit: Cauhaṭṭa) for a medieval town in ancient India, which were vividly depicted in Kathās (narrative poems), for example, by Uddyotanasūri in his 8th-century Kuvalayamālā.—The Kuvalayamala (779 A.D.) is full of cultural material which gains in value because of the firm date of its composition. [...] In the Kuvalayamālā, some names of shops according to articles displayed in them is given, [i.e., nahu] [...] Thus Uddyotana has in his view a complete form of a medieval market place with the number of lines full of different commodities.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Nahu in India is the name of a plant defined with Enicostema axillare in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cicendia hyssopifolia (Willd.) Wight & Arn. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1856)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1845)
· Species Plantarum. (1798)
· Archiv für die Botanik (1796)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1825)
· Bothalia (1961)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Nahu, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, 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 Dictionarynāhū (नाहू).—m A barber. Scarcely used but in Pr. pakṣyānta kāū āṇi māṇasānta nāhū.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnāhū (नाहू).—m A barber. Scarcely used but in Pr. pakṣyānta kāū āṇi māṇasānta nāhū.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryṆahu (णहु) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Nakhalu.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Nahua, Nahuar-araung, Nahuma, Nahus, Nahusa, Nahusat, Nahusata, Nahushacarita, Nahushakhya, Nahushatmaja, Nahushi, Nahushya, Nahuta.
Ends with: Arasinahu, Ganeshanahu, Honahu, Minahu, Nagnahu, Nenahu, Savinenahu, Sumnahu, Tonahu.
Full-text: Nahus, Nhau, Nakhalu, Nau, Nayhati, Nahusa, Cauhatta, Nas.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Nahu, Nāhū, Ṇahu; (plurals include: Nahus, Nāhūs, Ṇahus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.16.113 < [Chapter 16 - The Glories of Śrī Haridāsa Ṭhākura]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Varṇa (2): The Kṣatriyas < [Chapter 5 - Cultural history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]