Nanga, Naṅgā, Naṅga: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Nanga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryNaṅga.—(IE 8-5; EI 25), cf. naṅge gṛhītasya yac=c=āṣṭau ṣoḍaśa vā nagara-mahallakā vicārya vadante tad=eva pranāṇam; a word of uncertain meaning; but a fine is prescribed for a merchant's son described as naṅge gṛhīta. Note: naṅga is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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)Nanga in Congo is the name of a plant defined with Dichrostachys cinerea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Desmanthus nutans (Pers.) DC. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1983)
· Systema Naturae
· Revista Sudamericana de Botánica (1940)
· Notulae Systematicae. Herbier du Museum de Paris (1948)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1987)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Nanga, for example extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, 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 Dictionarynaṅgā (नंगा).—a ( H from nagna S) Naked. 2 fig. Penniless or destitute.
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nāṅgā (नांगा).—m nāṅgāḍā m The tail (including the sting) of a scorpion. v māra. 2 The claw of a crab &c. nāṅgā māraṇēṃ To taunt, twit, cut, to be sarcastic upon.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnaṅgā (नंगा).—a Naked; Penniless or destitute.
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nāṅgā (नांगा).—m nāṅgāḍā m The tail (including the sting) of a scorpion. The claw of a crab &c. nāṅgā māraṇēṃ To taunt, to be sarcastic upon.
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 dictionaryNaṅga (नङ्ग).—A lover, paramour (jāra).
Derivable forms: naṅgaḥ (नङ्गः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNaṅgā (नङ्गा).—name of a river: Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya i.146.3 ff.; 153.13 ff.; so read with mss. Divyāvadāna 456.19 ff., and for mss. Raṅgā 451.1 ff.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNanga in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) naked, nude; bare, uncovered; exposed; leafless; shameless; wicked; ~[jholi (ri)] a thorough personal search; —[naca] brazen/shameless performance, act or display; ~[pana] nakedness, nudeness; shamelessness; wickedness; —[bucca/buca] indigent and deformed; —[bhukha] poverty-stricken, indigent and afflicted; -,[madarajada] stark-naked, naked as one is born; —[lucca] mean and wicked; depraved and degenerate; [namge pamva] bare-footed; —[karana] to denude, to strip (of clothes); to expose; to uncover, to bare; —[ho jana] to show the cloven foot/hoof..—nanga (नंगा) is alternatively transliterated as Naṃgā.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryNaṅgā (नङ्गा):—adj. 1. naked; nude; unclad; 2. poor; miserable; 3. mean; low; vile; contemptible; despicable;
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 (+31): Namgalika, Namgaliya, Namgallu, Namgaru, Nanga-naca, Nangada, Nangade, Nangagara, Nangal bhanga, Nangala, Nangalakatthakarana, Nangalakula, Nangalaphala, Nangali, Nangalin, Nangalisa, Nangalisa Jataka, Nanganallur, Nangapire, Nangapu.
Ends with (+60): Alimganamga, Ananga, Annamga, Anyunanga, Arcananga, Arunamga, Bannamga, Bhagnamga, Bhajananga, Bhananga, Bhavananga, Bhayanamga, Bhojanamga, Bhokananga, Bhringananga, Bhushananga, Calanamga, Cannamga, Channanga, Chinanga.
Full-text: Pei-nanga, Ranga, Kaccankam, Etirttutta, Nisa, Tetpam, Namga, Nankai.
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