Ota, Ōṭā, Oṭā, Ōtā: 14 definitions
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Ota means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.
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India history and geography
Ota.—d8a, otad8ā, otad8ī (Chamba), dry land, unirrigable land; opposed to kohlī or āli. P Note: ota is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Ota in India is the name of a plant defined with Garcinia xanthochymus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Xanthochymus pictorius Roxb.) (Greek xanthos ‘yellow’ and chymos ‘juice’. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1805)
· Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society (1826)
· The Flora of British India (1874)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden
· Journal of the Indian Botanical Society (1980)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ota, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
ōṭā (ओटा).—m A raised mass of earth or bricks, serving as a seat. 2 The parapet or raised edge along a terrace. 3 A certain insect which preys upon trees.
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ōta (ओत).—m (Commonly ūta q. v.) Boiling over or up. 2 A stream from an overflowing river running a while by its side. v phuṭa.
ōṭā (ओटा).—m A raised mass of earth, &c., serving as a seat. A certain insect which preys upon trees.
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
Ota (ओत).—a. [ā-ve-kta] Woven, sewn with threads across.
Ota (ओत).—[adjective] woven or sewn in, pulled through ([locative]), interwoven with ([instrumental]).
1) Ota (ओत):—[from ā-ve] a (ā-uta) mfn. interwoven, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Muṇḍaka-upaniṣad]
2) [from o] 1. ota (for 2. See [column]3) mfn. addressed, invoked, summoned, [Atharva-veda]
3) 2. ota (for 1. See 4. o) [past participle] of ā-√ve, p. 156, col. 2.
Ota (ओत):—[(taḥ-tā-taṃ) p.] Woven.
Ota (ओत):—s. u. 4. u mit u. ā und u. vā, vayati mit ā .
Ota (ओत):—Partic. von 3. u mit ā und von vā , vayati mit ā.
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
1) Oṭa (ओट) [Also spelled ot]:—(nm) a cover, shelter; —[lenā] to take shelter/cover.
2) Oṭā (ओटा):—(nm) a small raised chair-like platform.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Oṭa (ಒಟ):—[noun] (usu. in dupl. ಒಟ-ಒಟ, ವಟವಟ, [ota-ota, vatavata,] and also inವಟಗುಟ್ಟು [vataguttu]) an imitative sound meaning 'murmuring' 'uttering in low tone as from detestation, dislike etc.'.
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Ōṭa (ಓಟ):—
1) [noun] the act or a person or thing that runs; running.
2) [noun] the quality of forceful expression in language; style; a free flow of expression.
3) [noun] a downward slope; gradient.
4) [noun] (geol.) the direction of a horizontal line at right angles to the dip of a bed; a strike.
5) [noun] ಓಟಕೀಳು [otakilu] ōṭakīḷu to run away; to take to one’s heels; ಓಟಹೊಡೆ [otahode] = ಓಟಕೀಳು [otakilu].
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Ōta (ಓತ):—[noun] the act or an instance of reading or reciting.
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Ōta (ಓತ):—[noun] the woof or cross threads of a web.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Ōṭa (ஓட) particle < ஓடு-. [odu-.] Particle of comparison; உவமையுருபு. [uvamaiyurupu.] (தொல். பொ [thol. po] 290.)
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Ōtā (ஓதா) noun < hōtā nominative singular of hōtr. Officiating priest at a sacrifice; யாகஞ்செய்யு மாசிரியருள் ஒருவன். நற்பிருகுவோதா [yagancheyyu masiriyarul oruvan. narpiruguvotha] (மச்சபுராணம் சந்திரோ. [machapuranam santhiro.] 12).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
1) Oṭa (ओट):—n. favor; side; support;
2) Oṭā (ओटा):—suffix. denotes the number/quantity;
3) Ota (ओत):—n. 1. otter; 2. shelter;
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.
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