Peda, Pēḍa, Peḍa, Peḍā: 15 definitions

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Peda means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Peḍā.—(Chamba), a grain measure; also spelt piṭha, piḍā, pyoḍā. Note: peḍā 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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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pēḍa (पेड).—n ( H) A tree. Usually the word requires to be preceded by the specific names; as āmbyācēṃ pēḍa, khiraṇīcēṃ pēḍa, bābhaḷīcēṃ pēḍa. 2 n f The trunk or stem of a tree, esp. the portion from the ground up to the shooting of the branches. 3 n C A tree as taken up for transplantation. 4 n The girth (of a tree).

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pēḍa (पेड).—m A strand, a yarn, a single string (of a rope, of braided hair, of a twist or plat gen.): also a rope of a single strand. 2 f n C A common term for the stones composing a kern or handmill, a leaf. 3 f C A raised bench or seat. 4 n C A patch of table-ground on the slope of a hill. 5 n W A hillock (esp. as raised by ants) taken possession of by a Cobra de capello. On such a spot a temple is usually erected for the worship of the serpent, i. e. the Nag or Cobra.

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

pēḍa (पेड).—n f The stem of a tree. A mill-stone m A yarn.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Peḍā (पेडा).—A large bag.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Peḍā (पेडा).—f.

(-ḍā) A basket, a large basket. E. piḍ to collect, affs. ac and ṭāp .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Peḍā (पेडा).—f. A basket.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Peḍā (पेडा).—[feminine] the same.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Peḍā (पेडा):—[from peṭa] f. idem (?), [Divyāvadāna]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Peḍā (पेडा):—(ḍā) 1. f. Basket.

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Peda in German

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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 dictionary

1) Peḍa (पेड):—(nm) a tree; —[paudhe] vegetation; trees and plants; —[kāṭanā, patte sīṃcanā] to water the leaves and cut the root.

2) Peḍā (पेडा):—(nm) sweetmeat prepared from milk; a globular mass of kneaded flour.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Peḍā (पेडा) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Peṭā.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Peḍa (ಪೆಡ):—[adjective] (in comp.) of, at or in the rear.

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Pēḍa (ಪೇಡ):—[noun] a kind of sweet made of condensed milk and sugar or jaggery.

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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 Dictionary

Peḍā (पेडा):—n. a variety of sweetmeat made of condensed milk;

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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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