Poya, Pōya: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Poya 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)Poya in Indonesia is the name of a plant defined with Momordica charantia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cucumis argyi H. Lév. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Prodromus Stirpium in horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Species Plantarum
· Cytologia (1998)
· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (2001)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1978)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Poya, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, diet and recipes, 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 Dictionarypōya (पोय).—f The spike which shoots out from the Cocoanut and some other Palms, containing the spadix or fruit-stalk. 2 A bridged from dharmapōī. 3 also pōyāḍa n W A hollow running down from the country towards and into a river, filled at seasons with water: also a narrow creek or inlet.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpōya (पोय).—f See pōgī.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPoyā (पोया).—[feminine] a cert. wind-instrument.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPoyā (पोया):—f. a kind of wind instrument, [Kalpa-sūtra]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryPoyā (पोया):—(nm) see [poā].
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Poy-amoli, Poy-arukal, Poy-atimai-illatapulavar, Poy-aviyalcey, Poyageya, Poyakalam, Poyakara, Poyal, Poyaladaha, Poyani, Poyantan, Poyashala, Poyatipurnima.
Full-text: Poi, Depoya, Povi, Pui, Poyakara, Poyakalam, Konta, Pinbera, Pokukalam, Purampo, Poyageya, Muluman, Nira, Irumputu, Uposatha, Po.
Relevant text
Search found 4 books and stories containing Poya, Pōya, Poyā; (plurals include: Poyas, Pōyas, Poyās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 3.8.10 < [Section 8 - Eighth Tiruvaymoli (Mutiyane)]
Pasuram 2.6.10 < [Section 6 - Sixth Tiruvaymoli (Vaikunta Manivannane)]
Pasuram 10.3.5 < [Section 3 - Third Tiruvaymoli (Vey maru tol inai)]
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 39 - The Jackal Devatawa < [Part II (a) - Stories told of or by the Lower Castes]
Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 117 - The Story of Venerable Seyyasaka < [Chapter 9 - Pāpa Vagga (Evil)]
Mahavamsa (by Wilhelm Geiger)