Puda, Puḍā, Pū dǎ, Pu da, Pǔ dá: 8 definitions

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Puda means something in 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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Marathi-English dictionary

puḍā (पुडा) [or पुंडाऊस, puṇḍāūsa].—m (puṇḍrēkṣa S) A variety of sugarcane.

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puḍā (पुडा).—m (puṭa S) A bundle or packet (as of leaves, sheets of paper &c. doubled over and tied). 2 A grocer's coffin. 3 A head or end of a drum. See vājatā puḍā and dhumācā puḍā.

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pūḍa (पूड).—f Powder. 2 n Case or frame (as of kettledrums &c.) 3 m n A compartment, division, partition, pocket, cell, drawer (of cases and stands, bags, purses, boxes). 4 n A half, either the lid or the bottom (as of snuff-boxes, cunāḷa or limeholders &c.) 5 A case of ratan, bamboo-blades, palm-leaves &c; to hold the betel-leaf. 6 A member of a double tent; āntalēṃ pūḍa The shell; bāhēra- lēṃ pūḍa The fly. 7 A leather or skin cover (of a mṛdaṅga, tabalā, ḍhōla &c.); one of the two or more skin-folds: hence, laxly, a drum-head. Hence the adjectives ēkapuḍī, dupuḍī, tipuḍī One-skinned &c. pūḍa phōḍaṇēṃ To open a closed bale; to disclose a secret matter: pūḍa phuṭaṇēṃ or bāhēra yēṇēṃ To be opened or disclosed.

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

puḍā (पुडा).—m A bundle or packet.

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pūḍa (पूड).—f Powder. n Case or frame. m n A compartment, division. n A half, either the lid or the bottom as of snuff-boxes &c. A leather or skin cover (of a mṛdaṅga, tabalā, ḍhōla &c.) pūḍa phōḍaṇēṃ To open a closed bale; to disclose a secret matter. pū़ḍa phuṭaṇēṃ or bāhēra yēṇēṃ To be opened or disclosed.

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

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Hindi dictionary

1) Puḍā (पुडा):—(nm) a large paperpacket.

2) Pūḍā (पूडा):—(nm) a kind of largesized sweet and fried cake; bundle.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Prakrit-English dictionary

1) Puḍa (पुड) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Puṭa.

2) Puḍa (पुड) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Puṭa.

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

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Chinese-English dictionary

普達 [pǔ dá] refers to: “universal”.

普達 is further associated with the following language/terms:

[Related Chinese terms] 三曼多; 三曼陀; 三滿多; ; 毘濕婆; 遍一切; 遍周.

[Vietnamese] phổ đạt.

[Korean] 보달 / bodal.

[Japanese] フダツ / fudatsu.

Source: DILA Glossaries: Digital Dictionary of Buddhism
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