Roka, Rōkā: 13 definitions

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Roka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Rok.

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India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Roka.—(Chamba), cash. See rūka under rū. Note: roka 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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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Roka in Ethiopia is the name of a plant defined with Tamarindus indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Tamarindus erythraeus Mattei (among others).

2) Roka is also identified with Trichilia emetica It has the synonym Elcaja roka Forssk. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1791)
· Acta Botanica Austro Sinica (1989)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1984)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1985)

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Roka (रोक).—1 A hole.

2) A boat, ship.

3) Moving, shaking.

-kaḥ 1 Brightness.

2) Buying with ready money, cash transaction.

Derivable forms: rokam (रोकम्).

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

Roka (रोक).—n.

(-kaṃ) 1. A hole, a chasm, a vacuity. 2. A boat. 3. Moving, shaking. m.

(-kaḥ) 1. Buying with ready money. 2. Light. E. ruc to shine, aff. ghañ; or ru-kan tasya-nettvam .

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

Roka (रोक).—i. e. ruc + a, I. m. 1. Light. 2. Buying with ready money. Ii. n. 1. A hole. 2. A boat. 3. Moving.

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

Roka (रोक).—1. [masculine] brightness, light.

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Roka (रोक).—2. [masculine] rokas [neuter] phenomenon of light.

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

1) Roka (रोक):—1. roka m. (√1. ruc) light, lustre, brightness, [Ṛg-veda iii, 6, 7]

2) = kraya-bhid, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (buying with ready money, [Horace H. Wilson])

3) n. (only [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) a hole, vacuity

4) a boat, ship

5) = cara or cala

6) = kṛpaṇa-bheda.

7) 2. roka m. light, splendour, [Ṛg-veda vi, 66, 6.]

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

Roka (रोक):—(kaṃ) 1. n. A hole; a boat; a shaking. m. Ready money; light.

[Sanskrit to German]

Roka 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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Roka (रोक) [Also spelled rok]:—(nf) a ban, restriction, check; prevention; stay, scotch, hedge; hindrance; barrier; -[ṭoka] restriction, obstruction; opposition; —[thāma] prevention; check, temporary remedy; —[lagānā] to impose a ban/restriction.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Roka (ರೊಕ):—[noun] = ರೊಕ್ಕ [rokka].

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Rōka (ರೋಕ):—[noun] a deep hollow in the surface of a body; a hole.

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Rōka (ರೋಕ):—[noun] = ರೊಕ್ಕ [rokka].

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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.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Rōkā (ரோகா) noun < Urdu ruqqā.

1. Bit, piece; துண்டு. [thundu.]

2. Chit, note; சீட்டு. [sittu.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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