Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Thora [থোৰা] in the Assamese language is the name of a plant identified with Duabanga grandiflora (Roxb. ex DC.) Walp. from the Lythraceae (Crape Myrtle) family having the following synonyms: Duabanga sonneratioides. For the possible medicinal usage of thora, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

thōra (थोर).—a (sthavira S) Great, large, big. 2 fig. Venerable or dignified; great in years, learning, birth, rank, station. 3 a & ad Constantly used in poetry in the sense Much or many: also much, greatly, highly, exceedingly, very. Ex. kaikai ā- nandalī thōra ||; also ḍōḷyāṃsa jhāmpaḍa paḍē thōra || tēṃ su- ṣupatyavasthēcēṃ ghara ||; also kīrtti pragaṭalī dūracyā dūra || prati- ṣṭhā thōra vāḍhalī ||. thōra karaṇēṃ (divā) To extinguish (a lamp or light). thōrā or thōralyā gharacā Of a great house or family; i. e. a Mahar or Parwari.

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thōra (थोर).—f Garden-hedge-plant. See thuvara.

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

thōra (थोर).—a Great, large. Fig. Venerable or dignified, great in years, learning, birth, rank. a & ad Much, greatly. highly, exceedingly (divā) thōra karaṇēṃ. To extinguish (a lamp or light).

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Ṭhora (ठोर):—(nm) see [ṭhoṃga].

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Thōra (ಥೋರ):—

1) [adjective] thick; fat; corpulent; plump.

2) [adjective] large; huge.

3) [adjective] gigantic; immense.

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Thōra (ಥೋರ):—

1) [noun] that which is fat, corpulent.

2) [noun] the shape or contour of the body.

3) [noun] excessiveness; plenitude.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+17): Thorabahuta, Thorada, Thoradaevanala, Thoradevanala, Thorai, Thorajambula, Thorala, Thorala Kumvara, Thoralem Ghara, Thorali Pahata, Thorali Patri, Thorali-pahata, Thoralimbu, Thoramotha, Thorana, Thorapaerou, Thorapeelu, Thorapilu, Thoraporu, Thoras.

Ends with: Akathora, Apalya Gharaca Thora, Apalyagharaca-thora, Atikathora, Dherathora, Ethora, Ganigala thora, Ganigalathora, Ganigaluthora, Jithora, Kanaginathora, Kanthora, Karnakathora, Kathora, Lahanathora, Pathorapithora, Pithora, Shrutikathora, Sthora.

Full-text (+38): Meshalocana, Meshakusuma, Thoras, Ganigala thora, Maharshi, Purusharthi, Meshahvaya, Meshakshikusuma, Thoravaki, Kaikai, Avitaavadi, Bhandai, Kalamukhi, Sthulatvaca, Sarpakshi, Musakarni, Upodaka, Thoravi, Buraga, Thirai.

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