Udo, Udō: 4 definitions

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Udo means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, 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.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Udo (उदो) or “Ṛṣi Udau” is (possibly) the author of the Sanatakumārarāsa (dealing with Prince Sanatkumāra, the fourth Cakravartin), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The same text (of the Sanatakumārarāsa) was signed by two different persons, a Sevaka who is difficult to locate, and a Ṛṣi Udau (Udo) belonging to the pārśvacandragaccha.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

Udo in Japan is the name of a plant defined with Aralia cordata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aralia taiwaniana Y.C. Liu & F.Y. Lu (among others).

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

· Archives of Pharmacal Research (2006)
· Flora URSS (1950)
· Archives of Pharmacal Research (2005)
· Botaniceskjij Žurnal SSSR
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Quarterly Journal of Chinese Forestry (1976)

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

udō (उदो).—Better udava.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Udō (ಉದೋ):—[interjection] an interjection used in presenting offerings to a goddess.

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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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