Ukha: 13 definitions
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Ukha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Ukhā (उखा):—(1) infra clavicular fossa. (2) Hollow on the side of the hip.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Ukhā (उखा) is the regular word for a “cooking pot”, usually mentioned in connection with sacrifice, from the Rigveda onwards. It was made of clay (mṛṇ-mayī). See also Sthālī.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Ukha (उख).—A boiler, pot, vessel. चरुं पञ्चबिलमुखं धर्मोऽभीन्धे (caruṃ pañcabilamukhaṃ dharmo'bhīndhe) Av.11.3.18.
-khā 1 A boiling vessel, a boiler or cooking pot (such as a sauce-pan; Mar. śegaḍī). अन्यो ह्याग्निरुखाप्यन्या नित्यमेवमवेहि भोः (anyo hyāgnirukhāpyanyā nityamevamavehi bhoḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.315.15.
2) A fireplace at a sacrifice.
3) A part of the body.
Derivable forms: ukhaḥ (उखः).
Ukhā (उखा).—f.
(-khā) A pot or saucepan, &c. E. ukh to go, ka affix, and ṭāp, also ughā.
Ukha (उख).—[masculine] pot, boiler (also ā [feminine]); a cert. part of the upper portion of the thigh (v. seq.).
1) Ukha (उख):—m. ([from] root khan with 1. ud?), a boiler, caldron, vessel, [Atharva-veda xi, 3, 18]
2) Name of a pupil of Tittiri, [Pāṇini; Taittirīya-anukramaṇī]
3) a particular part of the upper leg, [Lāṭyāyana]
4) Ukhā (उखा):—[from ukha] f. a boiler
5) [v.s. ...] any saucepan or pot or vessel which can be put on the fire, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda xii, 3, 23; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Suśruta] etc.
6) [v.s. ...] a particular part of the upper leg, [Pāṇini; Caraka etc.]
7) Ūkha (ऊख):—m. a buttock
8) (cf. ukha), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Ukhā (उखा):—[(khā)] 1. f. A pot or saucepan.
Ukha (उख):—
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Ukha (उख):—
1) b) [Weber’s Indische Studien 3, 396.] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 3, 102.] — c) ein best. Theil des Oberschenkels: dakṣiṇasyokhasya [LĀṬY. 8, 8, 28]; vgl. 2)b). — Vgl. ukhya, aukhīya .
Ukha (उख):——
1) m. — a) Kochtopf , Pfanne. — b) ein best. Theil des Oberschenkels. — c) Nomen proprium eines Lehrers. —
2) f. ukhā — a) Kochtopf , Pfanne. — b) =
1) b) [Carakasaṃhitā 4,7.]
Ūkhā (ऊखा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ukkhā.
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
Ūkha (ऊख) [Also spelled ukh]:—(nm) see [īkha].
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Pali-English dictionary
ukhā (ဥခါ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[ukha+a+ā．ukha gamane,alo,nadādi,rasso．apaccaye ukhā．,ṭī．456]
[ဥခ+အ+အာ။ ဥခ ဂမနေ၊ အလော၊ နဒါဒိ၊ ရဿော။ အပစ္စယေ ဥခါ။ ဓာန်၊ဋီ။၄၅၆]
[Pali to Burmese]
ukhā—
(Burmese text): ထမင်းအိုး။
(Auto-Translation): Rice cooker.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Starts with (+26): Akkha, Ludhati, Lukhaambilabhojanappiya, Lukhabhatta, Lukhabhava, Lukhabhojana, Lukhabhoji, Lukhacivaradhara, Lukhacivaradharagga, Lukhacivaradharaka, Lukhacivaradharana, Lukhacivaradhari, Lukhadayaka, Lukhadhusara, Lukhadivasa, Lukhagatta, Lukhahadaya, Lukhahara, Lukhajivi, Lukhajivika.
Full-text (+50): Akkha, Lukhappasanna, Lukhajivi, Ukhasambharana, Lukhasa, Lukhappamana, Lukhasanghati, Lukhasadisa, Lukhapadesa, Lukhatara, Ukhacchid, Lukhabhojana, Lukhadivasa, Lukhahara, Lukhahadaya, Lukhajivita, Lukhakara, Lukhadhusara, Lukharaja, Lukhajivika.
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