Handa, Haṃḍā, Hamda, Hāṃḍā: 13 definitions
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Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryhanda : (an exhortative emphatic particle) well then; now; come along.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryHanda, (indecl.) (cp. Sk. hanta, ha�+ta) an exhortativeemphatic particle used like Gr. a)/ge dή or French allons, voilà: well then, now, come along, alas! It is constructed with 1st pres. & fut., or imper, 2nd person D.I, 106, 142; II, 288; Sn.153, 701, 1132; J.I, 88, 221, 233; III, 135; DA.I, 237 (=vavasāy’atthe nipāto); Nd2 697 (=padasandhi); Pv.I, 103 (=gaṇha PvA.49); II, 321 (=upasagg’atthe nipāta PvA.88); DhA.I, 16, 410 (handa je); SnA 200 (vvavasāne), 491 (id.); VvA.230 (hand’�-� âha� gamissāmi). (Page 729)

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.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryhaṇḍā (हंडा).—m (ṇḍ S through H) A cooking pot, or an open-mouthed metal vessel more generally. 2 A sort of ḍ�. It is ܳī, and about twelve cubits long.
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hāṇḍā (हांड�).—m (ṇḍ S through H) A cooking pot; or an openmouthed metal vessel more generally.
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hāndā (हांद�).—m The practice, among husbandmen, of mutually helping one another with themselves and their bullocks as the occasions for such assistance arise to each.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishhaṇḍā (हंडा).�m A cooking pot, or an open- mouthed metal vessel.
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hāṇḍā (हांड�).�m A cooking pot; and open-mouth. ed metal vessel.
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hāndā (हांद�).�m The practice among husband- men of mutually helping one another in many ways.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryᲹṇḍ (हण्ड�).�ind. A vocative particle used in addressing a female of inferior rank, or by equals of the lowest caste in addressing each other; हण्ड� हञ्ज� हलाह्वान� नीचा� चेटी सखी� प्रत� (ṇḍ hañje halāhvāne nīcā� ceṭ� sakhī� prati) Ak. -f.
1) A large earthen vessel (?).
2) A low caste female; cf. हञ्ज� (ñ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryᲹṇḍ (हण्ड�).—f.
(-ṇḍ) A large earthen pot. Ind. An interjection of calling to a low female: see ṇḍ.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Haṇḍa (हण्ड):—See kūla-ṇḍ.
2) Ჹṇḍ (हण्ड�):�f. (in [dramatic language]) a low-caste female ([vocative case] de often in address; cf. ñ), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryᲹṇḍ (हण्ड�):�interj. Used to a low female.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryHaṃḍā (हंडा) [Also spelled handa]:�(nm) a huge brass pot (for storing water etc.), cauldron; a big gas lantern.
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryHanda in Hindi refers in English to:�(nm) a huge brass pot (for storing water etc.), cauldron; a big gas lantern..—handa (हंडा) is alternatively transliterated as Haṃḍā.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusHaṃḍa (ಹಂ�):—[noun] any man or boy lacking normal function of the testes; an eunuch.
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Haṃḍa (ಹಂ�):�
1) [noun] the colour of pure snow; white colour.
2) [noun] a white ox.
3) [noun] a kind of whistling bird.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryᲹṇḍ (हण्ड�):—n. 1. a large pot; cauldron; 2. a mean woman;
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryHāṃḍā (हांड�):—[=हाँडा] n. pl. of हाँड� [ṃḍ]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+12): Hamdabamda, Hamdabamdatana, Hamdabamdu, Hamdahakki, Hamdahumda, Hamdakki, Hamdal, Hamdale, Hamdalu, Hamdar, Hamdara, Hamdarahu, Hamdarikku, Hamdaru, Handabhera, Handaca-panjara, Handagala, Handaka, Handalanem, Handalaui.
Full-text (+6): Kulahanda, Hande, Handika, Hamdabamdu, Hamdahumda, Hamdabamdatana, Hamdahakki, Hamdabamda, Handekari, Handaka, Honda, Handula, Handi, Handapali, Handikasuta, Agamatattvavilasa, Kimpuruva, Codanavatthu, Vavassagga, Vedanga.
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