Lota, L艒峁璦, Lo峁璦, Lot膩: 14 definitions

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Biology
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Hindi
4. Kannada
5. Tamil
6. Nepali
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Introduction:

Lota means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.

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Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Lota in India is the name of a plant defined with Melocalamus compactiflorus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pseudostachyum compactiflorum Kurz (among others).

2) Lota is also identified with Panicum trypheron It has the synonym Panicum phragmitoides Stapf (etc.).

3) Lota is also identified with Vigna unguiculata It has the synonym Dolichos melanophthalamus DC. (etc.).

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

· Icones plantarum formosanarum nec non et contributiones ad floram formosanam (1918)
· Genera Plantarum
· Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Linnaea (1839)
· Blumea (1989)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Lota, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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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

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

l艒峁璦 (啶侧啶�).鈥攎 (濒艒峁璦峁嚹抚箖) A huge and impetuously-proceeding mass (of water, air &c. and, hence, of men or animals); a surge or rolling billow; a dense multitude moving on. 2 The rolling (of a wheel); the roll and the swing or sweep involved in it; the onward-bearing impetus or sway; as lah膩na c膩k膩c膩 l艒峁璦 bh膩r墨 m艒峁環y膩 c膩k膩c膩 l艒峁璦 halak膩; utaraty膩 j膩g墨峁� c膩k膩c膩 l艒峁璦 b膩ndh膩v膩; aginag膩岣峺膩c膩 l艒峁璦 jabara. (补驳颈苍补驳腻岣嵞� or 补驳苍颈驳腻岣嵞� Fire-cart is a recent coinage for the Steam-engine of the railway.) 3 The pressing and impelling influence (of a current or stream, and, figuratively, of oratory): also the bearing upon or forceful pressure (of businesses or cares). 4 fig. Overbearing or overwhelming copiousness or abundance (of things in general).

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l艒峁� (啶侧啶熰ぞ).鈥攎 濒艒峁瓂腻 m C ( H) An earthen pot used on waterwheels &c. 2 A metal pot for numerous common uses. This form is Hindustani; the form in Mara峁環i is 濒艒峁�.

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l艒ta (啶侧啶�).鈥攆 A medicinal plant and its root. The flower is called 艣脓惫腻岣纺抚箖.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

l艒峁璦 (啶侧啶�).鈥�m A huge and impetuously-proceeding mass.

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l艒峁� (啶侧啶熰ぞ) [-峁瓂膩, -啶熰啶ぞ].鈥�m A metal water-pot.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

尝辞峁� (啶侧啶熰ぞ).鈥擲orrel.

See also (synonyms): 濒辞峁璱办腻.

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Lota (啶侧啶�).鈥擺濒奴-迟补苍 U峁嚹乨i-s奴tra 3.87]

1) Tears.

2) A mark, sign, token.

-tam 1 Booty.

2) Salt.

Derivable forms: 濒辞迟补岣� (啶侧啶む).

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

Lota (啶侧啶�).鈥攎n.

(-迟补岣�-迟补峁�) 1. Plunder, booty, stolen goods. 2. A tear, tears. 3. A mark, a spot, a sign. E. 濒奴 to cut, Undadi aff. tan .

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lota (啶侧啶�).鈥攎. 1. A tear. 2. A mark, a sign.

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

1) Lo峁璦 (啶侧啶�):鈥擲ee upaand 艣补办补-濒

2) 尝辞峁� (啶侧啶熰ぞ):鈥擺from 濒辞峁璦] f. sorrel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Lota (啶侧啶�):鈥�m. tears, [U峁嚹乨i-s奴tra iii, 86 [Scholiast or Commentator]] (cf. leta)

4) a mark, sign, [ib.]

5) n. = loptra, plunder, booty, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lota (啶侧啶�):鈥擺(迟补岣�-迟补峁�)] 1. m. n. Plunder, stolen goods; tears; a sign, a spot.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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 dictionary

1) Lo峁璦 (啶侧啶�):鈥�(nf) rolling; lying; (nm) a (currency) note; -[辫辞峁璦] rolling; resting; bursting with laugh, rolling around in laughter; •[丑辞苍腻] to roll around in laughter; to burst with laugh.

2) 尝辞峁� (啶侧啶熰ぞ):鈥�(nm) a small round metal utensil for the household.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Lo峁璦 (嗖侧硦嗖�):鈥擺noun] a low, indistinct sound made by a person from dissatisfaction, suppressed anger, disappointment, etc.

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L艒峁璦 (嗖侧硧嗖�):鈥擺noun] a small container with or without a handle, used to drink water or other liquids; a glass.

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L艒峁� (嗖侧硧嗖熰簿):鈥擺noun] = 嗖侧硧嗖� [lota].

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L艒峁� (嗖侧硧嗖熰簿):鈥擺noun] a species of bird (a variety of or akin to pigeon), that rolls on the ground.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

L艒峁� (喈侧瘚喈熰) noun See 喈侧瘚喈熰瘝喈熰 [lotta], 1. (W.)

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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.

Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Lo峁璦 (啶侧啶�):鈥攏. paper note; note; rupee;

2) 尝辞峁� (啶侧啶熰ぞ):鈥攏. 鈫� 啶侧啶灌啶熰ぞ [濒辞丑辞峁�]

3) Lota (啶侧啶�):鈥攏. purse;

4) Lota (啶侧啶�):鈥攏. 1. skin; bark (of fruit); 2. 鈫� 啶侧啶� [lotha]

5) Lot膩 (啶侧啶むぞ):鈥攏. a machine belt;

6) Lot膩 (啶侧啶むぞ):鈥攁dj. pl. of 啶侧啶む [loto]

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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.

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