Akha, Akhā, Ā: 9 definitions
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Akha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Akha in India is the name of a plant defined with Calotropis procera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Madorius procerus (Aiton) Kuntze (among others).
2) Akha is also identified with Rubus ellipticus It has the synonym Rubus flavus Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don (etc.).
3) Akha in Nigeria is also identified with Ceiba pentandra It has the synonym Eriodendron anfractuosum var. caribaeum DC. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta� (1814)
· The Religion. (1971)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1989)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (2003)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· World J. Gastroenterol. (2517)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Akha, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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(अख�).—a (akhila S) Whole, undivided, unbroken, unimpaired. 2 All, total, the whole (mass or multitude, quantity or number).
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ākhā (आख�).—a (Properly ) Whole. 2 Used as s m The whole (mass, quantity, or number).
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English(अख�).�a Whole; total, all.
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ākhā (आख�).�a Whole. m The whole.
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 dictionaryĀ (आख).—[-ḍa]
-Բ� [khan-gha P.III.3.125] A spade, hoe.
Derivable forms: � (आख�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀ (आख).—m.
(-�) A spade, a hoe. E. ā�, khan to dig, ḍa aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ā (आख):—[=-] m. (�khan, [Pāṇini 3-3, 125] [commentator or commentary]) ‘a pitfall� [Comm.] [Taittirīya-saṃhitā vi] (perhaps = ṇa below).
2) Ā (आख�):—[=-] [from -] mfn. or f. ? [Patañjali on Pāṇini 3-2, 101.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀ (आख):—[-] (�) 1. m. A hoe or spade.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+25): Akhacita, Akhacitate, Akhad, Akhadant, Akhadh, Akhadima, Akhadiya, Akhai, Akhai-lar, Akhairi, Akhairu, Akhairusalu, Akhaji, Akhajja, Akhaka, Akhalaka, Akhalta, Akhalu, Akhalya, Akhamdaladruma.
Full-text (+63): Lakha, Paccakkhaya, Paccakkhana, Abbhakkhati, Lakharasa, Paccakkhata, Abbhakkhana, Akkhaya, Akkhatu, Paccakkhati, Lakhajati, ṇa, Akkhayi, Maggakkhayi, Paccakkhasi, Akkhata, Paccakkhatum, Paccakkhim, Byakkhata, Paccakkhissam.
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Search found 17 books and stories containing Akha, Akhā, Ā, Ā, A-kha, Ā-kha, Ā-khā; (plurals include: Akhas, Akhās, Ās, Ās, khas, khās). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
An English-Akha vocabulary < [Volume 35 (1973)]
An Akha conversation on death and funeral < [Volume 36 (1974)]
Lisu and proto Lolo-Burmese < [Volume 38 (1977)]
Brihat Jataka by Varahamihira [Sanskrit/English] (by Michael D Neely)
A XVII Century Gujarati Satirist < [Aug - Sept 1939]
Lord Jhulelal: An Analytical Study (by Thakkar Harish Gopalji)
Part 5.12 - Shri Uderolal Jo Avtaar Vathnu < [Chapter 2 - Literature Review]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)