Okara, Okāra: 13 definitions
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Okara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexOkāra (ओकार).—From the thirteenth face of the fourteen-faced deva of five colours; three akṣaras, three varṇas, trideva, three mātras, three yogas.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 26. 15, 22, 24, 45; 32. 1; 54. 6.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryokāra : (m.) lowliness; degradation.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryOkāra, (o + kāra fr. karoti, BSk. okāra, e.g. M Vastu III, 357) only in stock phrase kāmānaṃ ādīnavo okāro saṅkileso D. I, 110, 148 (= lāmaka-bhāva DA. I, 277); M. I, 115, 379, 405 sq.; II, 145; A. IV, 186; Nett 42 (v. l. vokāra); DhA. I, 6, 67. The exact meaning is uncertain. Etymologically it would be degradation. But Bdhgh. prefers folly, vanity, and this suits the context better. (Page 163)
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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryōkarā (ओकरा).—a (ōkaṇēṃ) Given to vomiting.
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ōkārā (ओकारा).—m ōkārī f (Imit.formations from ओ!) Straining to vomit; retching, or the noise made in retching. 2 fig. Nausea, loathing, disgust with, weariness of. v yē.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishōkārā (ओकारा).—m rī f Straining to vomit. Nau- sea, loathing, disgust with, weari- ness of. v yē.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryOkara (ओकर).—(mss.), see avakāra (2).
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Okāra (ओकार).—see avakāra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryOkāra (ओकार).—[masculine] the sound o.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryOkāra (ओकार):—[=o-kāra] [from o] m. the letter or sound o, [Lāṭyāyana; Atharvaveda-prātiśākhya]
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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
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryOkāra (ओकार):—(nm) the vowel and the sound O ([o]); ~[rāṃta] (a word) ending in [o] (O).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusOkāra (ಒಕಾರ):—[noun] the letter 'ಒ'.
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Ōkara (ಓಕರ):—[noun] = ಓಕರಿಕೆ - [okarike -] 1.
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Ōkāra (ಓಕಾರ):—[noun] the letter ' ಓ [o] '
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryOkāra (ओकार):—n. 1. the letter /ओ/ and the sound /o/; 2. the sign /ो/ placed on top of letter of Devanagari alphabet pronounced /o/;
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)
Partial matches: O, Kaara, Kara.
Starts with: Okaraga, Okaram, Okarane, Okaranem.
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