Jamana, Jamāna: 9 definitions

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Jamana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Jamna.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Jamana in India is the name of a plant defined with Padus cornuta in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Padus cornuta Carrière (among others).

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

· Illustriertes Handbuch der Laubholzkunde (1906)
· Numer. List (1829)
· Illustrations of the Botany … of the Himalayan Mountains (1834)
· Nomenclator Botanicus. (1841)
· Revue Horticole (1869)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Jamana, for example side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

jamana (जमन).—& jamanavilāvara See yamana & yamanabilāvara-

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jamānā (जमाना).—m ( P) A period, time, age (of the world). 2 A season. ulaṭā ja0 (āhē &c.) The world (is) turned up-side down.

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jāmaṇa (जामण) [or न, na].—a (vāmana S) Dwarfish.

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jāmaṇa (जामण).—or na a (vāmana S) Dwarfish, pigmy, short of stature.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jamana (जमन).—q. v. eating.

Derivable forms: jamanam (जमनम्).

See also (synonyms): jemana.

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

Jamana (जमन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Eating. 2. Food, victuals. E. jam to eat, affix bhāvelyuṭ.

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

Jamana (जमन):—[from jamat > jam] n. = jem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc. [Scholiast or Commentator]]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jamana (जमन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Eating; a food.

[Sanskrit to German]

Jamana in German

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Jamanā (जमना) [Also spelled jamna]:—(v) to freeze; to solidify, to become firm or hard; to clot; to be established/settled; to settle; to have a prolonged sitting, to sit for long; to be fixed; to take root; to be effective; (nf) the river [yamunā: jame rahanā] to nail colours to mast, to refuse to climb down, to stick to one’s guns.

2) Jamānā (जमाना):—(v) transitive verbal form of [jamanā] (see).

3) (nm) time(s), age, period; present-day world; fortunate times; ~[sāja] a temporizer; time-server; ~[sājī] temporization; time-serving mentality; —[ulaṭanā] times to turn radically, a perverted era to dawn; —[chānanā] to make a thorough search; —[dekhanā] to acquire wide experience; —[dekhe honā] to be widely experienced; to have undergone all sorts of experiences; —[palaṭanā/badalanā] the tide to take a turn; —[bīta jānā/lada jānā] good old days to be over, the golden times to be past; [jamāne kā mārā huā] beaten in the struggle of life, done for; [jamāne kā rukha dekhanā] to have/keep an ear to the ground, to watch which way the wind blows; [jamāne kī gardiśa] temporal vicissitudes; [jamāne kī havā laganā] to be affected by the (changing) times, to adopt (oneself) according to the wind of times; —[ke sātha kadama milākara calanā] to go with the tide/times.

4) Jāmana (जामन) [Also spelled jaman]:—(nm) rennet — the small quantity of curd used for coagulating milk.

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