Loth: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Loth means something in 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.
Ambiguity: Although Loth has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Lotha.
Images (photo gallery)
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Loth in India is the name of a plant defined with Alocasia macrorrhizos in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Colocasia indica (Lour.) Kunth (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hortus Britannicus (1839)
· Bot. Reg. (1822)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Index Seminum [Berlin]
· Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum (1841)
· Meletemata Botanica (1832)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Loth, for example side effects, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, 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
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryLoth in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) corpse, carcass; —[girana] to fall dead, to be killed..—loth (लोथ) is alternatively transliterated as Lotha.
...
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Lotha, Lothabhu, Lothada, Lothaka, Lothal, Lothana, Lothasallo, Lothashrama, Lothika, Lothita, Lothitaka, Lottiram, Lottu, Lottukam.
Ends with: Ascetic clothing, Bhoree loth, Black cloth, Cloth, Indigo cloth, Ochre garment, Red garment, Sloth, Thoonia loth, White garment.
Full-text: Thoonia loth, Bhoree loth, Lotha, Gla, Shukti, Punna, Upatissa.
Relevant text
Search found 16 books and stories containing Loth; (plurals include: Loths). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 114: Mitacinti-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Jataka 137: Babbu-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]
Jataka 479: Kāliṅga-Bodhi-jātaka < [Volume 4]
A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German (by Peter Christian Asbjørsen)
The Brihaddharma Purana (abridged) (by Syama Charan Banerji)
Hiranyakesi-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Laghu-yoga-vasistha (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)
Part 5 - The Story of Kacha < [Chapter IV - Sthiti-prakaraṇa]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Chapter CXV < [Book XVII - Padmāvatī]
Chapter XC < [Book XII - Śaśāṅkavatī]