Maida, Maidā: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Maida 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)
Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval IndiaMaida (मैद) is the name of a popular “wheat dish” similar to Samita, as described in the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—Śūranāḍ Kuñjan Pillai, the editor of Trivandrum Sanskrit Serires edition of the first pariccheda of Bhojanakutūhala, notes that samita is popular in the name “maida” in Maharashtra which also attests the linguistic relation between these two words. Maida is popular even now as the finely milled, refined and bleached wheat. This bleaching is done either naturally due to atmospheric oxygen or using other chemical bleaches. Chemically bleached wheat (maida) contains traces of alloxan which is undesirable to health. Maida is used extensively in making food items like parotta,sweets etc. in nowadays. It causes several health problems. But the usage of naturally processed wheat (samita) is not at all harmful. Some of the preparations made out of samita are described here under.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: archive.org: Indian Historical Quarterly Vol. 7Maida (मैद) is the name of a country (possibly identified with Media), classified as Hādi (a type of Tantrik division), according to the 13th century Sammoha-tantra (fol. 7).—There are ample evidences to prove that the zone of heterodox Tantras went far beyond the natural limits of India. [...] The zones in the Sammoha-tantra [viz., Maida] are here fixed according to two different Tantrik modes, known as Kādi and Hādi.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Maida in India is the name of a plant defined with Lawsonia inermis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Rotantha combretoides Bak. (among others).
2) Maida is also identified with Litsea chinensis It has the synonym Tetranthera laurifolia Jacq. (etc.).
3) Maida is also identified with Litsea glutinosa It has the synonym Sebifera glutinosa Lour. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora of West Pakistan (1975)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Journal d’Agriculture Traditionelle et de Botanique Appliquée (1983)
· Harvard Papers in Botany (2005)
· Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1826)
· Plantarum Rariorum Horti Caesarei Schoenbrunnensis (1797)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Maida, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, 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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymaidā (मइदा).—See maidā &c.
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maidā (मैदा).—m ( H) Fine wheaten flour.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmaidā (मैदा).—m Fine wheaten flour.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMaidā (मैदा):—(nm) very fine wheatflour.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMaida (ಮೈದ):—[noun] = ಮೈದುನ [maiduna].
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Maidā (ಮೈದಾ):—[noun] the fine powder of wheat.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+7): Madalu, Maida chal, Maida ki lakdi, Maida lakadee, Maida lakadi, Maida lakri, Maida-lakadee, Maida-lakadi, Maida-lakdi, Maidachal, Maidadahu, Maidadavu, Maidah, Maidal kadi, Maidalagadil, Maidalakadi, Maidalakdi, Maidalakri, Maidale, Maidan.
Ends with: Bhavamaida, Maita.
Full-text: Maida-lakdi, Maida chal, Maida lakadi, Maida lakri, Lucai, Maida lakadee, Maita, Maida ki lakdi, Maidalakadi, Maila, Maitama, Mailakhora, Maida-lakadi, Maida-lakadee, Maina, Maidana, Mainda, Papadi, Soji, Samita.
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