यवyavaa bamboo.
Derived forms and compounds
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-फलः
- a bamboo.
- spikenard.
- the Kuṭaja tree.
- the Plakṣa tree.
- an onion.
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-मध्यः a kind of drum.
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यवः yavḥ
- यु-अच्
- Barley; यवाः प्रकीर्णा न भवन्ति शालयः Mk.4.17.
- A barley-corn or the weight of a barleycorn; Ms.8.134.
- A measure of length equal to 1/6 or 1/8 of an aṅgula.
- A mark on the fingers of the hand resembling a barley-corn and supposed according to its position to indicate wealth, progeny, good fortune etc.; समग्रयवमच्छिद्रं पाणिपादं च वर्णवत् Rām.6.48.13.
- The first half of a month; also याव.
- Name of a particular astronomical Yoga.
- Speed, velocity; Compare जव.
- A double convex lens.
- Name of an island.
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-अङ्कुरः
- -प्ररोहः a shoot or blade of barley. अग्रजः Equivalent to यवक्षार.
- Name of a plant (यवानि).
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-अन्नम् boiled barley.
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-अम्लजम् sour barley-gruel.
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-आग्रयणम् the first fruits of barley.
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-क्षारः, -आह्वः, -अपत्यम्, -नालजः, -जः salt-petre, nitre, nitrate of potash; सौवर्चलं यवक्षारं सर्जिकां च हरीतकीम् Śiva B.3.17.
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-क्षोदः, -चूर्णम्, -पिष्टम् barleymeal.
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-तिक्ता Name of a plant (शङ्खिनी).
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-द्वीपः the modern Jāvā island.
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-नालः
- a kind of cereal plant and its grain (Marâthî जोंधळा).
- (ध्यम्, ध्यमम्) a kind of चान्द्रायण or lunar penance; एतमेव विधिं कृत्स्नमाचरेद् यवमध्यमे । शुक्लपक्षादिनियतश्चरंश्चान्द्रायणं व्रतम् ॥ Ms.11.217.
- a measure of length.
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-लासः saltpetre, nitre.
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-शूकः, -शूकजः an alkaline salt prepared from the ashes of burnt barley-straw, nitre.
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-सुरम् malt-liquor, beer.
