"mahua" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mahuas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi महुआ (mahuā). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|महुआ}} Hindi महुआ (mahuā) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mahua (plural mahuas)
  1. Madhuca longifolia, a fast-growing Indian tropical tree cultivated for its oleaginous seeds. Categories (lifeform): Sapote family plants, Trees Synonyms: iluppai, mowra butter tree, mahwa, mowra, mohwa, mowrah, mhowa, mowa, mowah Hypernyms: tree Translations (Madhuca longifolia): مَهْوَا (mahwā) [feminine] (Arabic), মহুয়া (mohuẏa) (Bengali), মউল (moul) (Bengali), মউআ (moua) (Bengali), মৌল (mōul) (Bengali), ကမ်စော် (kamcau) (Burmese), မည်စည် (manycany) (Burmese), မယ်ဇယ် (maijai) (Burmese), öljymahuapuu (Finnish), mahuapuu (Finnish), Mahwabaum [masculine] (German), Mahuabaum [masculine] (German), महुआ (mahuā) (Hindi), モワ (mowa) (Japanese), マフア (mahua) (Japanese), マーワ (māwa) (Japanese), イリッペ (irippe) (Japanese), ಇಪ್ಪೆ (ippe) (Kannada), ಹಿಪ್ಪೆ (hippe) (Kannada), ഇലിപ്പ (ilippa) (Malayalam), ഇരുപ്പ (iruppa) (Malayalam), मोह (moh) (Marathi), मौवा (mauwā) (Nepali), ਮਹੂਆ (mahūā) (Punjabi), ਧਾਵਾ (dhāvā) (english: blossom) (Punjabi), मधूक (madhūka) [masculine, neuter] (Sanskrit), गुडपुष्प (guḍapuṣpa) [masculine] (Sanskrit), मधुद्रुम (madhudruma) [masculine] (Sanskrit), मधुष्ठील (madhuṣṭhīla) [masculine] (Sanskrit), இலுப்பை (iluppai) (Tamil), இருப்பை (iruppai) (Tamil), குலிகம் (kulikam) (Tamil), குலிசம் (kulicam) (Tamil), அவித்துருமம் (avitturumam) (Tamil), கற்கம் (kaṟkam) (english: blossom) (Tamil), ఇప్ప (ippa) (Telugu), ఇప్పచెట్టు (ippaceṭṭu) (Telugu), మధూకము (madhūkamu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-mahua-en-noun-y4ayWzHR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "kulikam",
      "sense": "Madhuca longifolia",
      "word": "குலிகம்"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "kulicam",
      "sense": "Madhuca longifolia",
      "word": "குலிசம்"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "avitturumam",
      "sense": "Madhuca longifolia",
      "word": "அவித்துருமம்"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "english": "blossom",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "kaṟkam",
      "sense": "Madhuca longifolia",
      "word": "கற்கம்"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "ippa",
      "sense": "Madhuca longifolia",
      "word": "ఇప్ప"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "ippaceṭṭu",
      "sense": "Madhuca longifolia",
      "word": "ఇప్పచెట్టు"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "madhūkamu",
      "sense": "Madhuca longifolia",
      "word": "మధూకము"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mahua"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": var. latifolia vs. māwa",
  "path": [
    "mahua"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "mahua",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": var. latifolia vs. irippe",
  "path": [
    "mahua"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "mahua",
  "trace": ""
}

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