mahua
mahua noun: madhuca longifolia, a fast-growing Indian tropical tree cultivated for its oleaginous seeds.
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Noun
mahua (plural mahuas)
- Madhuca longifolia, a fast-growing Indian tropical tree cultivated for its oleaginous seeds.
- When the Mannewars, another forest tribe of the Central Provinces, pick the flowers of the mahua tree (Bassia latifolia), they worship the tree and offer it some of the liquor distilled from the new flowers, along with a fowl and a goat.1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 8, page 119
- Synonyms:
- iluppai, mowra butter tree
mahua meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
mahua in Hindi
- Madhuca longifolia
- महुआ mahuā
mahua in Tamil
- Madhuca longifolia
- இலுப்பை iluppai, இருப்பை iruppai, குலிகம் kulikam, குலிசம் kulicam, அவித்துருமம் avitturumam, கற்கம் kaṟkam
mahua in Marathi
- Madhuca longifolia
- मोह moh
mahua in Bengali
- Madhuca longifolia
- মহুয়া mohuẏa, মউল moul, মউআ moua, মৌল mōul
More languagesFewer languages
- mahua in Telugu
- ఇప్ప ippa, ఇప్పచెట్టు ippaceṭṭu, మధూకము madhūkamu
- mahua in Malayalam
- ഇലിപ്പ ilippa, ഇരുപ്പ iruppa
- mahua in Kannada
- ಇಪ್ಪೆ ippe, ಹಿಪ್ಪೆ hippe
- mahua in Punjabi
- ਮਹੂਆ mahūā, ਧਾਵਾ dhāvā
- mahua in Sanskrit
- मधूक madhūka, गुडपुष्प guḍapuṣpa, मधुद्रुम madhudruma, मधुष्ठील madhuṣṭhīla
- mahua in Nepali
- मौवा mauwā
- mahua in Arabic
- مَهْوَا mahwā
- mahua in Myanmar
- ကမ်စော် kamcau, မည်စည် manycany, မယ်ဇယ် maijai
Synonyms of mahua
- iluppai
- mowra butter tree
Forms of mahua
| plural | mahuas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | mahwa |
| alternative form | mowra |
| alternative form | mohwa |
| alternative form | mowrah |
| alternative form | mhowa |
| alternative form | mowa |
| alternative form | mowah |
| alternative form | moh tree |
Origin of mahua
Borrowed from Hindi महुआ (mahuā).
Questions about mahua
- What does mahua mean?
- Mahua means madhuca longifolia, a fast-growing Indian tropical tree cultivated for its oleaginous seeds.
- What is mahua in Hindi?
- Mahua in Hindi is महुआ (mahuā). See Mahua meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is mahua?
- Mahua is a noun.
- What is the plural of mahua?
- The plural of mahua is mahuas.
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