Dictionary meanings for yava from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
m. the first half of a month (generally in pl.; accord. to Comm. = pūrva-pakṣāḥ; also written yāva) VS.; S3Br.; Ka1t2h. 108731 847,2 170644 m. id. S3Br. 108732 847,2 170645 m. (for 2., see p. 848, col. 1) a month (as containing a Yava yava) S3Br. 108733 847,2 170646
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mfn. (1. yu) warding off, averting AV.; Ya1jn5. 108734 847,2 170647 m. one who keeps off or averts AV. 108735 847,2 170648
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
m. barley (in the earliest times, prob. any grain or corn yielding flour or meal; pl. barley-corns) RV. &c 847,2 170649 m. a barley-corn (either as a measure of length = 1 / 6 or 1 / 8 of an An3gula aṅgula VarBr2S.; or as a weight = 6 or 12 mustard seeds = 1 / 2 Gun5ja1 guñjā Mn. Ya1jn5.) 847,2 170650 m. any grain of seed or seed corn Bhpr. 847,2 170651 m. (in palmistry) a figure or mark on the hand resembling a...
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