Chau, Ch膩奴: 5 definitions

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Introduction:

Chau means something in the history of ancient India, 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.

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India history and geography

: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Dance: Classical Dance: Folk

Ch膩奴 is a popular folk dance of Bihar. Since masks form an important feature of this dance it is called Ch膩奴, which means mask. All the Ch膩奴 performers hold swords and shields while performing. The stages are decorated and brightly lit by torches, lanterns and flickering oil lamps. The musical instruments used are the dhol (a cylindrical drum), 苍补驳腻谤腻 (a huge drum) and 艣别丑苍补颈 (reed pipes). This dance is performed by men and boys. It is full of energy and strength. It is interesting to note that the entire body of the dancer is engaged as a single unit. This body language of the dancer has to be poetic and powerful.

There are three kinds of Ch膩奴 based on place of origin and development:

Seraikella Ch膩奴,
Mayurbhanj Ch膩奴,
Purulia Ch膩奴.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Chau.鈥�(Chau潞) (PJS), contraction of Caudhar墨 (Caturdhara) especially in medieval Jain inscriptions. Note: chau is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Chau in Vietnam is the name of a plant defined with Morinda citrifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Psychotria chrysorhiza Thonn. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Essay Pl. Burdek: (1860)
· J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. (1918)
· Inst. Rei Herb. (1766)
· Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (1877)
· Flora de Filipinas, ed. 2 (1845)
· Fl. Ned. Ind. (1857)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Chau, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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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

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Chau in Hindi refers in English to:鈥�—an allomorph of [catu:] ([cara]) used as the first member in compound Hindi words; ~[ai] ([vai]) from all the four directions, blowing all round (as [hava]); ~[kadi] a quartet; bound, leap; •[bharana] to bounce, to proceed by leaps and bounds, to be buoyant; ~[kadi bhulana] to have one鈥檚 senses benumbed; to be put out of countenance, to be non-plussed/bewildered; ~[kasa] cautious, alert, watchful; in order, intact; ~[kasi] cautiousness, vigilance; ~[kona] quadrangular, quadrilateral, four-sided; ~[kona] quadrangular; four-sided; ~[kora] quadrilateral, quadrangular, four-sided; ~[khamda] four-storeyed; ~[khata] threshold; door-frame, door-sill; •[na jhamkana] never to cross over somebody鈥檚 threshold, never to visit somebody鈥檚 house; ~[khata] frame, framework; ~[khana] four-storeyed; ~[khana] chequered cloth; ~[khumta] the four quarters; all round; ~[khumta] quadrangular; four-cornered; ~[gadda] quartet, foursome, a set of four; ~[girda] all round; ~[guna] fourfold, four times; ~[tarapha] all round, from all the four quarters; ~[tala] a typical musical mode; ~[dasa] the fourteenth day of the lunar fortnight; ~[pata] razed, ruined, undone; •[carana] a person whose presence casts an ominous spell causing ruination; ~[pai] a typical Hindi poetic metre; ~[paya] a quadruped; livestock; ~[pala] a rural meeting place; a verandah used as drawing room in village houses; ~[peji] quarto; ~[bara] an assembly room with a number of doors and windows; ~[mamjila] four-storeyed; ~[masa] the rainy season; four months comprising the rainy season extending from [ashadha] to [kvara; ~muham/mukha] four-faced; all round; ~[mukhi] all round; versatile; ~[muhani] a quadrivial, juncture of four streams or pathways; ~[ramga] four-coloured; of four kinds; ~[rasa] even, plane; squared off; ~[rasta/raha] crossing; crossroads; ~[lada] four-stringed; ~[haddi] boundary..鈥攃hau (啶氞) is alternatively transliterated as Cau.

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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Chau is another spelling for 啶氞 [cau].鈥攏. the word coming before compounds to denote a set of four;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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