yava
1. ya/va m. the first half of a month (generally in pl. ; accord. to Comm. = pUrva-pakzAH ; also written yAva ), VS. ; ŚBr. ; Kāṭh.
2. ya/va mfn. (√ 1. yu ) warding off, averting, AV. ; Yājñ.
3. ya/va m. barley (in the earliest times, prob. any grain or corn yielding flour or meal; pl. barley-corns), RV. &c. &c.