Kacam, Kācam: 2 definitions
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kacam in India is the name of a plant defined with Polyalthia longifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Uvaria altissima Pennant, nom. illeg. (among others).
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
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKacam (கசம்) noun < gaja. Elephant; யானை. [yanai.] (கம்பராமாயணம் திருவவ. [kambaramayanam thiruvava.] 22.)
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Kacam (கசம்) noun < கயம்⁴. [kayam⁴.] See கயம்⁴. [kayam⁴.]
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Kacam (கசம்) noun < kaca. Hair on the head; தலைமயிர். [thalaimayir.]
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Kacam (கசம்) noun < kṣaya. Tuberculosis; க்ஷயரோகம். [kshayarogam.] (W.)
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Kacam (கசம்) noun < ka-ja. Lotus; தாமரை. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [thamarai. (vaithiya muligai)]
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Kacam (கசம்) noun < Urdu gaz. One yard in length = 2 முழம்; கெஜவளவு. [muzham; kejavalavu.]
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Kācam (காசம்) noun probably from kās. (W.)
1. Gold; பொன். [pon.]
2. A mineral poison. See கற்பாஷாணம். [karpashanam.]
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Kācam (காசம்) noun < kāśa.
1. Kaus, a large coarse grass; நாணல். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [nanal. (sudamaninigandu)]
2. Phthisis, asthma, pulmonic and bronchial affections; ஈளைமுதலிய நோய். [ilaimuthaliya noy.] (W.)
3. Phlegm; கோழை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kozhai. (pingalagandu)]
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Kācam (காசம்) noun < ā-kāśa. Space; sky; ஆகாயம். காசமாயின வெல்லாங் கரந்து [agayam. kasamayina vellang karanthu] (கம்பராமாயணம் மருத்து. [kambaramayanam maruthurandathi] 40).
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Kācam (காசம்) noun < kāca.
1. Crystal; பளி ங்கு. [pali ngu.]
2. A disease of the eyes, cataract, affection of the optic nerve, Gutta serena; கண் ணோய்வகை. கண்ணின் காசகாமலாதி தோஷம் [kan noyvagai. kannin kasagamalathi thosham] (சிவஞானசித்தியார் சுபக்ஷம் [sivagnanasithiyar supagsham] 2, 85, சிவாக். [sivag.]).
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Kacam (கசம்) noun cf. ayas. (அகராதி நிகண்டு [agarathi nigandu])
1. Iron; இரும்பு. [irumbu.]
2. Mineral fossil; தாதுப்பொருள். [thathupporul.]
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Kacam (கசம்) noun perhaps from kaśmala. Filth; dirt; ஆபாசம். [apasam.] Madras usage
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kaca-puvannan, Kacama, Kacamaca, Kacamaci, Kacamacinu, Kacamala, Kacamalanem, Kacamali, Kacamanem, Kacamani, Kacamanika, Kacamaram, Kacamasha, Kacamaya, Kacambanem, Kacamoda, Kacampakatti, Kacamparai.
Ends with (+58): Acakacam, Akacam, Ankacam, Appakacam, Appirakacam, Arakacam, Ariyakacam, Atikacam, Attakacam, Avakacam, Cakkarakacam, Cankacam, Cankukacam, Cantirakacam, Caranakacam, Cilettumakacam, Citakacam, Civa-neripirakacam, Coppirakacam, Cuvacakacam.
Full-text (+28): Mattakacam, Vatakacam, Venkacam, Manikacam, Nettirakacam, Kacham, Kaccattinankam, Norukkuccakkantam, Tikkacam, Ilinkakacam, Mantarakacam, Nirkkacam, Pittakacam, Mantakacam, Cuvacakacam, Kan-kattukacam, Kshayakacam, Cilettumakacam, Nilakacam, Rattakacam.
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