May: 11 definitions

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May means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology, Tamil. 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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In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

May (मय्).—Abbreviated term or pratyāhāra for all the consonants of the five classes or Vargas excepting the consonant ञ् (ñ); cf. मय उञो वो वा (maya uño vo vā) P.VIII.3.33.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

May in South America is the name of a plant defined with Nicotiana tabacum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nicotiana mexicana var. rubriflora Dunal (among others).

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

· Chromosoma (1972)
· Toxicants of Plant Origin.
· Chromosoma (1974)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1987)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Chromosoma (1975)

If you are looking for specific details regarding May, for example health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, side effects, 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

May (मय्).—1 Ā. (mayate) To go, move.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

May (मय्).—r. 1st cl. (mayate) To go, to move.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

May (मय्).—i. 1, [Ātmanepada.] To go.

— Cf. perhaps [Latin] meare; see .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

May (मय्):—[class] 1. [Ātmanepada] to go, move, [Dhātupāṭha xv, 50.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

May (मय्):—(ṅa) mayate 4. d. To go, to move.

[Sanskrit to German]

May in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

May in Hindi refers in English to:——a sanskrit suffix imparting the meanings of abounding in, full of, comprised/composed of, etc. to the nouns they are appended to; along with; (nf) wine, liquor: ~[kada/khana] a bar; ~[parasta] a drunkard; ~[parasti] drinking; ~[pharosha] a wine merchant..—may (मय) is alternatively transliterated as Maya.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Māy (ಮಾಯ್):—[verb] = ಮಾಯು [mayu]1.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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