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Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Otu (ओतु) [=Autu?] refers to the Marbled cat (Pardofelis Marmorata), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

India history and geography

Source: archive.org: Glossary of Sinhalese Folk Terms appearing in the Service Tenure Register

Otu:—Tax, tythe.

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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)

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

Otu in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Cleistopholis patens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cleistopholis patens var. klaineana Pellegr. (among others).

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

· Monographien afrikanischer PflanzenFamilien und -Gattungen (1901)
· Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1932)
· Plantae Bequaertianae (1922)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1862)
· Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles (1914)
· Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (1990)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ōtū (ओतू).—m Commonly utū.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Otu (ओतु).—

1) The woof or cross threads of a web; नाहं तन्तुं न वि जानाम्योतुम् (nāhaṃ tantuṃ na vi jānāmyotum) Ṛgveda 6.9.2.

2) A cat (f. also); as in स्थूलो (sthūlo) (lau) तुः (tuḥ). [Vārt. ओत्वोष्ठयोः समासे वा (otvoṣṭhayoḥ samāse vā) on P.VI. 1.94], Śukra.4.161.

Derivable forms: otuḥ (ओतुः).

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

Otu (ओतु).—m.

(-tuḥ) A cat. E. av to go, &c. and tu Unadi affix, the radical is changed to o.

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

Otu (ओतु).—[masculine] the woof or cross-threads of a web.

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

1) Otu (ओतु):—1. otu m. (√ve), the woof or cross-threads of a web, [Ṛg-veda vi, 9, 2; Atharva-veda xiv, 2, 51; Taittirīya-saṃhitā vi; Kauśika-sūtra]

2) n. Name of a Sāman, [Ārṣeya-brāhmaṇa]

3) 2. otu mf. (√av, [Uṇādi-sūtra i, 70]), a cat [commentator or commentary] on [Pāṇini 6-1, 94.]

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

Otu (ओतु):—(tuḥ) 2. m. A cat.

[Sanskrit to German]

Otu 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ōṭu (ಓಟು):—[adverb] that much.

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Ōṭu (ಓಟು):—[noun] the ticket, ballot, voice or other means by which a decision, choice is expressed; a vote.

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Ōtu (ಓತು):—[verb] to keep one above the other or one by the side of the other in a row; to arrange in a stack; to stack.

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Ōtu (ಓತು):—

1) [noun] the subject or matter that is studied.

2) [noun] any of the Vēdas.

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Ōtu (ಓತು):—[noun] a small, lithe, soft-furred animal, Felis cattus, of the Felidae family, domesticated since ancient times and often kept as a pet or for killing mice; a domestic cat.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Oṭu (ஒடு) noun

1. Round-leaved discous featherfoil, Cleistanthus collinus; நிலப்பாலை. ஒடுமரக் கிளவி [nilappalai. odumarag kilavi] (தொல். எழுத். [thol. ezhuth.] 262).

2. Festering sore, spreading abscess; முதுபுண். [muthupun.] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 2881,உரை. [urai.])

3. See ஒடுக்கட்டி. [odukkatti.] Local usage

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Oṭu (ஒடு) particle

1. (Grammar) An instrumental ending; மூன்றாம் வேற்றுமையுருபு. [munram verrumaiyurupu.] (தொல். சொல். [thol. sol.] 74.)

2. (Grammar) Connective particle; எண்ணுப்பொருளில் வரும் இடைச்சொல். [ennupporulil varum idaichol.] (நன். [nan.] 428.)

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Ōṭu (ஓடு) [ōṭutal] 5 intransitive verb cf. hōḍ. [Telugu: Kanarese, Malayalam: Travancore usage ōḍu.]

1. To run, flee away, pass quickly; ஓட்டமாய்ச்செல்லுதல். கூற்றங் கொண் டோடும் பொழுது [ottamaychelluthal. kurrang kon dodum pozhuthu] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 120).

2. To go, as a watch; to pass, as time; to sail; செல்லு தல். திரைகட லோடியும் திரவியந்தேடு (கொன்றைவே.). [sellu thal. thiraigada lodiyum thiraviyanthedu (konraive.).]

3. To operate, follow, as the mind; மனம்பற்று தல். அவனுக்குப் படிப்பில் ஓடவில்லை. [manambarru thal. avanukkup padippil odavillai.]

4. To extend, go far; நீளுதல். வழி மிகவோடுகிறது. [niluthal. vazhi migavodugirathu.]

5. To suffer, to be distressed; வருந்துதல். ஓடியதுணர்த லும். [varunthuthal. odiyathunartha lum.] (பத்துப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu] 214).

6. To happen, occur; நேரிடுதல். இவளுக்கோடுகிற நோவும் [neriduthal. ivalukkodugira novum] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 4, 6, ப்ர. [pra.]).

7. To turn back, retreat; to be defeated; பிறக்கிடுதல். ஓடா வம்பலர் [pirakkiduthal. oda vambalar] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: perumbanarruppadai] 76).

8. To come off, as a ring; கழலுதல். ஓடுவளை திருத்தியும் [kazhaluthal. oduvalai thiruthiyum] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: முல்லைப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu: mullaippattu] 82).

9. To be endowed with; பத்துப்பாட்டு: பொருநராற்றுப்படை்துதல். கூர்மையோடம்பு [porunthuthal. kurmaiyodambu] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 533, 3).

10. To be dismantled; குலைதல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kulaithal. (pingalagandu)]

11. To pass, as in the mind; எண்ணஞ் செல்லுதல். திருவுள்ளத்தில் ஓடுகிறதறியாதே [ennagn selluthal. thiruvullathil odugirathariyathe] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் இயற். திருவிருத்தம் [nalayira thivyappirapandam iyar. thiruvirutham] 99, வ்யா. [vya.]).

12. To hasten; விரைதல். அவன் எதைச் செய்யத் தொடங்கினாலும் ஓடுகிறான். [viraithal. avan ethais seyyath thodanginalum odugiran.]

13. To spread; பரதசாஸ்திரம்்தல். குழுமிளை யோடெரிவேய. [parathal. kuzhumilai yoderiveya.] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 6, 30).

14. To be worth, as a jewel; மதிப்புக்குரியதாதல். அந்த நகை நூறுரூபாவுக்குமேல் ஓடவில்லை. [mathippukkuriyathathal. antha nagai nururupavukkumel odavillai.]

15. To be determined, resolved; தீர்மானிக்கப்படுதல். இதில் ஓடுகிறவிஷயம் என்னென்னில் [thirmanikkappaduthal. ithil odugiravishayam ennennil] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 2, 9, ப்ர. [pra.]).

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Ōṭu (ஓடு) noun [Telugu: Kanarese, Malayalam: Travancore usage ōḍu.]

1. Shell, as of a tortoise, of an egg; ஆமைமுதலிய வற்றினோடு. [amaimuthaliya varrinodu.]

2. Hard outer covering, as of a nut; பழமலையந்தாதி்முதலியவற்றின் தோடு. ஓட்டி னொட்டாப் புளிம் பழமலையந்தாதி் [pazhammuthaliyavarrin thodu. otti nottap pulim pazham] (தணிகைப்புராணம் நந்தியு. [thanigaippuranam nanthiyu.] 149).

3. Roofing tile; வீடுவேயும் ஓடு. [viduveyum odu.]

4. Piece of broken earthenware; potsherd; மட்பாத்திரவுடைசல். குடமுடைந் தாலவையோடு [madpathiravudaisal. kudamudain thalavaiyodu] (திருமந். [thiruman.] 158).

5. Earthen vessel; மட்பாத்திரம். புத்தோடு தண்ணிர்க்குத் தான்பயந் தாங்கு [madpathiram. puthodu thannirkkuth thanpayan thangu] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 139).

6. Brick; செங்கல். தளியெடுப்ப தற்கு ஓடுசுடக்கொண்ட நிலம் [sengal. thaliyeduppa tharku odusudakkonda nilam] (S. I. I. i, 150).

7. Skull; மண்டையோடு. என்னோட்டெழுத்தோவிது [mandaiyodu. ennottezhuthovithu] (பாரதவெண்பா வாசுதேவன்றூ. [parathavenpa vasuthevanru.] 16).

8. Mendicant's bowl for receiving alms, as a potsherd; இரப் போர்கலம். நீசர் மனைதொறு மோட்டிரந் துழல்கை [irap porkalam. nisar manaithoru mottiran thuzhalkai] (ஞானவாசிட்டம் முமுட்சு. [gnanavasittam mumudsu.] 15).

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Ōṭu (ஓடு) particle With, together with, sign of the instrumental case; மூன்றனுருபு. [munranurupu.] (தொல். சொல். [thol. sol.] 74, உரை. [urai.])

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Ōtu (ஓது) noun < ōtu. Cat; பூனை. [punai.] (நன். [nan.] 273, மயிலை. [mayilai.])

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Ōtu (ஓது) [ōtutal] 5 transitive verb [K. Travancore usage ōdu, M. ōtu.]

1. To read, recite audibly in order to commit to memory; படித்தல். ஓதி யுணர்ந்தும் பிறர்க்கு ரைத்தும் [padithal. othi yunarnthum pirarkku raithum] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 834).

2. To speak, say, declare; சொல்லுதல். ஓதரிய சுகர்போல [solluthal. othariya sugarpola] (தாயுமானசுவாமிகள் பாடல் ஆகார. [thayumanasuvamigal padal agara.] 32).

3. To recite the Vēda with the appropriate intonation; வேதமோதுதல். [vethamothuthal.]

4. To utter mantras, repeat prayers; செபஞ்சதந்திரப் பாடற்ெய்தல். இயல்போ டஞ்செழுத்தோதி [sepancheythal. iyalpo danchezhuthothi] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 41, 7).

5. To persuade clandestinely; to breathe out; to whisper, as communicating information; இரகசியத்தில் போ தித்தல். அவன்காதில் அடிக்கடி ஓதுகிறான். [iragasiyathil po thithal. avankathil adikkadi othugiran.] Colloq.

6. To sing; பாடுதல். ஓதி . . . கனிச்சுரும் பரற்றும் [paduthal. othi . . . kanichurum pararrum] (பத்துப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu] 22).

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Ōtu (ஓது) [ōtutal] 5 transitive verb To consecrate with mantras, as a ball of rice; தோஷம் நீங்கு வதற்காக அன்ன முதலியவற்றிலே மந்திரஞ் சொல்லி உருவேற்றுதல். [thosham ningu vatharkaga anna muthaliyavarrile manthiragn solli uruverruthal.] Colloq.

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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