Tangi, Taṅgī, Tamgi, Tamgisu: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Tangi means something in Marathi, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Tangi in Nepal is the name of a plant defined with Bauhinia malabarica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Piliostigma malabaricum var. acidum (Korth.) de Wit (among others).
2) Tangi in Sierra Leone is also identified with Sorghum bicolor It has the synonym Holcus durra Forssk. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora (1842)
· Prodromus stirpium in horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium. (1796)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Flora (1848)
· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Physiologia Plantarum (2005)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tangi, for example health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, have a look at these references.
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 Dictionarytaṅgī (तंगी).—f ( P) Tightness. 2 fig. Straitness of circumstances; pinched state: also scarcity (of articles or money). 3 (Dim. of taṅga) A girth or belly-binder of a horse's jhūla, burakhī, or gāśā (bodycloth or housings).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishtaṅgī (तंगी).—f Tightness. Fig. Straitness of circumstances.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryTangi in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) scarcity, poverty, tightness..—tangi (तंगी) is alternatively transliterated as Taṃgī.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTaṃgi (ತಂಗಿ):—
1) [noun] a younger sister.
2) [noun] a term of endearment for addressing a girl or young woman.
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Taṃgi (ತಂಗಿ):—[noun] the tree Clerodendrum phlomidis of Verbenaceae family; downy glory tree.
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Taṃgisu (ತಂಗಿಸು):—[verb] to make another person stay at, for a temporary period.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Taanginu, Tangi-ghar, Tangini, Tangipperumala, Tangitang.
Ends with (+23): Baatangi, Balatangi, Bhattamgi, Gopuram tangi, Itamgi, Ittamgi, Jitangi, Kattangi, Kittanki, Kroshtangi, Lalitangi, Latangi, Liptangin, Malamatamgi, Malatamgi, Manditangi, Maralumatamgi, Marla matangi, Marula-matangi, Marulamatangi.
Full-text: Tamge, Gopuram tangi, Tamgi, Tangi-ghar, Tankai.
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