Tega, Tēgā, Tegā: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Tega means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Teg.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsTega [ತೇಗ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Tectona grandis L.f. from the Verbenaceae (Verbena) family. For the possible medicinal usage of tega, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Tega in India is the name of a plant defined with Cassytha filiformis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nectandra cuneata Griseb. (among others).
2) Tega is also identified with Tectona grandis It has the synonym Tectona grandis (L.f.) Lam. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora AegyptiacoArabica (1775)
· Moscosoa (1983)
· Descr. Rar. Pl. Surin. (1776)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1981)
· Symb. Antill. (Urban) (1905)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1797)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tega, for example side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, 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 Dictionarytēgā (तेगा).—m ( P) A crooked and short sword, a kind of sabre. See taravāra.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishtēgā (तेगा).—m A crooked and short sword.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTega (तेग):—or stega m. [plural], [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxv, 1.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryTega (तेग) [Also spelled teg]:—(nm) a sword; cutlass, scimitar; —[talavāra] sword and scimitar.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTēga (ತೇಗ):—
1) [noun] the deciduous tree Tectona grandis of Verbenaceae family with white flowers.
2) [noun] its hard, yellowish brown wood used for shipbuilding, furniture, etc.; teak.
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Tēga (ತೇಗ):—[noun] a short, crooked sword.
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 (+3): Tegaar, Tegabart, Tegada, Tegadu, Tegahu, Tegal, Tegalamugu, Tegale, Tegali, Tegalige, Tegalisu, Tegalke, Tegallat, Tegalpu, Tegalu, Tegalugara, Tegalunage, Tegar, Tegara, Tegarcan.
Ends with (+36): Agasavattega, Aravattega, Arisina-tega, Arisinatega, Arsanatega, Arsantega, Arsinatega, Baltega, Bambattega, Batte, Bemtega, Betega, Bittega, Bomtega, Dasaritega, Dolluhottega, Dushtaputega, Elarvattega, Ettega, Galivattega.
Full-text: Kal tega, Pilli-tega, Stega, Teg, Arisina-tega, Taravara, Telku, Tegu.
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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa II, adhyāya 1, brāhmaṇa 2 < [Second Kāṇḍa]