Tutta, Ṭuṭṭā: 5 definitions

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Tutta means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, 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)

Tutta in India is the name of a plant defined with Abutilon guineense in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Abutilon indicum subsp. guineense (Schumach.) Borss. Waalk. (among others).

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

· Hortus Britannicus (1826)
· Flora of China (1955)
· Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Naturvidenskabelige og Mathematiske Afhandlinger (1829)
· Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1936)
· Acta Botanica Yunnanica (1982)
· Blumea (1966)

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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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

tutta : (nt.) a pike for guiding elephants.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Tutta, (nt.) (Sk tottra, from tudati to prick, push) a pike for guiding elephants, a goad for driving cattle (cp. tomara & patoda) D. II, 266 (°tomara); J. IV, 310; V, 268; Cp. III, 5, 2 (t. -vegahata). (Page 305)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Tuṭṭa (तुट्ट) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit words: Truṭ, Tuḍ.

2) Tuṭṭa (तुट्ट) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Truṭita.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tuṭṭa (ತುಟ್ಟ):—

1) [noun] a kind of plant.

2) [noun] its flower.

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Tutta (ತುತ್ತ):—[noun] = ತುತ್ಥ [tuttha].

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Tutta (ತುತ್ತ):—[noun] an adjectival morpheme predicable before the word 'ತುದಿ [tudi]' (end, extreme point).

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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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