Yar, Yār: 3 definitions

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Yar means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Yar (यर्).—A short term (प्रत्याहृार (pratyāhṛाra)) for any consonant except ह् (h), which, (1) standing at the end of a word is optionally changed to the nasal consonant of its class if followed by a nasal letter; cf. यरोनुनासिकेनु-नासिके वा (yaronunāsikenu-nāsike vā) P. VIII.4.45: and (2) is doubled if preceded by र् (r) or ह् (h) as also if preceded by a vowel but not followed by a vowel; e.g. अर्क्कः, दद्धयत्र (arkkaḥ, daddhayatra); cf. अन्वो रहाभ्यां द्वे (anvo rahābhyāṃ dve); अनचि-च (anaci-ca) P. VIII.4.46,47.

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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)

Yar in Papua New Guinea is the name of a plant defined with Casuarina equisetifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Casuarina littorea L. (among others).

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

· Smithsonian Contributions to Botany (1975)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Characteres Generum Plantarum (1775)
· Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae (1982)
· Amoenitates academicae (1759)
· Journ. Arn. Arb. (1950)

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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

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Yār (யார்) interrogative pron. < யா². [ya².] [Telugu: yavam, K. yāru.] Who; யாவர். நலக்குரியார் யாரெனின் [yavar. nalakkuriyar yarenin] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 149).

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Yār (யார்) noun Bristly-button weed. See நத்தைச்சூரி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [nathaichuri. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Yār (யார்) noun < English Yard; கஜம். [kajam.] (J.)

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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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