Biology (plants and animals)

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

Atikari in India is the name of a plant defined with Plumbago zeylanica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Plumbago scandens L. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Prodr. Fl. SW. Afr. (1967)
· Flora of Tropical East Africa, Plumbaginaceae (1976)
· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (1985)
· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Fontqueria (1987)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Atikari, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, 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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Atikāri (ಅತಿಕಾರಿ):—[noun] a person who has been conferred with the special duty, charge or position of authority; an officer; an authority.

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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

Atikari (அதிகரி) [atikarittal] 11 intransitive verb cf. adhika. To increase, enlarge; விருத்தியாதல். [viruthiyathal.] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் பாயி. [thailavarukkachurukkam payi.] 14.)

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Atikari (அதிகரி) [atikarittal] < adhikāra. 11 intransitive verb

1. To exercise authority; அதிகாரஞ் செலுத்துதல். (நன். எழுத். விருத்.) [athigaragn seluthuthal. (nan. ezhuth. viruth.)]

2. To fit the theme of a chapter or literary work; அதிகாரத் தோடு பத்துப்பாட்டு: பொருநராற்றுப்படை்தவருதல். [athigarath thodu porunthavaruthal.] (நன். [nan.] 21, விருத். [viruth.]) — transitive verb To learn; கற்றல். அவைநீ அதிகரித்தறிதற்குரியை [karral. avaini athigaritharitharkuriyai] (அரிசமய தீபம் பராங்குச. [arisamaya thipam parangusa.] 78).

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Atikāri (அதிகாரி) noun < adhikārin.

1. Superintendent, head, director; விசாரணைக் கர்த் தா. [visaranaig karth tha.] (inscription)

2. Rightful claimant, proprietor, master, owner; உரிமையுள்ளவன். [urimaiyullavan.]

3. Person of worth, merit, qualified person; தகுதியுள்ளவன். [thaguthiyullavan.]

4. One qualified to study a work; கற்றற்குரிய வன். (நன். சிறப்புப். விருத்.) [karrarkuriya van. (nan. sirappup. viruth.)]

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Atikari (அதிகரி) [atikarittal] 11 intransitive verb < adhi-kṛ. To be employed or engaged in; காரியத்தில் முனைதல். ஐவர்க்கும் பரதந்த்ரனாய்க் கொண்டு தூதக்ருத்யத்திலே அதிகரித்து [kariyathil munaithal. aivarkkum parathanthranayk kondu thuthagruthyathile athigarithu] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரிய.ாழ். [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyazh.] 1, 8, 3, வ்யா. பக். [vya. pag.] 161).

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Atikāri (அதிகாரி) noun < idem.

1. (Śaiva Philosophy) Maheśvara aspect of Śiva in which the Energy of action predominates; மகேசுவரன். [magesuvaran.] (சிவஞானசித்தியார் சுபக்ஷம். [sivagnanasithiyar supagsham.] 1, 65, மறைஞா. [maraigna.])

2. Officer in charge of an atikāram; அதிகாரத்திற்குரிய தலைமை உத்தியோக ஸ்தன். [athigarathirkuriya thalaimai uthiyoga sthan.] Nāñ.

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Atikāri (அதிகாரி) [ati-kāri] noun < அதி [athi] + காரம். [karam.] cf. அதிகநாரி. [athiganari.] Ceylon leadwort; கொடுவேலி. (பச்சிலைமூலிகை அகராதி) [koduveli. (pachilaimuligai agarathi)]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Karin, Ati.

Starts with: Atikarishagandhya, Atikarisu.

Ends with: Carvatikari, Ghatikari, Kanmatikari, Karumatikari, Khyatikari, Kiramatikari, Mantatikari, Niratikari, Pantatikari, Patikari, Ratikari, Samanatikari, Sphatikari, Svatikari, Tanatikari, Tecatikari, Utankuttattatikari, Uttaratikari, Vitaiyatikari, Vitayilatikari.

Full-text (+5): Vitayilatikari, Tanatikari, Vitaiyatikari, Cimaippiratani, Kamacutar, Incinir, Natu-kankatci, Camattar, Cupetar, Tarumakartta, Capticey, Tecavali, Taciltar, Uralan, Pantara-kankani, Vattinai, Pantatikari, Uriyan, Carvatikari, Matai-kitaymukkantan.

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