Cacanam, Cācaṉam: 2 definitions
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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Cacanam in India is the name of a plant defined with Shorea assamica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Shorea siamensis Miq. var. borealis Y.K. Yang & J.K. Wu (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Annales Museum Botanicum Lugduno-Batavi (1863)
· Flora of the British India (1874)
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCācaṉam (சாசனம்) noun < śāsana.
1. Order, edict, command; கட்டளைக் கொத்து [kattalaig kothu]
2. Royal grant of land or of privileges; charter; patent usually inscribed on stone or copper; அரசாணை முதலிய வற்றைக் குறிக்கும் கல்வெட்டு செப்புப்பட்டயம் முதலிய வை. [arasanai muthaliya varraig kurikkum kalvettu seppuppattayam muthaliya vai.]
3. Document; பத்திரம். [pathiram.] Colloq.
4. Tax-free land; இறையிலி நிலம். [iraiyili nilam.] (W.)
5. Insignia of authority; அதிகார சின்னம். [athigara sinnam.] (W.)
6. Punishment, retribution; தண்டனை. [thandanai.] (W.)
7. Village of a hunter-tribe attached to a royal household; வேட்டுவச்சேரி. [vettuvacheri.] (W.)
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Cācaṉam (சாசனம்) noun perhaps from piśāca-ghna. White mustard, as keeping off evil spirits; வெண்கடுகு. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [venkadugu. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Cācaṉam (சாசனம்) noun < śāsana. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])
1. Tax-free village; இறையிறாத வூர். [iraiyiratha vur.]
2. Fishermen's quarters; வலையர்சேரி. [valaiyarseri.]
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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Starts with: Cacanampannu.
Full-text (+20): Cilaiccacanam, Vikkirayacacanam, Tanacacanam, Tamiracacanam, Cacanampannu, Kanikkaiccacanam, Maranacacanam, Viracacanam, Casanam, Kutacasanam, Kirayacasanam, Cilacasanam, Caccanam, Shasanam, Shasanai, Aravolai, Pattirakkaran, Kilimuri, Pimapattiram, Piracatti.
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