Cau: 7 definitions

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1. Marathi
2. Hindi
3. Prakrit
4. Kannada
5. Tamil
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Introduction:

Cau means something in Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, 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.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

Cau in Vietnam is the name of a plant defined with Areca catechu in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Areca nigra Giseke ex H. Wendl. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum. (1805)
· Hist. Nat. Palm. (1836)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1768)
· Species Plantarum
· Translational Research: the Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine (2007)
· Taxon (1979)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Cau, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, 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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

cau (चौ).—a (catura S) Four. In comp. Instances follow in order. cauvara aḍhī or caucā āṅka ghālūna basaṇēṃ To sit widely, broadly, roomily.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

cau (चौ).—a Four. caucā aṅka ghālūna basaṇēṃ Sit widely.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Cau (चौ) [Also spelled chau]:——an allomorph of [catu:] ([cāra]) used as the first member in compound Hindi words; ~[āī] ([vāī]) from all the four directions, blowing all round (as [havā]); ~[kaḍī] a quartet; bound, leap; •[bharanā] to bounce, to proceed by leaps and bounds, to be buoyant; ~[kaḍī bhulanā] to have one’s senses benumbed; to be put out of countenance, to be non-plussed/bewildered; ~[kasa] cautious, alert, watchful; in order, intact; ~[kasī] cautiousness, vigilance; ~[kona] quadrangular, quadrilateral, four-sided; ~[konā] quadrangular; four-sided; ~[kora] quadrilateral, quadrangular, four-sided; ~[khaṃḍa] four-storeyed; ~[khaṭa] threshold; door-frame, door-sill; •[na jhāṃkanā] never to cross over somebody’s threshold, never to visit somebody’s house; ~[khaṭā] frame, framework; ~[khanā] four-storeyed; ~[khānā] chequered cloth; ~[khūṃṭa] the four quarters; all round; ~[khūṃṭā] quadrangular; four-cornered; ~[gaḍḍā] quartet, foursome, a set of four; ~[girda] all round; ~[gunā] fourfold, four times; ~[taraphā] all round, from all the four quarters; ~[tāla] a typical musical mode; ~[dasa] the fourteenth day of the lunar fortnight; ~[paṭa] razed, ruined, undone; •[caraṇa] a person whose presence casts an ominous spell causing ruination; ~[pāī] a typical Hindi poetic metre; ~[pāyā] a quadruped; livestock; ~[pāla] a rural meeting place; a verandah used as drawing room in village houses; ~[pejī] quarto; ~[bārā] an assembly room with a number of doors and windows; ~[maṃjilā] four-storeyed; ~[māsā] the rainy season; four months comprising the rainy season extending from [āṣāḍha] to [kvāra; ~muhāṃ/mukhā] four-faced; all round; ~[mukhī] all round; versatile; ~[muhānī] a quadrivial, juncture of four streams or pathways; ~[raṃgā] four-coloured; of four kinds; ~[rasa] even, plane; squared off; ~[rastā/rāhā] crossing; crossroads; ~[laḍā] four-stringed; ~[haddī] boundary.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Cau (चौ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Catur.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Cau (ಚೌ):—

1) [noun] a cardinal number four.

2) [noun] a kind of game played with four cowries and four pawns.

3) [noun] the score of four in that game.

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Cau (ಚೌ):—

1) [noun] the quality of a thing that is perceived through the sense of taste; flavour; savour; taste.

2) [noun] the state of being or doing well; comfortable condition.

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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

Cau (சௌ) . The compound of ச் [c] and ஔ. [au.]

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Cau (சௌ) noun < saubhāgyavatī. The initial letter of the word caupākkiyavati, used by elderly persons before the names of young girls and married women; சிறுமி சுமங்கலிகளைக் குறிக்க வழங்கும் சௌபாக்கியவதி என்ற சொல்லின் முதலெழுத்துக்குறிப்பு. [sirumi sumangaligalaig kurikka vazhangum saupakkiyavathi enra sollin muthalezhuthukkurippu.]

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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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