Cen, Cēṇ, Cēṉ, Ceṇ, Cén, Cēn: 7 definitions

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Cen means something in 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)

Cen in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Sorghum bicolor in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Holcus cernuus Ard. (among others).

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

· Prodromus Plantarum Capensium, … (1794)
· Species Plantarum
· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Economic Botany (2004)
· Flora Peruviana (1798)
· Am. Journal of Botany (1757)

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

Cēṇ (சேண்) noun

1. Distance, remoteness; சேய்மை. சேண்விளங்கு சிறப்பின் ஞாயிறு [seymai. senvilangu sirappin gnayiru] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 174, 2).

2. Height, loftiness; உயரம். (திவா.) சேண வந்தர நோக்கலும் [uyaram. (thiva.) sena vanthara nokkalum] (கம்பராமாயணம் இராவணன்வதை. [kambaramayanam iravananvathai.] 38).

3. Mountain top, summit; மலைமுகடு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [malaimugadu. (pingalagandu)]

4. Sky; ஆகாயம். சேணெல்லாம் புல்லொளி செலுத்தி [agayam. senellam pulloli seluthi] (கம்பராமாயணம் சூர்ப்பணகை. [kambaramayanam surppanagai.] 20).

5. Heaven; சுவர்க்கம். சேண் மகபதிக்கு நல்கி [suvarkkam. sendamizhppathirigai magapathikku nalki] (கந்தபு. திருநகர. [kanthapu. thirunagara.] 105).

6. Width, spaciousness; அகலம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [agalam. (pingalagandu)] (திருக்கோவையார் [thirukkovaiyar] 213, உரை. [urai.])

7. Length; நீளம். (திவா.) சேணுற நீண்டு மீண்டு [nilam. (thiva.) senura nindu mindu] (கம்பராமாயணம் சூர்ப்பணகை. [kambaramayanam surppanagai.] 46).

8. Long time; நெடுங்காலம். சுற்றமொடு முழுது சேண் விளங்கி [nedungalam. surramodu muzhuthu sendamizhppathirigai vilangi] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 2, 19).

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Cēṉ (சேன்) noun See சேனன். புரவிச்சே னென் றியாவரும் புகழப்பட்டார் [senan. puraviche nen riyavarum pugazhappattar] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1681).

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Ceṇ (செண்) noun < செண்ணு-. [sennu-.] Tresses done into a knot; மகளிர் கொண்டை. செண்ணியற் சிறு புறம் [magalir kondai. senniyar siru puram] (அகநா. [agana.] 59).

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon
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[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

梣 [cén] [cen]—
Noun. Plant name. An ancient name (古稱 [gu cheng]) for 'Fraxinus chinensis' (白蠟樹 [bai la shu]), belonging to the Oleaceae (木犀科 [mu xi ke]) family and Fraxinus genus (白蠟樹屬 [bai la shu shu]). See the entry for 'Fraxinus chinensis' (白蠟樹條 [bai la shu tiao]).

梣:[名]
植物名。木犀科白蠟樹屬,「白蠟樹」之古稱。參見「白蠟樹」條。

cén:[míng]
zhí wù míng. mù xī kē bái là shù shǔ, “bái là shù” zhī gǔ chēng. cān jiàn “bái là shù” tiáo.

cen:[ming]
zhi wu ming. mu xi ke bai la shu shu, "bai la shu" zhi gu cheng. can jian "bai la shu" tiao.

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嵾 [cēn] [cen]—
Adjective
嵯 [cuo] (cēncí): Uneven; rugged; jagged.
《文選 [wen xuan].司馬相如 [si ma xiang ru].上林賦 [shang lin fu]》 (Wénxuǎn. Sīmǎ Xiāngrú. Shànglín Fù): "In the 深林巨木 [shen lin ju mu] (shēnlín jùmù) (deep forests and among the giant trees), the 嶄巖 [zhan yan] (zhǎnyán) (cliffs) are towering and 嵯 [cuo] (cēncí) (craggy)."
《楚辭 [chu ci].劉向 [liu xiang].九歎 [jiu tan].遠逝 [yuan shi]》 (Chǔcí. Liú Xiàng. Jiǔ Tàn. Yuǎn Shì): "The 阜隘狹而幽險兮 [fu ai xia er you xian xi] (fù ài xiá ér yōu xiǎn xī) (hills are narrow and treacherous, deep and perilous); the 石嵯以翳日 [shi cuo yi yi ri] (shí cēncí yǐ yì rì) (rocks are craggy and block out the sun)."

嵾:[形]
嵾嵯:不整齊。《文選.司馬相如.上林賦》:「深林巨木,嶄巖嵾嵯。」《楚辭.劉向.九歎.遠逝》:「阜隘狹而幽險兮,石嵾嵯以翳日。」

cēn:[xíng]
cēn cuó: bù zhěng qí. < wén xuǎn. sī mǎ xiāng rú. shàng lín fù>: “shēn lín jù mù, zhǎn yán cēn cuó.” < chǔ cí. liú xiàng. jiǔ tàn. yuǎn shì>: “fù ài xiá ér yōu xiǎn xī, shí cēn cuó yǐ yì rì.”

cen:[xing]
cen cuo: bu zheng qi. < wen xuan. si ma xiang ru. shang lin fu>: "shen lin ju mu, zhan yan cen cuo." < chu ci. liu xiang. jiu tan. yuan shi>: "fu ai xia er you xian xi, shi cen cuo yi yi ri."

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岑 [cén] [cen]—
[形 [xing]] Adjective
1. Appearance of a mountain that is high but small. As stated in Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字 [shuo wen jie zi]), Mountain Radicals section: "Cen means a mountain that is small yet high."
2. High. As stated in Mencius (孟子 [meng zi]), Gaozi (告子 [gao zi]) Part Two: "A piece of wood an inch square can be made taller than a high building (樓 [lou] cénlóu)."
[名 [ming]] Noun
1. A high but small mountain. As stated in Selections of Literature (文選 [wen xuan]), Ma Rong's (馬融 [ma rong]) Flute Rhapsody (長笛賦 [zhang di fu]): "Resting on a solitary high peak (孤 [gu]gūcén) of nine layers, overlooking a rocky stream (石磎 [shi xi] shíxī) of ten thousand fathoms." As stated in Selections of Literature (文選 [wen xuan]), Xie Lingyun's (謝靈運 [xie ling yun]) Poem on Ascending the Coastal Peak and Departing from Jiangzhong, Written for My Cousin Huilian, Yang and He (登臨海嶠初發彊中作與從弟惠連見羊何共和之詩 [deng lin hai jiao chu fa jiang zhong zuo yu cong di hui lian jian yang he gong he zhi shi]): "Brightly ascending Mount Tianmu's peak (天姥 [tian lao]Tiānmǔ Cén), soaring high into the clouds (雲霓 [yun ni] yúnní)."
2. A surname. For example, there was Cen Peng (彭 [peng]) in the Han Dynasty.

岑:[形]
1.山高而小的樣子。《說文解字.山部》:「岑,山小而高。」
2.高。《孟子.告子下》:「方寸之木,可使高於岑樓。」
[名]
1.高而小的山。《文選.馬融.長笛賦》:「託九成之孤岑兮,臨萬仞之石磎。」《文選.謝靈運.登臨海嶠初發彊中作與從弟惠連見羊何共和之詩》:「明登天姥岑,高高入雲霓。」
2.姓。如漢代有岑彭。

cén:[xíng]
1. shān gāo ér xiǎo de yàng zi. < shuō wén jiě zì. shān bù>: “cén, shān xiǎo ér gāo.”
2. gāo. < mèng zi. gào zi xià>: “fāng cùn zhī mù, kě shǐ gāo yú cén lóu.”
[míng]
1. gāo ér xiǎo de shān. < wén xuǎn. mǎ róng. zhǎng dí fù>: “tuō jiǔ chéng zhī gū cén xī, lín wàn rèn zhī shí xī.” < wén xuǎn. xiè líng yùn. dēng lín hǎi jiào chū fā jiàng zhōng zuò yǔ cóng dì huì lián jiàn yáng hé gòng hé zhī shī>: “míng dēng tiān lǎo cén, gāo gāo rù yún ní.”
2. xìng. rú hàn dài yǒu cén péng.

cen:[xing]
1. shan gao er xiao de yang zi. < shuo wen jie zi. shan bu>: "cen, shan xiao er gao."
2. gao. < meng zi. gao zi xia>: "fang cun zhi mu, ke shi gao yu cen lou."
[ming]
1. gao er xiao de shan. < wen xuan. ma rong. zhang di fu>: "tuo jiu cheng zhi gu cen xi, lin wan ren zhi shi xi." < wen xuan. xie ling yun. deng lin hai jiao chu fa jiang zhong zuo yu cong di hui lian jian yang he gong he zhi shi>: "ming deng tian lao cen, gao gao ru yun ni."
2. xing. ru han dai you cen peng.

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涔 [cén] [cen]—
Adjective
1. Abundant with water; appearing to have a lot of water. Huainanzi: Shuolin (淮南子 [huai nan zi].說林 [shuo lin]): "If the palace ponds (宮池 [gong chi]) are abundant with water, they overflow (溢 [yi]); if there is a drought (旱 [han]), they dry up (涸 [he])."
2. Flowing ceaselessly; appearing to flow without stopping. Wen Xuan: Jiang Yan's Miscellaneous Poems: Xie Fa Cao (文選 [wen xuan].江淹 [jiang yan].雜體詩 [za ti shi].謝法曹 [xie fa cao]): "The fragrant dust (芳塵 [fang chen]) has not yet left the mat (席 [xi]), and ceaselessly flowing tears (淚 [lei]) still remain on the sleeve (袂 [mei])."

涔:[形]
1.水多的樣子。《淮南子.說林》:「宮池涔則溢,旱則涸。」
2.流不停的樣子。《文選.江淹.雜體詩.謝法曹》:「芳塵未歇席,涔淚猶在袂。」

cén:[xíng]
1. shuǐ duō de yàng zi. < huái nán zi. shuō lín>: “gōng chí cén zé yì, hàn zé hé.”
2. liú bù tíng de yàng zi. < wén xuǎn. jiāng yān. zá tǐ shī. xiè fǎ cáo>: “fāng chén wèi xiē xí, cén lèi yóu zài mèi.”

cen:[xing]
1. shui duo de yang zi. < huai nan zi. shuo lin>: "gong chi cen ze yi, han ze he."
2. liu bu ting de yang zi. < wen xuan. jiang yan. za ti shi. xie fa cao>: "fang chen wei xie xi, cen lei you zai mei."

Source: moedict.tw: Mengdian Mandarin Chinese Dictionary

1) 岑 ts = cén p refers to “surname Cen”.

2) 岑 ts = cén p refers to “small hill”..

3) 嵾 t = 㟥 s = cēn p refers to “uneven/not uniform”..

4) 梣 ts = cén p refers to “Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis)”..

5) 涔 ts = cén p refers to “overflow/rainwater/tearful”..

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