Fan: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Fan means something in Christianity, Hindi, biology. 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.
Ambiguity: Although Fan has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Phana.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Fan in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Zea mays in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Zea altissima C.C. Gmel. ex Steud. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1987)
· Enumeratio Stirpium Transsilvaniae (1816)
· The American Botanist and Florist (1870)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique (1829)
· Botanische Zeitung. Berlin (1851)
· Phytologia (1978)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Fan, for example side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryFan in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) see [phana]..—fan (फन) is alternatively transliterated as Phana.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryFan is another spelling for फण [phaṇa].—n. hood of a snake;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+24): Fan bai ye shu, Fan ban lao guan cao, Fan bao cao, Fan dimi, Fan fern, Fan ho, Fan hong hua, Fan hung hua, Fan kua, Fan li tsao, Fan li zhi, Fan liu zu, Fan long yan, Fan love grass, Fan lu, Fan mu gua, Fan shu, Fan tou, Fan zhi xian, Fancaso.
Full-text (+832): Vyajana, Talavrinta, Vijana, Dhavitra, Shurpa, Aushira, Pankha, Kutheru, Camara, Dhuvitra, Vijani, Marudandola, Vyaja, Alavarta, Vij, Talavrintaka, Manjaricamara, Utkshepana, Sandhamati, Supadem.
Relevant text
Search found 232 books and stories containing Fan; (plurals include: Fans). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 2 - The Benefit of Different Kinds of Charitable Gifts < [Section 7 - Vaiśākhamāsa-māhātmya]
Chapter 33 - The Chariot-Procession Called Guṇḍicā Yātrā < [Section 2 - Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 39 - Festivals to be Celebrated during Cāturmāsya < [Section 2 - Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.260 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 2.4.72 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 2.4.30 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Vinaya Pitaka (2): Bhikkhuni-vibhanga (the analysis of Nun’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 6: Ananta’s initiation < [Chapter IV - Anantanāthacaritra]
Part 12: Sermon on the four gatis: animal-births < [Chapter IV - Padmaprabhacaritra]
Part 3: The childhood of Aparājita and Anantavīrya < [Chapter II - Sixth incarnation as Aparājita]
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
Understanding the Limits of Religious Analogy < [Volume 158 (2012)]
Panikos Panayi, Migrant City. A New History of London < [Volume 196 (2021)]
Durkheim's Religious Theory and Chinese Sociology < [Volume 159 (2012)]
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