Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Haiga [ಹೈಗ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Hopea ponga (Dennst.) Mabberly from the Dipterocarpaceae (Sal) family having the following synonyms: Artocarpus ponga, Hopea wightiana. For the possible medicinal usage of haiga, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

Haiga in India is the name of a plant defined with Hopea wightiana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hopea wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn. (among others).

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

· Prodr. Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ Orient. (1834)
· Numer. List (6295)
· Flora of the British India (1872)

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

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Haigā (हैगा):—(v) see [hai].

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Haiga (ಹೈಗ):—[noun] the smārta brāhmaṇa clan originally belonging to the coastal districts of Karnāṭaka.

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Haiga (ಹೈಗ):—[noun] the large, evergreen tree Hopea wightiana of Dipterocarpaceae family.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Haigai, Haiganudi, Haigaya, Haigayi.

Ends with: Bhaiga, Khaiga.

Full-text: Haiganudi.

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