Kacchi, Kacchī: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Kacchi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kachchhi.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kacchi in India is the name of a plant defined with Colocasia esculenta in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Caladium colocasioides (Desf.) Brongn. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Bulletin of the National Science Museum (1952)
· Synopsis Aroidearum (1856)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1976)
· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1879)
· Oesterreichisches Botanisches Wochenblatt (1854)
· Illustrations of the Botany … of the Himalayan Mountains (1839)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kacchi, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykacchī (कच्छी).—a (kacch S) Relating to the country Kutch.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKācchī (काच्छी):—[from kāccha] f. a kind of fragrant earth (cf. kākṣī), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kacchika, Kacchikara, Kacchima, Kacchipa, Kacchira, Kacchiya.
Ends with: Daaruhaldi kacchi, Kakacchi, Palankacchi.
Full-text: Kankshin, Kakshi, Daaruhaldi kacchi, Kaccikara.
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Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)