Kacu, Kacū: 10 definitions

Introduction
India history
Biology
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Kannada
3. Tamil
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Introduction:

Kacu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Kachu.

India history and geography

Source: What is India: Epigraphia Indica volume XXXI (1955-56)

Kacū or Kachū is one of the Brāhmaṇa donees mentioned in the “Asankhali plates of Narasiṃha II” (1302 A.D.). When a grant was made to a large number of Brāhmaṇas, the chief amongst the donees seems to have been called Pānīyagrāhin especially. In the present record, though all the donees (e.g., Kacū) are referred to as Pāṇigrāhi-mahājana, their list is headed by a Brāhmaṇa with Pāṇigrahī as his surname.

These copper plates (mentioning Kacū) were discovered from the house of a Santal inhabitant of Pargana Asankhali in the Mayurbhanj State (Orissa). It was made when king Vīra-Narasiṃhadeva was staying at the Bhairavapura-kaṭaka (city, camp or residence).

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Kacu in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia 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 Mimosa catechuoides Roxb. (among others).

2) Kacu is also identified with Acacia chundra It has the synonym Acacia catechu (L.f.) Willd. var. sundra (Roxb.) Prain (etc.).

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

· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1981)
· Plant-Book
· Species Plantarum.
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· London Journal of Botany (1842)
· The forest flora of North-West and Central India (1874)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kacu (कचु).—f. An esculent root; see कच्वी (kacvī).

Derivable forms: kacuḥ (कचुः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kacu (कचु).—f.

(-cuḥ) An esculent root, (Arum colocasia and other kinds, many of which are cultivated for food:) see kacvī.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kacu (कचु):—f. Arum Colocasia (an esculent root cultivated for food; cf. kacvī).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kacu (कचु):—(cuḥ) 2. f. An esculent root.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kacu in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kacu (ಕಚು):—

1) [noun] the plant Arum colocasia.

2) [noun] its esculent root.

3) [noun] a garden plant Curcuma zerumbet (= C. zeodarina, = Amonum zerumbet) of Zingiberaceae family; zedoary.

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Kācu (ಕಾಚು):—

1) [noun] the tree Acacia catechu (= Mimosa catechu) of Mimosae family; catechu.

2) [noun] a dark, astringent, resin-like substance, rich in tanin, extracted from that tree which is used with betel leaves and areca nut, and also in medicine, and for dyeing, tanning, etc.

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Kācu (ಕಾಚು):—[noun] = ಕಾಜು [kaju].

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Kācu (ಕಾಚು):—[noun] an obs. copper currency coin.

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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

Kacu (கசு) noun < கஃசு. [kaqsu.] Measure of weight, = ¼ பலம்; காற்பலம். அமிதுசெய்யச் சர்க்கரை முக்க சும் [palam; karpalam. amithuseyyas sarkkarai mukka sum] (S.I.I. ii, 127).

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Kācu (காசு) noun

1. Defect, fault; குற்றம். காசறு விரையே [kurram. kasaru viraiye] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 2, 74).

2. Dice; சூதசங்கிதைாடுங் கருவி. (திவா.) [suthadung karuvi. (thiva.)]

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Kācu (காசு) noun probably from காய்ச்சு-. [kaychu-.] Catechu compound. See காசுக்கட்டி. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [kasukkatti. (vaithiya muligai)]

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Kācu (காசு) noun probably from kāś. cf. kāca. [Malayalam: kāśu.]

1. Gold; பொன். (ஆசிரிய நிகண்டு) [pon. (asiriya nigandu)]

2. Necklace of gold coins; அச்சுத்தாலி. காசும் பிறப்புங் கலகலப்ப [achuthali. kasum pirappung kalagalappa] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருப்பாவை [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruppavai] 7).

3. An ancient gold coin = 28 gr. troy; ஒரு பழமொழிைய பொன்னாணயம். [oru pazhaiya ponnanayam.] (inscription)

4. A small copper coin; சிறுசெப்புக்காசு. நெஞ்சே யுனையோர் காசா மதியேன் [siruseppukkasu. nenche yunaiyor kasa mathiyen] (தாயுமானசுவாமிகள் பாடல் உடல்பொய். [thayumanasuvamigal padal udalpoy.] 72).

5. Coin, cash, money; ரொக்கம். எப்பேர்ப்பட்ட பல காசா யங்களும் [rokkam. epperppatta pala kasa yangalum] (S.I.I. i, 89).

6. Gem, crystal bead; மணிமேகலை நாண்வழிக் காசுபோலவும் [manimegalai nanvazhig kasupolavum] (இறையனாரகப் பொருள் [iraiyanaragap porul] 2, உரை, பக். [urai, pag.] 29).

7. Girdle strung with gems; மேகலாபர ணம். பட்டுடை சூழ்ந்த காசு [megalapara nam. pattudai suzhntha kasu] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 468).

8. (Pros.) A formula of a foot of two nēr acai (--), the latter ending in 'u', occurring in the last foot of a veṇpā; வெண்பாவின் இறுதிச்சீர்வாய்பாட்டுள் ஒன்று. [venpavin iruthichirvaypattul onru.] (யாப்பருங்கலக் காரிகை, செய். [yapparungalag karigai, sey.] 7.)

9. The hollow in the centre of each row of pallāṅkuḻi; பல்லாங்குழி யாட்டத்திற் காய்கள் சேர்தற்குரிய நடுக்குழிகள். [pallanguzhi yattathir kaykal sertharkuriya nadukkuzhigal.]

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Kācu (காசு) noun < kāśa. Phlegm; கோழை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kozhai. (pingalagandu)]

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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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