Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kakanam [ககனம்] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze from the Dioscoreaceae (Yam) family having the following synonyms: Tacca hawaiiensis, Tacca involucrata, Tacca pinnatifida. For the possible medicinal usage of kakanam, 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.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kakaṉam (ககனம்) noun < gagana.

1. Sky; firmament; ஆகாயம். (திவா.) [agayam. (thiva.)]

2. Heaven; சுவர்க் கம். ககனவாணர்கள் [suvark kam. kaganavanarkal] (கந்தபு. அமரர்சிறை. [kanthapu. amararsirai.] 13).

3. Air, atmosphere; வாயுமண்டலம். [vayumandalam.]

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Kakaṉam (ககனம்) noun < gahana.

1. Wood, thicket, jungle; காடு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kadu. (pingalagandu)]

2. Army; சேனை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [senai. (pingalagandu)]

3. Tahiti Arrowroot, Tacca pinnatifida; ஒரு கிழங்கு. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [oru kizhangu. (vaithiya muligai)]

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Kakaṉam (ககனம்) noun probably from kha-ga. Bird; புள். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [pul. (agarathi nigandu)]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kakanaman.

Ends with: Cuvarkkakanam, Tarakakanam, Tirkkakanam.

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