India history and geography

Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1

Kanaga (“pongamia glabra”) is one of the exogamous septs (divisions) among the Koravas (a nomad tribe of the North Arcot district). The Korava nomad tribe permeates the length of the Indian peninsula, through countries where many languages and dialects are spoken, are likely to be known by different names in different localities.

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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) Kanaga in India is the name of a plant defined with Dalbergia lanceolaria in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dalbergia lanceolaria Moon.

2) Kanaga is also identified with Pongamia pinnata It has the synonym Cajum pinnatum Kuntze (etc.).

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

· Cat. Pl. Ceylon (1824)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· FBI (1876)
· Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1894)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kaṇagā (कणगा).—m A large kaṇaṅga or cornbin. 2 An enclosure for grain consisting of matting rolled around a slight frame, the ground forming the bottom.

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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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Kaṇaga (कणग) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kānaka.

2) Kaṇaga (कणग) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kanaka.

3) Kaṇagā (कणगा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kanakā.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kanaga (ಕನಗ):—[noun] a man of low quality; an ignoble, contemptible man.

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Kanāga (ಕನಾಗ):—[noun] the tree Cynometra mimosoides (=C. ramiflora) of Caesalpiniaceae family.

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Kānaga (ಕಾನಗ):—[noun] the tree Dalbergia paniculata of Papilionaceae 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 (+18): Kana-kamparekai, Kanagacci, Kanagada, Kanagala, Kanagale, Kanagalu, Kanagama, Kanagamaka, Kanagan, Kanagapayara, Kanagara, Kanagasattari, Kanagattama, Kanakacam, Kanakacapai, Kanakaccampa, Kanakaccankam, Kanakakitam, Kanakakkal, Kanakakkuttu.

Ends with: Ashokanaga, Kanakanaga, Komkanaga, Takshakanaga.

Full-text: Kanaka, Kananga, Kanaguli, Kanakamalai, Kanagu, Ponnampalam, Ponnarai, Prithvikaya, Para, Arupattu-nalukalai, Icai.

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