Kantar, Kaṇṭar, Kaṇṭār: 4 definitions

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Kantar means something in Hindi, 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.

Ambiguity: Although Kantar has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Kamtara.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kantar in India is the name of a plant defined with Bauhinia variegata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bauhinia decora Uribe (among others).

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

· Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (1996)
· Yakugaku Zasshi
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1852)
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (1975)
· Listados Floristicos de Mexico (1983)
· PTR. Phytotherapy Research (2008)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kantar in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a dense forest..—kantar (कांतार) is alternatively transliterated as Kāṃtāra.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kaṇṭar (கண்டர்) noun Blue vitriol; துரிசு. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [thurisu. (vaithiya muligai)]

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Kaṇṭār (கண்டார்) noun < காண்-. [kan-.] Lit., persons whom one sees (for the first time), hence, persons not related; persons not concerned; strangers; சம்பந்தமில்லாதவர். கண்டார்கள் பின் சென்று கையேற்கு மாறே [sambanthamillathavar. kandarkal pin senru kaiyerku mare] (பிரபோதசந்திரோதயம் [pirapothasandirothayam] 27, 44).

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Kantar (கந்தர்) noun < Skanda. See கந்தன். கந்தர்கலிவெண்பா. [kanthan. kantharkalivenpa.]

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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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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Kaantar is another spelling for काँतर [kāṃtara].—[=काँतर] adj. 1. timid; cowardly; submissive; 2. agitated; distressed; dejected;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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