Kantikai, Kaṇṭikai, Kāṇṭikai: 2 definitions
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Kantikai means something in 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kantikai in India is the name of a plant defined with Rotheca serrata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Clerodendrum serratum Spreng. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1883)
· Catalogue of the Indigenous and Exotic Plants Growing in Ceylon (1824)
· Phytologia (1959)
· Flora of the British India. (1885)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Numer. List (1815)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kantikai, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, 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
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKaṇṭikai (கண்டிகை) noun cf. கரடிகை. [karadigai.] A kind of drum; ஒருவகைப்பறை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [oruvagaipparai. (pingalagandu)]
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Kaṇṭikai (கண்டிகை) noun < kaṇṭhikā.
1. Necklace; கழுத்தணி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kazhuthani. (pingalagandu)]
2. Necklace of rudrākṣa beads; உருத்திராக்கமாலை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [uruthirakkamalai. (pingalagandu)]
3. Breastplate of gold set with precious stones; பதக்கம். (திவா.) [pathakkam. (thiva.)]
4. Armlet, bracelet; வாகுவல யம். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [vaguvala yam. (sudamaninigandu)]
5. Jewel casket; ஆபரணச்செப்பு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [aparanacheppu. (pingalagandu)]
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Kaṇṭikai (கண்டிகை) noun < khaṇḍa. Division of a field; நிலப்பிரிவு. [nilappirivu.] (W.)
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Kaṇṭikai (கண்டிகை) noun See கண்டி⁵. [kandi⁵.] (C.G.)
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Kantikai (கந்திகை) noun cf. vandaka. Beetle-killer. See சிறுதேக்கு. [siruthekku.] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல. [thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.] 66.)
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Kāṇṭikai (காண்டிகை) noun probably from khaṇḍikā. Brief exposition of the salient points in a text; சூதசங்கிதை்திரப்பொருளைச் சுருங்கவிளக்கும் உரைவகை. சூதசங்கிதை்தி ரம் புரைதப வுடன்படக் காண்டிகை புணர்ப்பினும் [suthirapporulais surungavilakkum uraivagai. suthi ram puraithapa vudanpadag kandigai punarppinum] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 654).
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Kaṇṭikai (கண்டிகை) noun cf. கண்டி. [kandi.] A species of amaranth; சிறுகீரை. கண்டிகை யாவ ரேனும் நத்தியே யுண்பாரானால் [sirugirai. kandigai yava renum nathiye yunparanal] (நீதிசாரம் [nithisaram], 83).
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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