Kantu, Kamtu, Kantù, Kāṇṭu, Kāntu: 8 definitions
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Kantu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kantu in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Saccharum officinarum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Saccharum officinarum var. rubrum-humile Hassk. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Adnotationes Botanicae (1829)
· Acta Literaria Universitatis Hafniensis (1778)
· Öfversigt af Förhandlingar: Kongl. Svenska VetenskapsAkademien (1855)
· Flore des Antilles (1808)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1900)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kantu, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKantu (कन्तु).—a. Happy.
-tuḥ 1 Cupid, the god of love.
2) Heart (seat of thought and feeling).
3) Granary.
4) A lover.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKantu (कन्तु).—mfn. (-ntuḥ-ntuḥ-ntu) Happy. m.
(-ntuḥ) 1. Kamadeva, the deity of love. 2. The heart, as the seat or faculty of perception and feeling. E. kam to desire, tu Unadi affix; or kaṃ and tu possessive aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kantu (कन्तु):—[from kanta] a mfn. idem, [ib.]
2) [v.s. ...] m. ([from] √kam, [Uṇādi-sūtra i, 28; 73]), love, the god of love
3) [v.s. ...] the mind, heart [commentator or commentary] on [Uṇādi-sūtra]
4) [v.s. ...] a granary, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [from kam] b mfn. idem, [Tārānātha tarkavācaspati’s Vācaspatyam, Sanskrit dictionary]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKantu (कन्तु):—(ntuḥ) 2. m. Cupid. a. Happy.
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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 corpusKaṃṭu (ಕಂಟು):—
1) [noun] a sloping ledge in a wall etc. where the thickness of the part above is diminished; an offset in the wall of a well or at the foot of a wall of a building.
2) [noun] the portion of a vessel that is above its neck.
3) [noun] a stairway set on the wall of a well to go down and up.
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Kaṃṭu (ಕಂಟು):—
1) [noun] the bad smell or taste of stale fats or oils; rancidity.
2) [noun] the burnt portion of a wick.
3) [noun] intense dislike or ill will; hatred.
4) [noun] the dried coconut meat of inferior quality, oil extracted from which is used in making soaps.
5) [noun] a violent contention or altercation between individuals; a quarrel.
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Kaṃṭu (ಕಂಟು):—[noun] a thin and weak wooden beam.
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Kaṃtu (ಕಂತು):—
1) [verb] (the sun, moon, etc.) to appear to move towards and below the earth’s horizon (as the earth rotates); to make an apparent descent; to set.
2) [verb] (dial.) (a thorn, needle, etc.) to pierce into (the flesh).
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Kaṃtu (ಕಂತು):—
1) [noun] a set date, as for payment, termination of tenancy, etc.; a term.
2) [noun] a premium; an instalment a) the amount payable or paid, in one sum or periodically, for an insurance policy; b) any of the parts of a debt or other sum of money to be paid at regular times over a specified period.
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Kaṃtu (ಕಂತು):—
1) [noun] Manmatha, the Love-God.
2) [noun] the organ maintaining the circulation of blood in the body; the heart.
3) [noun] fellow-feeling or sorrow for sufferings of another; compassion; favour; mercy; love.
4) [noun] a storehouse for threshed grain; a granary.
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 (+42): Kamtuceta, Kamtudhenu, Kamtukakeli, Kamtukakhelana, Kamtukalamba, Kamtukeli, Kamtukumta, Kamtumathana, Kamtupita, Kantu paranki, Kantu-marikattu, Kantu-mutalpannu, Kantucarukkarai, Kantucey, Kantuffa, Kantui damrey, Kantuka, Kantukaci, Kantukaciyamanakku, Kantukai.
Ends with (+5): Aciriyanikantu, Adhikantu, Akaratinikantu, Akkantu, Cinakkarkantu, Cinikkarkantu, Iyakkarkantu, Kalakantu, Kalukantu, Karikkantu, Karkkantu, Katakantu, Katikantu, Nama-tipanikantu, Nikantu, Nikkamtu, Nurkantu, Parikaranikantu, Pinkalanikantu, Polikkantu.
Full-text (+14): Kantuvatti, Kantumatam, Kantu paranki, Traikuntaka, Kantucey, Karikkantu, Kantunul, Nurkantu, Kantuttutti, Kantupavi, Kantu-mutalpannu, Kantucarukkarai, Purakkantu, Katikantu, Toranakkantu, Atippu-kantumutal, Kantupiti, Vaikkorkantu, Polikkantu, Kar-kantupanakam.
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