Biology (plants and animals)

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

Karatu in India is the name of a plant defined with Sonchus brachyotus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sonchus chinensis Fisch., nom. nud. (among others).

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

· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1838)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou (1870)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Karatu, for example diet and recipes, side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Karaṭu (करटु).—A kind of bird (crane).

Derivable forms: karaṭuḥ (करटुः).

See also (synonyms): kareṭu.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Karaṭu (करटु).—m.

(-ṭuḥ) The numidian crane. E. kar for kut bad, aṭ to go, and ḍu aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Karaṭu (करटु):—m. the Numidian crane, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. kareṭavyā, kareṭu, etc.)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Karaṭu (करटु):—(ṭuḥ) 2. m. The numidian crane.

[Sanskrit to German]

Karatu in German

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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 corpus

Karaṭu (ಕರಟು):—

1) [verb] to burn oneself to become coal; to become charred by burning.

2) [verb] to become pitiless, ruthless.

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Karaṭu (ಕರಟು):—

1) [verb] (growth, development) to get stunted; to grow dwarf.

2) [verb] to have a stunted growth; to become stunted.

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Karaṭu (ಕರಟು):—[noun] the state or codition of growth, development being stunted; stunted growth.

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Karaṭu (ಕರಟು):—[noun] a tall bird of the family Gruidae, with long legs, long neck, and straight bill; a crane.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Karaṭu (கரடு) noun [Kanarese, Malayalam: karaḍu.]

1. Roughness, ruggedness, unevenness; முருடு. ஈண்டுரு காக் கரடு [murudu. induru kag karadu] (திருவருட்பா [thiruvarudpa], iv, பத்தி. [pathi.] 6).

2. Churlish temper; முருட்டுக்குணம். [muruttukkunam.]

3. Hillock, low hill; சிறுகுன்று. [sirugunru.] Local usage

4. Ankle; காற்பரடு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [karparadu. (pingalagandu)]

5. Knot in wood; மரக்கணு. கரடார் மரம் [marakkanu. karadar maram] (திருப்புகழ் [thiruppugazh] 70).

6. Turf; புற்கரடு. [purkaradu.]

7. That which is stunted in growth; வளர்ச்சியற்றது. கரட்டுப்பசு. [valarchiyarrathu. karattuppasu.]

8. A variety of pearl; ஒருவகை முத்து. [oruvagai muthu.] (S.I.I. ii, 549.)

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Karaṭu (கரடு) noun < karaṭa. Running amuck of an elephant; யானையின் மதவெறி. கரடுபெயர்த் தது [yanaiyin mathaveri. karadupeyarth thathu] (பெருங்கதை உஞ்சைக். [perungathai unchaig.] 32, தலைப்பு [thalaippu]).

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Kaṟaṭu (கறடு) noun < கரடு. [karadu.] [Telugu: karaṭi.] Crude or inferior pearl; தாழ்தரமான முத்துவகை. ஒப்பு முத்துங் குறுமுத்துங் . . . கறடும் நிம்பொளமும் [thazhtharamana muthuvagai. oppu muthung kurumuthung . . . karadum nimbolamum] (S.I.I. ii, 143).

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Kārāṭu (காராடு) [kār-āṭu] noun < கரு-மை [karu-mai] + ஆடு. [adu.] Goat; வெள்ளாடு. [velladu.] (நன். [nan.] 267, விருத். [viruth.])

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Kaṟaṭu (கறடு) noun < கறள்-. [karal-.]

1. cf. கரடு. [karadu.] That which is dwarfish; குள்ளமானது. கறட்டுப் பேய் தின்று களிக்க [kullamanathu. karattup pey thinru kalikka] (மான்விடு. [manvidu.] 117).

2. Gold; பொன். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) கற்கறடு வியாபாரி. [pon. (agarathi nigandu) karkaradu viyapari.]

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Kārāṭu (காராடு) [kārāṭutal] [kār-āṭu] intransitive verb < கார்- [kar-] + ஆடு-. [adu-.] To talk with rankling hatred; கறுவிப்பேசுதல். [karuvippesuthal.] Tinnevelly usage

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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)

Partial matches: Kar, Atu.

Starts with: Karatubilu, Karatukayi, Karatuke, Karatumoratu, Karatumuratu, Karatumurutu, Karatusa, Karatut, Karatuta.

Ends with: Anaikkaratu, Cenkaratu, Cuttankaratu, Kalanaikkaratu, Karkaratu, Purkaratu.

Full-text (+8): Karkatu, Karetu, Karatubilu, Karaduprati, Karkaratuka, Cenkaratu, Purkaratu, Karadu, Karata, Karatumurutu, Karattukkal, Kalanaikkaratu, Karattaritaram, Kareduka, Anaikkaratu, Cuttankaratu, Karattuvatam, Karade, Karkaretu, Rappu.

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