India history and geography

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

Katavu (bathing place or ghāt) refers to a type of “privilege” applied to certain divisions of the Nambutiris. Katavu refers to the right of bathing in the same bathing place with other Brahmans, or the right of touching after bathing, without thereby disqualifying the person touched for performing religious services. The Nambutiri people form the socio-spiritual aristocracy of Malabar, and, as the traditional landlords of Parasu Rama’s land, they are everywhere held in great reverence.

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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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Katavu in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Vaccinium leschenaultii Wight. from the Ericaceae (Blueberry) family. For the possible medicinal usage of katavu, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

Katavu in India is the name of a plant defined with Gyrocarpus americanus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gyrocarpus asiaticus Willd..

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

· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1969)
· Species Plantarum. (1805)
· Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia (1763)

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kaṭāvu (ಕಟಾವು):—[noun] a reaping of crop (at the time of harvest).

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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

Kaṭavu (கடவு) [kaṭavutal] 5 v.transitive

1. To cause to go; to ride, drive, as an animal or vehicle; செலுத்துதல். ஆனந்த மாக் கடவி [seluthuthal. anantha mag kadavi] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 36, 4).

2. To urge; முடுக்குதல். விரைதிருக்குறள் கடவி [mudukkuthal. viraipari kadavi] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 1, 8).

3. To despatch; to discharge, as a missile; ஆயு தப்பிரயோகஞ் செய்தல். [ayu thappirayogagn seythal.] (W.)

4. cf. கடாவு-. [kadavu-.] To enquire; கேட்டல். யான்தற் கடவின் [kettal. yanthar kadavin] (குறுந்தொகை [kurundogai] 276).

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Kaṭavu (கடவு) noun < கடவு. [kadavu.]

1. Way, path, foot-path; வழி. [vazhi.] (J.)

2. Direction, region; பக்கம். எந்தக்கடவிலிருந்து வருகிறாய் [pakkam. enthakkadavilirunthu varugiray]? Local usage

3. Whirling Nut. See தணக்கு. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [thanakku. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Kaṭavu (கடவு) noun < கடா. [kada.]

1. Male buffalo; எருமைக்கடா. முதுகடவு கடவி [erumaikkada. muthugadavu kadavi] (அழகர்கலம்பகம் [azhagarkalambagam] 33).

2. Male goat or sheep; ஆட்டுக்கடா. [attukkada.]

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Kaṭāvu (கடாவு) [kaṭāvutal] 5 transitive verb < கடவு-. [kadavu-.]

1. To discharge, as missiles; to propel; பிரயோகித் தல். கடாயின கொண்டொல்கும் வல்லி [pirayogith thal. kadayina kondolkum valli] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் இயற். திருவிருத்தம் [nalayira thivyappirapandam iyar. thiruvirutham] 6).

2. To ride, as an animal; to drive, as a car; செலுத்துதல். தேர்கடாவி [seluthuthal. therkadavi] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 839, 3).

3. To drive in, as a nail, a peg, a wedge; to nail on; to join by nail, as boards; ஆணிமுதலி யன அறைதல். கவியாப்பைக் கடாவுவனே [animuthali yana araithal. kaviyappaig kadavuvane] (தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்டு [thanippadarrirattu] i, 171, 24).

4. To buffet, cuff; குட்டுதல். வேதன் பொற்சிரமீது கடாவி [kuttuthal. vethan porsiramithu kadavi] (திருப்புகழ் [thiruppugazh] 164).

5. To interrogate, question; வினாவுதல். (திவா.) [vinavuthal. (thiva.)]

6. To urge, impel, influence; தூண்டுதல். இயற்கையன் பினானும் . . . செய்கையன்பினானும் கடாவப்பட்டு [thunduthal. iyarkaiyan pinanum . . . seykaiyanpinanum kadavappattu] (திருக்கோவையார் [thirukkovaiyar] 11, உரை [urai]).

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Kaṭāvu (கடாவு) noun < கடாவு-. [kadavu-.] Emitting, throwing out; செலுத்துகை. காலை ஞாயிற்றுக் கதிர் கடாவுறுப்ப [seluthugai. kalai gnayirrug kathir kadavuruppa] (பத்துப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu] 10).

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Katavu (கதவு) noun probably from கதுவு. [kathuvu.]

1. [K. kadavu, M. katahu.] Door; கவாடம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kavadam. (pingalagandu)]

2. Guard; காவல். (திவா.) [kaval. (thiva.)]

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Katavu (கதவு) [katavutal] 5 v.transitive probably from கதம்¹. [katham¹.] cf. கதழ்-. [kathazh-.] To be angry with; to be displeased with; to quarrel with; கோபித்தல். கதவிக் கதஞ் சிறந்த கஞ்சன் [kopithal. kathavig kathagn sirantha kanchan] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் இயற். [nalayira thivyappirapandam iyar.] 2, 89).

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Katavu (கதவு) noun < கதவு-. [kathavu-.] Anger, wrath; கோபம். அவன்யானை மருப்பினுங் கதவவால் [kopam. avanyanai maruppinung kathavaval] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 57, 19).

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Katāvu (கதாவு) [katāvutal] 5 intransitive verb < gata. To pass, move; செல்லுதல். கதாவுகின்ற கிராமியமாங் கருமச்சழக்கில் [selluthal. kathavuginra kiramiyamang karumachazhakkil] (ஞானவாசிட்டம் நிருவா. [gnanavasittam niruva.] 11).

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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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