Katir: 2 definitions
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Katir 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.
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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Katir in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia catechu in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acacia sundra (Roxb.) Bedd. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· The forest flora of North-West and Central India (1874)
· Flora of Taiwan (1993)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1782)
· London Journal of Botany (1842)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1981)
· Plant-Book
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Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKatir (கதிர்) noun cf. ghasra. [K. kadir, M. katir.]
1. Ray of light, beam, gleam; கிரணம். தண்கதிர்மதியம் [kiranam. thankathirmathiyam] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 6, 27).
2. Light; ஒளி. (திவா.) [oli. (thiva.)]
3. Sunlight; வெயில். உறைபனி கதிர் போற்று மோலையன் [veyil. uraipani kathir porru molaiyan] (கந்தபு. தவங். [kanthapu. thavang.] 2).
4. Sun or moon; sun and moon; சூரியசந்திரர். கதிர் வில கிச்சூழும் [suriyasanthirar. kathir vila kichuzhum] (சேதுபுராணம் முத்தீர். [sethupuranam muthir.] 5).
5. Ear of grain, spear of grass; பயிர்க்கதிர். நெல்லுமிடை பசுங்கதி ரும் [payirkkathir. nellumidai pasungathi rum] (கம்பராமாயணம் நாட்டுப். [kambaramayanam nattup.] 7).
6. [Telugu: kaduru.] Spinner's spindle; நூல்நூற்குங் கருவி. கதிரே மதியாக [nulnurkung karuvi. kathire mathiyaga] (நன். [nan.] 24).
7. See கதிர்க்கோல். [kathirkkol.] (W.)
8. Spoke of a wheel; radius of a circle; சக்கரத்தின் ஆரக் கால். [sakkarathin arag kal.] (W.)
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Katir (கதிர்) [katirttal] 11 intransitive verb < கதிர். [kathir.]
1. To shine; glow; பிரகாசித்தல். கதிர்த்தநகை மன் னும் [piragasithal. kathirthanagai man num] (திருக்கோவையார் [thirukkovaiyar] 396).
2. To become manifest; வெளிப்படுதல். வாய்மை கதிர்ப்பச்சென்ற [velippaduthal. vaymai kathirppachenra] (கம்பரந்தாதி [kambarandathi] 1).
3. To abound, increase; மிகுதல். கதிர்த்த கற்பினார். [miguthal. kathirtha karpinar.]
4. To be conceited, puffed up; இறுமாத்தல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [irumathal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Katir (கதிர்) [katirttal] 11 intransitive verb To be sharp; கூர்த்தல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [kurthal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Katir (கதிர்) noun
1. Year; ஆண்டு. [andu.] (விதானமாலை மகா. [vithanamalai maga.] 2.)
2. Awl; சக்கிலிய னூசி. [sakkiliya nusi.] Pond.
3. Hole; துவாரம். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [thuvaram. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
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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Starts with (+27): Katir paccai, Katir-antalai, Katir-elutukal, Katir-p-paccai, Katira, Katira gond, Katiraka, Katirati, Katircavvu, Katirccalekam, Katirccilai, Katircey, Katirecaka, Katirecita, Katiretuppu, Katirin, Katirkamam, Katirkkampi, Katirkkampu, Katirkkanam.
Full-text (+114): Katirkkampi, Katirvicu, Katirppul, Katirin, Cavatikkatir, Tikkatir, Katirkkattu, Katirkkampu, Irnkatir, Katirmatankal, Katirppor, Katirppayir, Katirval, Vilkatir, Katirkkutalai, Tarrukkatir, Pacunkatir, Katirccalekam, Katirkkuncam, Katirvanku.
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