Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kattai in India is the name of a plant defined with Flacourtia indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Flacourtia hirtiuscula Oliv. (among others).

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

· Stirp. Nov. (1786)
· Flora Indica (1768)
· Miss. stud. Lago Tana (1951)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1868)
· Lingnan Science Journal (1930)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kaṭṭai (கட்டை) noun < Pkt. kaṭṭha < kāṣṭha. [Telugu: kaṭṭe.]

1. Firewood; விறகு. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [viragu. (sudamaninigandu)]

2. Funeral pyre; ஈமவிறகு. நடுக்கட்டையிலே கிடத்து மட்டும் [imaviragu. nadukkattaiyile kidathu mattum] (தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்டு [thanippadarrirattu] i, 195, 10).

3. Block, small stump, piece of timber; குற்றி. [kurri.]

4. Stake; கடாவுமுளை. [kadavumulai.] (W.)

5. Wooden float of a big sea-fishing net; கடலுள் வலையிருக்குமிடங் காட்டும் குற்றி. [kadalul valaiyirukkumidang kattum kurri.] Local usage

6. Body; உடல். கட்டை யிருக்கையிற் சிதம்பரம் போய் நான் காணவேண்டும். [udal. kattai yirukkaiyir sithambaram poy nan kanavendum.]

7. Corpse; பிரேதம். (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [piretham. (vaithiya muligai)]

8. That which is short, low, dwarfish; that which is diminished or worn out by use, as a broom-stick; தேய்ந்தது. கட்டைத் துடைப்பம். [theynthathu. kattaith thudaippam.]

9. Deficiency in length or in breadth, insufficiency; பற்றாதது. அகலக்கட்டை. [parrathathu. agalakkattai.] Colloq.

10. Defect; imperfection; lowness, as of price; inferiority; குறைவு. விலைக்கட்டை, மாற்றுக்கட்டை. [kuraivu. vilaikkattai, marrukkattai.] Colloq.

11. Refuse or residuum, of the grains after pounding and sifting; திப்பி. [thippi.] (W.)

12. Roughness of the beard after shaving, hair-stump; மயிர்க் கட்டை. [mayirk kattai.] Colloq.

13. Shortness of stature; குட் டை. ஆள் கட்டையானவன். [kud dai. al kattaiyanavan.]

14. The first count in a game of jackstones; கழற்சிக்காய் ஆட்டத்தின் முதற்றொகை. [kazharsikkay attathin mutharrogai.] Local usage

15. (Music) Flatting, as a defect in singing; ஒருவகை இசைக்குற்றம். [oruvagai isaikkurram.] (திருவாலவாயுடையார் திருவிளையாடற் [thiruvalavayudaiyar thiruvilaiyadar] 57, 26.)

16. See கட்டைச்சாரீரம். [kattaichariram.]

17. The key-note in the harmonium; ஆர்மோனியத் தின் இசையெழுப்புங் கருவி. [armoniyath thin isaiyezhuppung karuvi.] Mod.

18. Dam across a stream; அணை. [anai.] Local usage

19. See கட்டைச்சுவர். [kattaichuvar.]

20. Brick-built structure in the shape of a pillow constructed along the length of a pial in an Indian dwelling house; திண்ணை யுடன் சேரக்கட்டிய அணை. [thinnai yudan serakkattiya anai.]

21. Mile; மைல். [mail.] (J.)

22. Copper core; செப்புக்கட்டை. [seppukkattai.] Local usage

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Kattai (கத்தை) noun < Urdu gaddā < gardabha. Donkey; கழுதை. [kazhuthai.] (W.)

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Kāṭṭai (காட்டை) noun < kāṣṭhā.

1. Direction, point of the compass; திசை. (திவா.) [thisai. (thiva.)]

2. Limit, boundary; எல்லை. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [ellai. (sudamaninigandu)]

3. (Music) Minute portion of time = 64 kaṇam, 15 or 18 twinklings of the eye according to some; 64 கணங் கொண்ட காலநுட்பம். [kanang konda kalanudpam.] (பரதசாஸ்திரம் தாள. [magaparatham thala.] 27.)

4. Point, extremity, top, tip, apex; நுனி. [nuni.] (W.)

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Kāttai (காத்தை) particle Expletive; ஓர் அசை நிலை. [or asai nilai.] (தொல். சொல். [thol. sol.] 426, உரை. [urai.])

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Kaṭṭai (கட்டை) noun The wooden portion of a mattaḷam; மத்தளத்தில் மரத்தாலான பாகம். [mathalathil marathalana pagam.] (கலைமகள் [kalaimagal], xii, 399.)

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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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Starts with (+18): Kattai-pavunkappu, Kattai-payirverrilai, Kattaiccampa, Kattaiccariram, Kattaiccempalai, Kattaicci, Kattaiccuvar, Kattaikattu, Kattaikkali, Kattaikkappu, Kattaikkarai, Kattaikkari, Kattaikkarralai, Kattaikkelutti, Kattaikkokkan, Kattaikkural, Kattaikkuruttu, Kattaipotu, Kattaipparutti, Kattaippayir.

Ends with (+136): Accukkattai, Akalakkattai, Akil kattai, Akilankattai, Akirkattai, Akkattai, Ammanakkattai, Aniyattukkattai, Arakkattai, Atikkattai, Atirushtakkattai, Avi-kolukattai, Cakattai, Cakkattai, Cantanakkattai, Cappalakkattai, Cappattukkattai, Carakkattai, Carukattai, Carukkukkattai.

Full-text (+267): Kathai, Kattaikkari, Cappattukkattai, Palukukkattai, Orakkattai, Kalkattai, Kattaikkarralai, Tatpatkattai, Kuttukkattai, Tintukkattai, Kaccurkkattai, Culi-anikattai, Maiyakkattai, Nalikkattai, Karikkattai, Polikkattai, Tulakkattai, Mitappukkattai, Carukkukkattai, Nencankattai.

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A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)

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