Kattari, Kaṭṭāri: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Kattari means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kattari in India is the name of a plant defined with Launaea sarmentosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Microrhynchus bellidifolius DC. (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)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1913)
· Sunyatsenia (1935)
· Phytographia (1794)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles (1822)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kattari, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, 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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarykattari : (f.) scissors; shears.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKattari, & °ī (f.) (to kantati2) scissors, shears J. III, 298, with ref. to the “shears” of a crab, “as with scissors”: cp. Vin. Texts III, 138 (see next). (Page 183)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryKattarī (कत्तरी) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Karttarī.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKattari (ಕತ್ತರಿ):—
1) [noun] the fruit of the eggplant, Solanum melongena of Solanaceae family, eaten as a vegetable; brinjal.
2) [noun] the plant itself.
3) [noun] the creeper Capparis sepiaria (= C. grandiflora) of Capparaceae family.
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Kattari (ಕತ್ತರಿ):—
1) [noun] = ಕತ್ತರಿಪಟ್ಟು [kattaripattu].
2) [noun] an instrument for cutting fabric, paper, hair, etc., having two pivoted blades with finger and thumb holes in the handles, operating by closing on the material to be cut; a pair of scissors.
3) [noun] a kind of arrow having 'V' shaped end.
4) [noun] the triangular structure in a bullock-driven oil mill or in a bullock-cart, where the driver sits.
5) [noun] a place at which two roads intersects each other.
6) [noun] (fig.) a very difficult or inescapable situation; a dilemma.
7) [noun] (fig.) a cut, reduction or defecit.
8) [noun] the quality of a cheat.
9) [noun] ಕತ್ತರಿ ಆಡಿಸು [kattari adisu] kattari āḍisu (fig.) to cut off, censor a part or parts (as from a film, story, etc.); 2. (fig.) to cheat (a person, firm organisation etc.) of money; to take illegal commission in a deal; ಕತ್ತರಿ ಹಾಕು [kattari haku] kattari hāku = ಕತ್ತರಿ ಆಡಿಸು [kattari adisu].
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 (+26): Kattaria, Kattaribadane, Kattaribilu, Kattaridadi, Kattarigadi, Kattarigai, Kattarigala, Kattarigalla, Kattarigamdi, Kattarige, Kattarighattisu, Kattarigida, Kattarigol, Kattarigollu, Kattarigolu, Kattarigubbigulla, Kattarigulla, Kattarihulu, Kattarika, Kattarikai.
Ends with (+6): Adakattari, Adakekattari, Akacakkattari, Cenkattari, Cimaikkattari, Deshikattari, Gadikattari, Ilikattari, Kadakattari, Kadukattari, Kajakattari, Kannakattari, Kantankattari, Kararkattari, Kattu-k-kattari, Kattukkattari, Kottukkattari, Mullankattari, Mullukattari, Mullukkattari.
Full-text (+6): Kattarikkaiyoli, Karttari, Kattarige, Kattarigolu, Nittakkattari, Akacakkattari, Kattarigida, Kottukkattari, Cimaikkattari, Kattarivelai, Kattarimaniyan, Utakkattari, Kararkattari, Kattukkattari, Kattarikkol, Kattarinayakam, Perun-kattarical, Kattariviriyan, Muttaikkattari, Kattarikkarappan.
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Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Cullavagga, Khandaka 5, Chapter 27 < [Khandaka 5 - On the Daily Life of the Bhikkhus]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)