Kau, Kāū: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Kau means something in Marathi, 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)1) Kau in Ghana is the name of a plant defined with Lophira alata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lophira barberi Tiegh. (among others).
2) Kau in India is also identified with Garcinia cowa It has the synonym Oxycarpus gangetica Buch.-Ham. (etc.).
3) Kau is also identified with Olea europaea.
4) Kau in Togo is also identified with Gardenia ternifolia It has the synonym Gardenia jovis-tonantis (Welw.) Hiern (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Sylva Tellur. (1838)
· Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society (1824)
· Supplementum carpologiae. . . . 3: 52, t. 188. 1805, A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants 1: 814. 1831 and Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 15: 186–188. 1901, Exploration Botanique de l’Afrique Occidentale Française ... 5: 154. 1909, Journal of Natural Products 69(8): 1206–1208. 2006, (1805)
· Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (1990)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kau, for example health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykāū (काऊ).—m In nursery language. A crow.
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kāū (काऊ).—f C Red ochre. See the Desh-form, kāva.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryKāu (काउ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kāpotī.
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKau (கௌ) [keḷa] . The compound of க் [k] and ஒள. [ola.]
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Kau (கௌ) [keḷa] noun cf. Marathi gailā. Horse-gram; கொள்ளு. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [kollu. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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)
Starts with (+934): Kau karo, Kau Na Bau, Kau ni alewa, Kau thekera, Kau-arbau, Kau-nti-dza-la, Kau-thekera, Kau-thekeraa, Kaua, Kauad kauaran, Kauakauayan, Kauakauya, Kauakula, Kauanunguesse, Kauarin dooki, Kauarin duki, Kauat, Kauat-kauat, Kauatkauat, Kauayan-kauyan.
Ends with (+33): Adkau, Akau, Angacukau, Asakau, Atkau, Badhaadkau, Bakau, Bikakau, Bikau, Bukakau, Chifikau, Cukau, Devachikitsakau, Devacikitsakau, Dumatrakanakau, Evakau, Gakarakau, Havakau, Ikau, Jaghanakupakau.
Full-text (+605): Nahu, Kosida, Jaghanakupaka, Kapoti, Terpai, Nan-mukapul, Caravanam, Carpparaci, Kurpakam, Ceppappul, Sharam, Cankapitam, Carupparaci, Cacaparam, Peykkarumpu, Kamavelam, Kulavukacam, Cukattan, Uttaraparvataka, Kaunda.
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Search found 31 books and stories containing Kau, Kāū, Kāu; (plurals include: Kaus, Kāūs, Kāus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter XXVIII - The mode of worshipping the Gopala Manifestation of Vishnu < [Agastya Samhita]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Paraskara-grihya-sutra (by Hermann Oldenberg)
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.3.7 < [Chapter 3 - Akrūra’s Arrival]
Verse 6.1.22 < [Chapter 1 - Jarāsandha’s Defeat]
Verse 1.11.64 < [Chapter 11 - Description of Śrī Kṛṣṇacandra’s Birth]
Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) (by Swami Vireshwarananda)
Chapter I, Section IV, Adhikarana V < [Section IV]
Chapter I, Section I, Adhikarana XI < [Section I]