Kutan, Kuṭan, Kuṭāṉ, Kūṭaṉ: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Kutan means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsKutan [குடான்] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Barleria prionitis L. from the Acanthaceae (Acanthus) family having the following synonyms: Barleria appressa, Barleria coriacea, Barleria spicata. For the possible medicinal usage of kutan, 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.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKuṭan (कुटन्):—[from kuṭ] (in [compound] for kuṭat, [present participle])
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKuṭāṉ (குடான்) noun Thorny nail dye. See செம்முள்ளி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [semmulli. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Kūṭaṉ (கூடன்) noun < gūḍha. See கூடசன். கானீனன் கூடன் [kudasan. kaninan kudan] (ஏலாதி [elathi] 30).
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 (+31): Kutamtra, Kutamtragara, Kutamtragarike, Kutana, Kutanacani, Kutanacini, Kutanai, Kutanaikketu, Kutanakutana, Kutanaluku, Kutanam, Kutanata, Kutanatu, Kutanatya, Kutanaya, Kutanayakakkoti, Kutanayakam, Kutancay, Kutancuttavar, Kutanekilcci.
Ends with: Cekutan, Chemalokutan, Nakutan, Olmukutan, Purukutan.
Full-text: Kutannata, Kudan-so, Kutannaka, Kutantai, Maruku.
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