Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Maman in Ethiopia is the name of a plant defined with Faidherbia albida 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 mossambicensis Bolle (among others).

2) Maman in Malaysia is also identified with Cleome gynandra It has the synonym Gynandropsis sessilifolia DC. (etc.).

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

· Description de l’Égypte, … Histoire Naturelle (1813)
· Vocabulary of the Umbundu Language Comprising Umbundu-English and English-Umbundu. (1911)
· Dictionary of the Hausa Language. (1899)
· Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal
· Travels Through North and South Carolina (1791)
· Vollständiges Lexicon der Gärtnerei und Botanik (1816)

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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

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Māmaṉ (மாமன்) noun cf. māmaka. [Telugu: māma, M. māman.]

1. Mother's brother, maternal uncle; தாயின் உடன்பிறந்தோன். மாமனு மருகனும் போலு மன்பின [thayin udanpiranthon. mamanu maruganum polu manpina] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 43).

2. See மாமனார். மாமனே லிமவான் [mamanar. mamane limavan] (திருவிசை. கருவூ. பதி. [thiruvisai. karuvu. pathi.] 8, 5).

3. Father's sister’s husband; அத்தை கணவன். [athai kanavan.] (W.)

4. A term used by Pariah women in addressing their husbands; பறைப்பெண்கள் தங்கள் கண வரை யழைக்கும் பெயர். [paraippenkal thangal kananul varai yazhaikkum peyar.] (C. G.)

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Māmāṉ (மாமான்) noun < மாமன். [maman.]

1. See மாமன் [maman],

1. மாமான்மகளே [mamanmagale] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருப்பாவை [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruppavai] 9).

2. See மாமனார். மாமான் சூட்டொடுகண்ணி [mamanar. maman suttoduganni] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 484).

context information

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: Mamamdi, Maman pantai, Maman puteh, Mamanar, Mamanasa, Mamanasayati, Mamane, Mamang kebo, Mamang laki, Mamang utan, Mamanga, Mamangal, Mamani, Mamanji, Mamankam, Mamankara, Mamankarana, Mamanu.

Ends with: Cakunimaman, Dhmaman, Pen-kotuttamaman, Sambhramaman.

Full-text: Pen-kotuttamaman, Maman puteh, Maman pantai, Cakunimaman, Mama, Matulan, Mamanar, Ammami, Maminkara, Mamati, Matuli, Maccan, Pirititattam, Maittunan, Matini, Mamayita, Mami, Mappillai, Iti, Mani.

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