Marpu, Mārpu: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Marpu means something in 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)Marpu in Papua New Guinea is the name of a plant defined with Ipomoea batatas in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aniseia heteranthera sensu Pittier (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Orientalis (1875)
· Fl. Flumin. (1829)
· Botanical Magazine, or ‘Flower-Garden Displayed’
· Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique … Botanique (1792)
· Hortus Britannicus (1826)
· Candollea (1952)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Marpu, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, 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
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMārpu (ಮಾರ್ಪು):—[noun] = ಮಾರ್ಪಾಡು - [marpadu -]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMārpu (மார்பு) noun
1. cf. மார்வு. [marvu.] [Malayalam: mārpu.] Bosom, breast, chest; நெஞ்சு. கள்ளற்றே கள்வநின் மார்பு [nenchu. kallarre kalvanin marpu] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 1288).
2. Woman's breast; முலை. [mulai.] (W.)
3. Rim, top; வடிம்பு. ஏணி யெய்தா நீணெடு மார்பின் . . . கூடு [vadimbu. eni yeytha ninedu marpin . . . kudu] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: perumbanarruppadai] 245).
4. Tank; தடாகம். மார்பின்மை படி . . . குலவரை [thadagam. marpinmai padi . . . kulavarai] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 15, 9).
5. Breadth; அகலம். (சதுராகராதி) [agalam. (sathuragarathi)]
6. See மார்¹ [mar¹],
2. Local usage
7. A kind of camphor; கருப்பூரவகை. [karuppuravagai.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 14, 109, உரை. [urai.])
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: Marpuccali, Marpuci, Marpugollu, Marpunovu, Marpuvikkam.
Ends with: Ilamarpu, Mulaimarpu.
Full-text (+18): Mulaimarpu, Vaksham, Marpuccali, Marpuvikkam, Marirumarpinal, Irutayattutippu, Amutanilai, Parattan, Marvu, Marpam, Marpunovu, Motukutu, Marvam, Kulikku-marati, Marpakam, Vantaram, Nencankulai, Ciraru, Cashtankanamaskaram, Pancatirkkam.
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