Mau, Maū: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Mau 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) Mau in East Africa is the name of a plant defined with Moringa stenopetala in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Donaldsonia stenopetala Baker f. (among others).
2) Mau in India is also identified with Melocanna baccifera It has the synonym Beesha rheedei Kunth (etc.).
3) Mau in Togo is also identified with Oryza sativa It has the synonym Oryza rubribarbis (Desv.) Steud. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede tot Draakestein,
· Flora de Filipinas ed. 1 (1837)
· Journal of Wuhan Botanical Research (1985)
· Blumea (1987)
· Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (2003)
· Edinburgh Journal of Botany (1994)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Mau, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymaū (मऊ).—a (mṛdu S) Soft. 2 Pliant, flexile, lithe. 3 fig. Mild, placid, gentle.
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māū (माऊ).—f C The mark which remains after a healed wound or sore, a cicatrix, scar, pock-pit.
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mau (मौ).—a (Better maū) Soft. 2 Pliant. 3 fig. Mild, placid &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishmaū (मऊ).—a Soft; pliant. Fig. Mild.
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 dictionary1) Mau (मौ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Mṛdu.
Mau has the following synonyms: Maua.
2) Māu (माउ) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Mātṛ.
2) Māu has the following synonyms: Māua.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+384): Mau ma lian, Mau Payanca, Mau-alu, Mau-do, Mau-kasturi, Mau-kuro, Mau-tak, Maua, Mauapaya, Mauca, Maucalam, Maucali, Maucca, Maucha, Maud, Mauda, Maudahayana, Maudaka, Maudaki, Maudakika.
Ends with (+11): Agnishomau, Amau, Asimau, Budhimau, Camau, Damau, Daun tapak rimau, Dharmadharmau, Gagaten harimau, Gandagamau, Ghumau, Gomau, Har-mau, Jamau, Kamau, Kuamau, Limau limau, Mempelas rimau, Merlimau, Mudulimau.
Full-text (+107): Mau-kuro, Dindika, Indura, Panktra, Balamushika, Mushikara, Bilakarin, Mushikadant, Tutuma, Kundu, Agnishoma, Bileshaya, Mushaka, Akhanika, Mushika, Akhanikabaka, Kopara, Mavai, Mau'u kuku, Mau'u lei.
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Resurgence of the Native: The Thematic Paradigm in the Short Fiction of Nguri Wa Thiongo < [July – September, 1997]
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Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
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History of Indian Medicine (and Ayurveda) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
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A Correct Vision (by Venerable Professor Dhammavihari)