Modu, Mōdu: 2 definitions
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Modu means something in biology. 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)Modu in Niger is the name of a plant defined with Boscia senegalensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Boscia senegalensis Hochst. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München (1884)
· Tent. Fl. Abyss. (1847)
· Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique … Botanique (1819)
· Ann. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) (1848)
· Synopseos Plantarum (1806)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Modu, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, 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 corpusMōdu (ಮೋದು):—
1) [verb] to hit with a resounding blow; strike hard and noisily; to slam.
2) [verb] to beat oneself repeatedly.
3) [verb] to make an assault upon; to attack.
4) [verb] to come into physical contact; to touch.
5) [verb] to deliver a blow with the foot; to kick.
6) [verb] to strike with the fist.
7) [verb] to break or shatter into pieces with noise or violence.
8) [verb] to destroy; to ruin; to demolish.
9) [verb] to eat or eat up hungrily, greedily or voraciously; to devour.
10) [verb] to test the flavour of by putting a little in one’s mouth; to taste; to eat.
11) [verb] (fig.) to take forcibly and quickly; to grab; to seize.
12) [verb] to find the product of by multiplication; to multiply.
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Mōdu (ಮೋದು):—
1) [noun] a stroke; a blow.
2) [noun] a bruised area of tissue, of a surface, etc.; a bruise.
3) [noun] a kind of disease transmitted by sexual intercourse with an infected individual.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+10): Moduane, Moduba, Modubana, Modubu, Modubu-noka, Modubunoka, Moduga, Moduga-banka, Moduga-chettu, Moduga-vittula, Modugachettu, Modugaige, Modugatheega, Modugatige, Modugattu, Modugo, Modugu, Modujemudu, Modula, Modula-tjava.
Ends with: Kalumotu, Motumotu, Namotu, Payarramotu, Vetantamotu.
Full-text (+60): Ratisundara, Ratinaga, Ratipasha, Ratimitra, Lataveshta, Kaka, Kulishanayaka, Pashupashaka, Stanabhava, Karyapranali, Nagapada, Nagapashaka, Uparitaka, Kandarpashrinkhala, Priyatoshana, Mottuttanam, Mottiral, Dhainuka, Svanacakra, Mottumin.
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Pasuram 8.8.7 < [Section 8 - Eighth Tiruvaymoli (Kankal civantu)]
Yoga-sutras (Ancient and Modern Interpretations) (by Makarand Gopal Newalkar)
Karmasiddhānta [sūtras 4.7-12] < [Book IV - Kaivalya-pāda]
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Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita (by Nayana Sharma)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.256 < [Section XXXVI - Who are ‘Thorns’ (kaṇṭaka)?]
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Arts and Crafts of Temple Campus < [October – December, 1988]
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Dramaturgy in the Venisamhara (by Debi Prasad Namasudra)
Description of Bhāṇa < [Chapter 2 - Nature and Classification of Sanskrit Drama]
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