Nair: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Nair means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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)1) Nair in India is the name of a plant defined with Skimmia arborescens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Skimmia japonica Thunb. var. euphlebia (Merr.) N.P. Taylor (among others).
2) Nair is also identified with Skimmia laureola It has the synonym Skimmia laureola (DC.) Decne. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Nova Genera Plantarum (1783)
· Taxon (1980)
· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Nouvelles archives du muséum d’histoire naturelle (1886)
· Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica (1958)
· Kew Bulletin (1989)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Nair, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNair (नैर्):—[from naiḥ] Vṛddhi form of nir (for nis) in [compound]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+10): Nairajya, Nairajyapamthi, Nairakankshya, Nairamtarya, Nairantary, Nairantarya, Nairantaryena, Nairantaya, Nairantayya, Nairapeksha, Nairarthya, Nairashy, Nairashyanirata, Nairatmyadvaya, Nairatmyavada, Nairatmyi, Nairaya, Nairbadhya, Nairbhritta, Nairdhanya.
Full-text (+86): Nairrita, Nairriti, Nairashya, Nairatmya, Nairgunya, Nairmalya, Nairantarya, Nairghrinya, Nairukta, Nairritya, Nairlajjya, Nairapekshya, Nairdeshika, Nairayika, Nairarthya, Nairdashya, Nairvahika, Nairanjana, Nairdhanya, Nairgandhya.
Relevant text
Search found 47 books and stories containing Nair; (plurals include: Nairs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Queen of the Arabian Sea < [October 1939]
My Fair Lady is Indian < [April 1971]
A Theft < [October – December, 1998]
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
5. The Kama-sandesa by Matridatta < [Chapter 4 - Traces of Historical Facts from Sandesha Kavyas and Short poems]
10. The Vancidravilasa of Sankara Subrahmania Sastri < [Chapter 3 - Historical Details from Mahakavyas]
1.1. The Kerala-Mahatmyam (Introduction) < [Chapter 2 - Historical details from Mahatmyas and Prashastis]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Bhasa (critical and historical study) (by A. D. Pusalker)
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
Shankar Nair, Translating Wisdom: Hindu-Muslim Intellectual Interactions in Early Modern South Asia, Berkeley < [Volume 200 (2022)]
The Āria Samāj Śuddhi: Invention of Hindu (Re)Conversion Rituals < [Volume 87 (1994)]
Authority Formation in the Christian Ashram Movement < [Volume 67-1 (1989)]
Annadatri-carita (study) (by Sarannya V.)
5. The Grand feast in Sangam Literature < [Chapter 1 - The Myth of Grand Feast]
2. The Capital of the Chera Dynasty < [Chapter 2 - Depiction of King Utiyan Ceralatan in History and Literature]
1. The Chera Dynasty (Introducion) < [Chapter 2 - Depiction of King Utiyan Ceralatan in History and Literature]