Namakkari, Namakkāri: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Namakkari 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)Namakkari in India is the name of a plant defined with Aristolochia bracteata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Observationes Botanicae (Retzius) (1791)
· Taxon (1979)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Namakkari, for example health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, 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
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNamakkari (நமக்கரி) [namakkarittal] 11 transitive verb See நமஸ்கரி-. நமக்கரிக்கவரும் வடிவையுடைய பெண் கள் [namaskari-. namakkarikkavarum vadivaiyudaiya pen kal] (தக்கயாகப்பரணி [thakkayagapparani] 80, உரை [urai]).
--- OR ---
Namakkāri (நமக்காரி) noun < namaskārī. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி [vaithiya malaiyagarathi])
1. Sensitive plant. See தொட்டாற்சுருங்கி. [thottarsurungi.]
2. Worm-killer. See வறட்சுண்டி. [varadsundi.]
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)
Full-text: Nakkavari.
Relevant text
No search results for Namakkari, Namakkāri, Namakkaari; (plurals include: Namakkaris, Namakkāris, Namakkaaris) in any book or story.