Nar, Nār: 8 definitions

Introduction
Biology
Languages
1. Sanskrit
2. Hindi
3. Kannada
4. Tamil
5. Nepali
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Introduction:

Nar means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, 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) Nar in India is the name of a plant defined with Arundo donax in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Scolochloa arundinacea (P. Beauv.) Mert. & Koch (among others).

2) Nar is also identified with Punica granatum.

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Bulletin agricole du Congo Belge (1920)
· Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica (1941)
· Phytologia (1978)
· FBI (1879)
· Botanical Gazette, or ‘Paper of Botanical Notes’ (1984)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Nar, for example extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.

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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 Dictionary

Nār (नार्):—Vṛddhi form of nṛ in [compound]

[Sanskrit to German]

Nar in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Nar in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a man; male; (a) male; ~[kapala] human skull; ~[kesari/kehari/shardula] a lion-hearted/lion-like man; incarnation of Lord Vishnu; see [nrisimha; ~tva] manhood; ~[natha] a king; -[nari] man and woman; ~[pati] a king; ~[pashu] a beastly man; ~[pishaca] a devilish man, cruel man, atrocious; ~[pumgava] foremost amongst men; an outstanding man; ~[bali] human sacrifice; ~[bhakshi] a man-eater; cannibal; ~[medha] human sacrifice, killing of man; •[yajna] a sacrifice ([yajna]) involving killing of a human being; ~[loka] this world; -[vadha] slaughter of human being(s); ~[simha] see [nrisimha; -hatya] see [naravadha; ~hari] see [nrisimha]; —[ceti nahim hota hai prabhu ceti tatkala] man doth what he can and God what He will..—nar (नर) is alternatively transliterated as Nara.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nār (ನಾರ್):—[noun] = ನಾರು [naru]3.

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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 Lexicon

Nār (நார்) noun [Telugu: nāra, Kanarese, Malayalam: nār, Travancore usage nāru.]

1. Fibre, as from the bark of a leaf-stalk; மட்டைமுதலியவற்றின் நார். நாரின் முருங்கை நவிரல் வான்பூ [mattaimuthaliyavarrin narrinai narin murungai naviral vanpu] (அகநா. [agana.] 1).

2. String, cord, rope, as made of fibre; கயிறு. உள்ளமெனு நாரி னாற் கட்டி [kayiru. ullamenu nari narrinai katti] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 153).

3. Bowstring; வில்லின் நாண். நாருள தனுவுளாய் [villin nan. narula thanuvulay] (கம்பராமாயணம் நகர்நீங். [kambaramayanam nagarning.] 156).

4. Web about the foot of a coconut or palmyra leaf; பன்னாடை. நாரரி நறவி னெருமை யூரன் [pannadai. narari naravi nerumai yuran] (அகநா. [agana.] 36).

5. Love, affection, as a bond; அன்பு. நலத்தின்க ணாரின்மை தோன்றின் [anpu. nalathinka narinmai thonrin] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 958).

6. Asbestos; கல்நார். (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல.) [kalnar. (thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.)]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Nar is another spelling for नर [nara].—adj. masculine; n. 1. mankind; 2. any male being; male animal; 3. Mythol. one of the twenty incarnations of Vishnu; 4. a device used in carving spiral ridge inside the nut (of a bolt);

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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