Pennai, Peṇṇai, Peṉṉai: 2 definitions

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Pennai 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)

Pennai in India is the name of a plant defined with Borassus flabellifer in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pholidocarpus tunicatus (Lour.) H. Wendl. (among others).

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

· Taxon (1979)
· Webbia (1914)
· Palmiers (1878)
· Botanica Acta (1997)
· Systema Vegetabilium. (1774)
· Species Plantarum

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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.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Peṇṇai (பெண்ணை) noun perhaps from பெள்-. [pel-.]

1. Palmyra-palm; பனை. மன்றப் பெண்ணை வாங்கு மடற் குடம்பை [panai. manrap pennai vangu madar kudambai] (நற்றிணை [narrinai] 303).

2. The 17th nakṣatra; அனுடநாள். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [anudanal. (pingalagandu)]

3. See பெண்மரம். (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [penmaram. (vaithiya muligai)]

4. Water-thorn. See நீர்முள்ளி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [nirmulli. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

5. Rivers, North Pennaiyar, South Pennaiyar; வட பெண்ணை தென்பெண்ணையாறுகள். பெண்ணையம் படப்பை நாடுகிழவோயே [vada pennai thenpennaiyarugal. pennaiyam padappai nadugizhavoye] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 126, 23). பெண்ணை யெனு நதியாறு கடந்து [pennai yenu nathiyaru kadanthu] (கலிங்கத்துப்பரணி [kalingathupparani] 354).

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Peṉṉai (பென்னை) noun Elephant; யானை. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [yanai. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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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.

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