Pintam, Piṇṭam: 2 definitions

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Introduction:

Pintam 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)

Pintam in India is the name of a plant defined with Dendranthema indicum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Matricaria indica (L.) Desrousseaux (among others).

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

· Journal of Japanese Botany (1943)
· Ueber die Tanaceteen (1844)
· Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica (1993)
· Acta Horti Gothoburgensis (1938)
· Flora Koreana (1911)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Pintam, for example extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, side effects, 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.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Piṇṭam (பிண்டம்) noun < piṇḍa.

1. Anything globular or round, lump or mass, ball, globe; உண்டை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [undai. (pingalagandu)]

2. Embryo, foetus; உருவற்ற கரு. உறுப்பில் பிண்டமும் [uruvarra karu. uruppil pindamum] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 28).

3. Body; உடல். உண்டி முதற்றே யுணவின் பிண் டம் [udal. undi mutharre yunavin pin dam] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 18).

4. Ball of boiled rice; சோற்றுத் திரள். பிண்ட மேய பெருஞ்சோற்று நிலையும் [sorruth thiral. pinda meya perunchorru nilaiyum] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 63).

5. Ball of cooked rice, offered to the manes at a funeral ceremony or śrāddha; பிதிரர் பொருட்டுக் கொடுக்கப்படுஞ் சோற்றுண்டை. [pithirar poruttug kodukkappadugn sorrundai.]

6. Collection, multitude, aggregate; தொகுதி. பரிவு தப வெடுக்கும் பிண்ட நச்சின் [thoguthi. parivu thapa vedukkum pinda nachin] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 184).

7. See பிண்டசூத்திரம். [pindasuthiram.] (நன். [nan.] 20.)

8. Treatise with sub-divisions of cūttiram, iyal and ōttu; சூதசங்கிதை்திரம், இயல், ஓத்து என்ற மூன்றுறுப்புக்கொண்ட நூல். மூன்றுறுப் படக்கிய பிண்டத் தானும் [suthiram, iyal, othu enra munruruppukkonda nul. munrurup padakkiya pindath thanum] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 480).

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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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