India history and geography

Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1

Sajje (“Setaria italica”) is one of the many exogamous septs (division) among the Telugu section of the Devangas (a caste of weavers). The Devangas, speaking Telugu or Canarese, are found all over the Madras Presidency. Devanga is composed of Deva and angam, “limb of god”.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Sajje [ಸಜ್ಜೆ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone from the Poaceae (Grass) family having the following synonyms: Pennisetum glaucum, Panicum indicum. For the possible medicinal usage of sajje, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Sajje in India is the name of a plant defined with Pennisetum glaucum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Panicum compressum Balb. ex Steud. (among others).

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

· J. Cytol. Genet. (1988)
· Bulletin, Division of Agrostology United States Department of Agriculture (1897)
· J. Cytol. Genet. (1990)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or a catalogue … (1814)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae (1864)
· Agron. Trop. (1973)

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sajje (ಸಜ್ಜೆ):—

1) [noun] the millet Pennisetum typhoides ( = Holcus spicata, = Panicum spicatum) of Poaceae family.

2) [noun] its millet used as food; spiked millet, pearl millet.

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Sajje (ಸಜ್ಜೆ):—

1) [noun] a thing for sleeping or resting on; a piece of furniture consisting usu. of a bedstead, bedspring, mattress, and bedding; a bed.

2) [noun] a room with a bed, for sleeping in; a bed-room.

3) [noun] a corridor projecting forward, usu. almost open on three sides on the floor or floors above the ground floor.

4) [noun] a rigid support from below or side; a prop or buttress.

5) [noun] a small casket in which the linga (a solid image of Śiva) is kept and hung round the neck with a string or thread.

6) [noun] a horizontal architectural crosspiece, projecting outside, supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door; a lintel.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Sajjebiya, Sajjegolisu, Sajjemane, Sajjenivasa, Sajjenta, Sajjesi, Sajjeti, Sajjetva, Sajjevala, Sajjevane.

Full-text: Kaadu dappa kari sajje hullu, Kalya.

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