Shom, Śom: 5 definitions

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Shom means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology. 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.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Som in India is the name of a plant defined with Allium sativum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Porrum ophioscorodon Rchb. (among others).

2) Som is also identified with Ephedra gerardiana It has the synonym Ephedra gerardiana var. congesta C.Y. Cheng (etc.).

3) Som is also identified with Eulaliopsis binata It has the synonym Andropogon notopogon Steud. (etc.).

4) Som in Nigeria is also identified with Sorghum bicolor It has the synonym Holcus saccharatus var. technicus (Körn.) Farw. (etc.).

5) Som in Thailand is also identified with Citrus aurantium It has the synonym Citrus hystrix H. Perrier (etc.).

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

· Observationes Botanicae (1789)
· Flora Peruviana (1798)
· Flora Lusitanica (1995)
· Prodromus Plantarum Capensium, … (1794)
· Physiologia Plantarum (2005)
· Descripción de las Plantas (1802)

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

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śom (शोम्):—ind. an exclamation interposed in reciting sacred texts (cf. śoṃs, śoṃsāmos, śośoṃsāvas), [Taittirīya-upaniṣad]

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Shom 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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Som in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) the moon; Monday; the moon-creeper yielding an intoxicating juice which was drunk at sacrifices ([yajna]) in ancient times; ~[kara] moon-rays; -[patra] a peg, wine glass; ~[pana] drinking of [somarasa; ~payi] one who drinks ~[rasa; ~yajna] the [yajna] which was performed with [soma] juice; ~[rasa] the intoxicating juice of the [soma] creeper; ~[lata / latika / vallari /vallika / valli] a creeper from which an intoxicating juice was extracted for [yajna] and drinking; ~[vamsha] the lunar dynasty of kshatriyas in ancient India; ~[vamshiya] of the lunar race; ~[vati/vari amavasya] the [amavasya] i e. last day of the dark half of a month falling on a Monday..—som (सोम) is alternatively transliterated as Soma.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Shom is another spelling for क्षोम [kṣoma].—n. → क्षेम [kṣema]

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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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