Taga: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Taga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuTagā in the Gujurati language is another name for Śaṇa, a medicinal plant identified with Crotalaria juncea Linn. (“Indian hemp”) from the Fabaceae or “legume” family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.75-76 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Other than the Gujurati word Tagā, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which eight are in Sanskrit.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Taga in India is the name of a plant defined with Senna tora in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cassia tala Desv. (among others).
2) Taga is also identified with Senna obtusifolia It has the synonym Diallobus uniflorus Raf. (etc.).
3) Taga in Sierra Leone is also identified with Imperata cylindrica It has the synonym Calamagrostis lagurus (L.) Koeler (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1832)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1900)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 2 (1759)
· Man. Med. Bot. (1841)
· Bulletin de l’Herbier Boissier, sér. 2,
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Taga, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, have a look at these references.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarytaga (तग).—m (tagaṇēṃ) Continuance, endurance &c. See tagāva.
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taga (तग).—m A large balance. tagīṃ lāgaṇēṃ (To hitch in the balance.) To hang or be suspended--a work &c.: to hang undecided; (lis) sub judice esse.
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tāga (ताग).—m A plant from which a kind of hemp is obtained, Sun-plant or Crotolaria juncea: also the hemp obtained from it.
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tāgā (तागा).—m A whole piece (of linen, broadcloth &c.)
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishtaga (तग).—m Continuance, endurance; large balance.
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tāga (ताग).—m A kind of hemp-plant; the hemp obtained from it.
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tāgā (तागा).—m A whole piece.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Tagā (तगा):—(nm) thread.
2) Tāgā (तागा):—(nm) thread.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTaga (ತಗ):—[noun] an act or instance of cheating or being cheated.
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 (+112): Taagat, Taga-nagtagua, Tagabalet, Tagabang, Tagace, Tagache, Tagaci, Tagada, Tagadagira, Tagadaka, Tagadama, Tagadamapatti, Tagadanem, Tagadati, Tagadavalli, Tagade, Tagadegara, Tagadeu, Tagadhari, Tagadi.
Ends with (+82): Aghavettaga, Anantaga, Antaga, Anuvattaga, Anuvattaga, Apajjattaga, Apunaravattaga, Apurvapadantaga, Astaga, Atyantaga, Balli-muttaga, Bataga, Battaga, Betaga, Bhavantaga, Bhittaga, Botaga, Bottaga, Cambukuttaga, Cimtaga.
Full-text: Pan-taga, Taga-nagtagua, Philli-taga, Jupha, Sumbakhanda, Mool-taga, Mul-taga, Vaka, Tagadama, Khodava, Vakha, Sumba, Shana, Kadhani, Peta, Kada, Aparajita.
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