Tamgu, Ṭaṃgu, Tangu, Ṭaṅgu: 2 definitions

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Tamgu means something in 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Tangu in India is the name of a plant defined with Hyssopus officinalis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hyssopus officinalis L. var. maroccanus Litard. & Maire (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum. (1753)
· Cytologia (1981)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1848)
· Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh (1967)
· Deutschlands Flora (Sturm), ed. 2 (1903)
· Thaiszia (1997)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Tangu, for example diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, 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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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ṭaṃgu (ಟಂಗು):—

1) [noun] 'the strap of a horsṛs harness passing from the noseband to the girth between the forelegs, to keep the horse from rearing or throwing back its head: martingale.'2) [noun] a ring with a flat bottom hung by a strap, usu. on each side of a saddle and used as a footrest in mounting and while riding; a stirrup.

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Ṭāṃgu (ಟಾಂಗು):—

1) [noun] either of the two legs (of a human being); ಟಾಂಗುಕೊಡು [tamgukodu] tāṃgu koḍu to put one’s leg across the direction of another’s movement as to thwart or make that person fall down.

2) [noun] (fig.) to hinder, obstruct, another’s progress, plans, etc.; to put a spoke in another’s wheel.

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Taṃgu (ತಂಗು):—[verb] to stay at, for a temporary period.

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Taṃgu (ತಂಗು):—

1) [noun] a temporary stay.

2) [noun] a place for stay; a shelter.

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Taṃgu (ತಂಗು):—

1) [noun] 'the strap of a horsṛs harness passing from the noseband to the girth between the forelegs, to keep the horse from rearing or throwing back its head: martingale.'2) [noun] a ring with a flat bottom hung by a strap, usu. on each side of a saddle and used as a footrest in mounting and while riding; a stirrup.

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Tāṃgu (ತಾಂಗು):—[verb] = ತಾಂಕು [tamku]1.

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Tāṃgu (ತಾಂಗು):—[noun] = ತಾಂಕು [tamku]2.

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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.

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