Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Tanga in Angola is the name of a plant defined with Ficus thonningii in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym see F.N. Hepper and Fiona Neate, Plant Collectors in West Africa. 80. 1971 (among others).

2) Tanga in Benin is also identified with Acanthospermum hispidum It has the synonym Acanthospermum hispidum A. Chev., not DC. (etc.).

3) Tanga in Guinea is also identified with Bombax costatum It has the synonym Bombax vuilletii Pellegr. (etc.).

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

· Fitoterapia. (2003)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1894)
· Notulae Systematicae (1914)
· Compositae Newsletter (1995)
· Parasitol. Res. (2003)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1836)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṭāṅga (टांग) [or टांगडी, ṭāṅgaḍī].—f (ṭaṅga S through H) A low or light term for the leg. 2 esp. ṭāṅga A stride: also the stride as a measure of land; as ṭāṅgā ṭā- kūna śēta mōjalēṃ. jyācyā ṭāṅgaḍyā tyācyāca gaḷyānta ghālaṇēṃ To catch a man in his own trap; to involve or embarrass one with his own words. ṭāṅga bāndhaṇēṃ (To tie up the legs.) To obtain some secret ground of sway over. ṭāṅgēṃ timbaṇēṃ (A vulgar and opprobrious phrase.) To get married. 2 To bathe. ṭāṅgaḍyā tōḍaṇēṃ To tiudge; to tramp.

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taṅga (तंग).—m ( P) A girth (esp. of a horse-saddle).

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taṅga (तंग).—a ( P) Tight. 2 fig. Straitened, pressed, pinched.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ṭāṅga (टांग) [or ṭāṅkaḍī, or टांकडी].—f A low or light term for the leg. A stride.jyācyā ṭāṅgaḍyā tyācyāca

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taṅga (तंग).—m A girth, a Tight. Straitened.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ṭaṅga (टङ्ग).—1 A spade, hoe.

-ṅgaḥ 1 Borax.

2) A weight of four Māṣas.

3) A leg.

4) A kind of sword.

Derivable forms: ṭaṅgaḥ (टङ्गः), ṭaṅgam (टङ्गम्).

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Ṭaṅgā (टङ्गा).—The leg.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ṭaṅga (टङ्ग).—m.

(-ṅgaḥ) 1. A spade or hoe. 2. An axe. 3. The leg. 4. Borax. 5. A weight of four mashas. E. ṭaki to bind, affix ac. ka changed to ga, otherwise ṭaṅk as above; also with lyuṭ affix, ṭaṅgana n.

(-naṃ)

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

1) Ṭaṅga (टङ्ग):—mn. (= ṅka) a spade, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) a sword, kind of sword, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) a leg, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) m. borax, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) a weight of 4 Māṣas, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ṭaṅga (टङ्ग):—(ṅgaḥ) 1. m. A spade or hoe; the leg; an axe; borax.

[Sanskrit to German]

Tanga 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ṭāṃga (ಟಾಂಗ):—[noun] = ಟಾಂಗಾ [tamga].

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Ṭāṃga (ಟಾಂಗ):—

1) [noun] = ಟಾಂಗು [tamgu].

2) [noun] ಟಾಂಗನಿಕ್ಕು [tamganikku] tāṃganikku = ಟಾಂಗುಕೊಡು [tamgukodu].

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Ṭāṃgā (ಟಾಂಗಾ):—[noun] a kind of two-wheeled passenger-cart drawn by a horse.

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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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Starts with (+44): Tamgadale, Tamgadir, Tamgadira, Tamgadiradaleya, Tamgadirvakki, Tamgadirvatta, Tamgai, Tamgal, Tamgalanna, Tamgali, Tamgallu, Tamgalu, Tamgalutatva, Tamgalutatvajnana, Tamgane, Tamgara, Tamgaraga, Tamgavala, Tanga-pu, Tangabara.

Ends with (+115): Abhishvanga, Abhramatanga, Adalitamga, Adbhutanga, Akkipatamga, Aliptanga, Anaplutanga, Anatiriktanga, Anuliptanga, Anyunatiriktanga, Aplutanga, Aryashtanga, Ashtanga, Asitanga, Atatanga, Atiraktanga, Atiriktanga, Avanatanga, Avikritanga, Ayutanga.

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