Taratara, Ṭaraṭara: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Taratara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology, Tamil. 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)1) Tara-tara in Philippines is the name of a plant defined with Limnophila indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Limnophila gratioloides R. Brown, nom. illeg. (among others).
2) Tara-tara is also identified with Limnophila rugosa It has the synonym Limnophila roxburghii auct., non G. Don (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae (1810)
· Supplementum Carpologiae (1807)
· Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles. (1914)
· Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1891)
· Novae Plantarum Species (1821)
· An Interpretation of Rumphius’s Herbarium Amboinense (1917)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tara-tara, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, 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 Dictionaryṭaraṭara (टरटर) [or रां, rāṃ].—or ṭaraṭarūna ad Imit. of reiterated ventris crepitus, of rending or tearing, of swelling or blistering or tumors rising, of voiding dung, of cakes puffing up &c. See taratara.
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ṭarāṭara (टराटर) [or रां, rāṃ].—ad ṭarārāṃ ad ṭarārūna ad Intens. of ṭaraṭara q. v.
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taratara (तरतर) [or रां, rāṃ].—ad (Imit.) In a light and rapid manner;--used of the hurried running of ants, spiders, scorpions &c.; also of ponies and of children. 2 Quickly and nimbly gen. Pr. rāūta asē kharamarā tara ghōḍā cālē taratarāṃ.
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taratarā (तरतरा).—m A diamond cut with facets.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṭaraṭara (टरटर) [or rāṃ, or रां].—
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taratara (तरतर) [-rāṃ, -रां].—ad In a light and rapid manner; quickly and nimbly.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTāratāra (तारतार):—[=tāra-tāra] [from tāra] n. (in Sāṃkhya [philosophy]) Name of one of the 8 Siddhis, [Sāṃkhyakārikā 51/52.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusTaratara (ತರತರ):—[noun] a onomatopoeic word, onomatopoeically doubled, imitating or suggesting the sound or condition of shivering, trembling tremulously.
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Taratara (ತರತರ):—
1) [noun] (pl) horizontal layers or section of material, esp. any of several lying one upon another as layers of soil, sedimentary rock, etc.; strata.
2) [noun] a group of large number of persons gathered at a place.
3) [noun] a heap of things.
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Taratara (ತರತರ):—
1) [noun] 'a way of doing, being, being done or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.: manner.'2) [noun] likeness; resemblance.
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Taṟataṟa (ತಱತಱ):—
1) [noun] absence of orderliness; the state of being deranged.
2) [noun] the condition or quality of being completely dried, faded, withered or sapless.
3) [noun] the condition of being utterly confused, puzzled.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTaṟataṟa (தறதற) [taṟataṟattal] [taṟa-taṟa] 11 intransitive verb To make the sound taṟa-taṟa; தறதற என்று ஒலித்தல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [tharathara enru olithal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryṬaraṭara (टरटर):—n. croaking sound of frogs;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Tara.
Starts with: Tarataram, Taratarana, Taratarane, Tarataranem.
Ends with: Antaratara, Uttaratara.
Full-text: Tharathara, Daradara, Tharatharanem, Tharatharata, Dararam, Tharathar, Tharathari, Tharara, Tararam, Tharthar, Daradaranem, Tarataram, Matu, Tara.
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