Tasu, Tasū: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Tasu means something in 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Tasu in India is the name of a plant defined with Butea monosperma in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Rudolphia frondosa (Willd.) Poir. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1825)
· Cytologia (1989)
· Species Plantarum. (1802)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tasu, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, 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 Dictionarytasū (तसू).—m tasūṃ n A measure of length,--the 24th part of a gaja, or the breadth of the second and third fingers.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishtasū (तसू).—m sūṃ n The 24th part of a gaja.
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 dictionaryTasū (तसू):—(nm) a unit of measure (esp. used in the context of building work).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTāsu (ತಾಸು):—
1) [noun] a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes; an hour.
2) [noun] the period between two events or during which something exists, happens or acts; period of time.
3) [noun] a metal disk, heavy rod, etc. used to indicate the time or hour, by striking; a metal gong.
4) [noun] the sound below the hearing threshold (having lesser loudness, believed to be heard only by mystics).
5) [noun] ತಾಸಿನ ಬಟ್ಟಲು [tasina battalu] tāsina baṭṭalu an hourglass like metal or glass container used for measuring time by the trickling of water through a small opening; ತಾಸು ಬಡಿ [tasu badi] tāsu baḍi to strike a gong t indicate the start or end of a period of time.
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: Tasua, Tasuku, Tasuna, Tasuu.
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Search found 53 books and stories containing Tasu, Tasū, Tāsu; (plurals include: Tasus, Tasūs, Tāsus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Lord Hayagriva in Sanskrit Literature (by Anindita Adhikari)
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 4.55 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3244-3246 < [Chapter 26 - Examination of the ‘Person of Super-normal Vision’]
Verse 1518-1519 < [Chapter 19a - Other forms and means of Knowledge (A): Verbal cognition]
Verse 3612-3619 < [Chapter 26 - Examination of the ‘Person of Super-normal Vision’]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.170 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Vinaya Pitaka (3): Khandhaka (by I. B. Horner)
On going forth and ordination < [1. Going forth (Pabbajjā)]