Temkay, Teṃkāy, Tenkay, Teṅkāy, Tēṅkāy: 3 definitions

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Temkay means something in 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)

Tenkay in India is the name of a plant defined with Cocos nucifera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Calappa nucifera Kuntze (among others).

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

· Kew Chromosome Conference (1995)
· Taxon (1979)
· Botanica Acta (1997)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Species Plantarum
· Diss. de Sagu (1757)

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

Teṃkāy (ತೆಂಕಾಯ್):—[adjective] = ತೆಂಕಣ [temkana]1.

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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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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tēṅkāy (தேங்காய்) [tēṅ-kāy] noun < தெங்கு [thengu] +. [Telugu: ṭeṅkāya.] Coconut; தெங்கங்காய் [thengangay] (நன். [nan.] 186, மயிலை. [mayilai.])

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Tēṅkāy (தேங்காய்) [tēṅ-kāy] noun < தேம்¹ [them¹] + காய். [kay.] Sweet fruit; இனிய காய். தேங்காய் நெல்லியும் [iniya kay. thengay nelliyum] (பெருங்கதை உஞ்சைக். [perungathai unchaig.] 52, 43).

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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