Teva, Ṭēva, Ṭeva, Tēvā, Ḍhevā: 7 definitions
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Teva means something in Marathi, Hindi, 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.
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Biology (plants and animals)
1) Teva in Gabon is the name of a plant defined with Desbordesia glaucescens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Irvingia oblonga A. Chev. (among others).
2) Teva in India is also identified with Sansevieria roxburghiana It has the synonym Cordyline roxburghiana Merr. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1902)
· Systema Vegetabilium ed. 15 (1829)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 4 (1799)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) (1905)
· Pl. Coromandel (1805)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Teva, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, 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
ṭēva (टेव).—m P A trick, a vitious habit or way: also a hobby or fancy taken up.
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ṭēva (टेव).—m pl R The arts and tricks o coquettes, flirts, and beaus,--adorning or displaying the person, exhibiting gestures &c. v kara.
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ṭēvā (टेवा).—m R A little hole (as dug or arising in the ground or a wall); a hollow or cavity on a surface gen. 2 Pricking and probing of a puncture.
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tēva (तेव).—m The exudation from sugar, wax &c.: also the oozing away or liquefaction of such substances; the sweat or the sweating.
ṭēva (टेव).—m A trick, a vitious habit or way: also a hobby or fancy taken up.
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ṭēva (टेव).—m pl The arts and tricks of coquettes, flirts, and beaus.
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
Ṭeva (टेव) [Also spelled tev]:—(nf) habit, wont, settled tendency; —[paḍanā] to fall into the habit (of), to acquire the habit of.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Tēva (ತೇವ):—[noun] a slight wetness; moisture; damp.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Tēvā (தேவா) noun < Urdu devī. See தேனா. [thena.] (C. G.)
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
1) Ṭevā (टेवा):—n. 1. support; prop; 2. help; assistance;
2) Ḍhevā (ढेवा):—n. (Newari) money;
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)
Starts with (+28): Devagiri, Devaguru, Teva taram, Teva-catciay, Teva-katieluttu, Tevacamukam, Tevacanku, Tevacannitanam, Tevacanniti, Tevacapai, Tevacattuvam, Tevaccantam, Tevacenapati, Tevacevai, Tevacikiccai, Tevacintanai, Tevacutti, Tevakanam, Tevakanikai, Tevakanmi.
Full-text (+6819): Deva, Devadatta, Vasudeva, Mahadeva, Devi, Devata, Devaraja, Vamadeva, Baladeva, Devadaru, Devadeva, Vishvedeva, Kamadeva, Devalaya, Naradeva, Devagiri, Brahmadeva, Devaka, Devagana, Devendra.
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