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

Thamga in India is the name of a plant defined with Melia azedarach in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Azedara speciosa Raf. (among others).

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

· Prodr. (Swartz) (1788)
· AAU Reports (1990)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1988)
· Botanical Magazine (1904)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1831)
· Reports from the Botanical Institute, University of Aarhus (1987)

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

thāṅga (थांग).—m (sthā S) The exact spot or place (of a thing lost and sought). 2 fig. The bottom or depth; the utmost extent or profundity (of one's knowledge, wealth, excellencies, of a science &c.) thāṅga lāvaṇēṃ or pāḍaṇēṃ g. of o. To trace, track, search out.

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thāṅgā (थांगा).—m Usually thāṅga q. v. 2 A place (as to live or stay in, or to keep or put in).

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

thāṅga (थांग).—m The exact spot or place (of a thing lost and sought). Fig. The

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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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Thaṃga (थंग) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Udnāma.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Starts with (+16): Tanka, Tanka-puvirakan, Tanka-valaipu, Tankacalai, Tankaccampa, Tankacci, Tankai, Tankaicci, Tankakkaru, Tankakkunam, Tankakkutam, Tankal, Tankalar, Tankalari, Tankamalam, Tankamirutiyati, Tankamulam, Tankamvellai, Tankanmattai, Tankaparpam.

Ends with: Athamga, Atthanga, Jnatadharmakathanga, Jnatridharmakathanga, Kathanga, Katthanga, Koshthanga, Kushthanga, Maayirothanga, Pathanga, Rathanga, Shlathanga, Tanka, Thangathanga, Vathanga, Vatthamga, Viratanka, Vishlathanga.

Full-text (+1): Rathahva, Udnama, Budhavara, Thangapusa, Curattukkentai, Thangathanga, Arramattamai, Erru-kontuva, Kalutturu, Thangaranem, Puyankottu, Natu-kuttukal, Konkani, Tucitanki, Karuntalai, Athaka, Tayavu, Peruman, Onkal, Thaka.

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