Titu, Tīṭu, Tītu: 4 definitions

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Titu 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)

Titu in India is the name of a plant defined with Oroxylum indicum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Spathodea indica Pers. (among others).

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

· FBI (1884)
· For. Fl. Punj. (1918)
· Sylva Telluriana (1838)
· Synopseos Plantarum (Persoon) (1806)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2003)
· Ind. Trees (1906)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Titu, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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

Tīṭu (ತೀಟು):—[verb] = ತೀಡು [tidu]1.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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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

Tītu (தீது) noun < தீமை. [thimai.]

1. Evil, vice; தீமை. நன்றிது தீதென [thimai. nanrithu thithena] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 49, 2).

2. Fault, blemish, defect; குற்றம். தீதுதீர் நியமத்து [kurram. thithuthir niyamathu] (பத்துப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu] 70).

3. Sinful deed; பாவச்செயல். உள் ளத்தா லுள்ளலுந் தீதே [pavacheyal. ul latha lullalun thithe] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 282).

4. Suffering, distress; துன்பம். தீதுண்டோ மன்னு முயிர்க்கு [thunpam. thithundo mannu muyirkku] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 190).

5. Difficulty, hindrance; இடை யூறு. தீதின் றுருள்கநீ யேந்திய திகிரி [idai yuru. thithin rurulkani yenthiya thigiri] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 22, 16).

6. Death; மரணம். நின்மகன் றீதி னீங்கினான் [maranam. ninmagan rithi ninginan] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 327).

7. Ruin; கேடு. அனல்கனற்றத் தீதறும் பஞ்சதந்திரப் பாடற்ியின் [kedu. analkanarrath thitharum panchiyin] (உபதேசகாண்டம் சிவவிரத. [upathesagandam sivaviratha.] 164).

8. Body; உடம்பு. [udambu.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 19, 66, உரை. [urai.])

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon
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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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Nepali dictionary

Titu (तितु):—n. Zool. scarlet finch;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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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.

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