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Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Tuvarī (तुवरी) refers to “horse gram” which is used to prepare oils (taila) from according to the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—Taila-prakaraṇa describes the properties of the oil prepared from [viz., tuvarī (horse gram), etc.].

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Tuvarī (तुवरी) is another word for Āḍhakī (Cajanus cajan, “pigeon pea”) according to the Bhāvaprakāśa, which is a 16^th century medicinal thesaurus authored by Bhāvamiśra. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Tuvari [तुवरी] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Cajanus flavus, Cajanus bicolor, Cajan inodorum. For the possible medicinal usage of tuvari, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

Tuvari in India is the name of a plant defined with Cajanus cajan in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Phaseolus balicus L. (among others).

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

· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1991)
· Cytologia (1999)
· Journal of the Indian Botanical Society (1986)
· Hortus Botanicus Vindobonensis (1772)
· Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural (1881)

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

tuvarī (तुवरी).—f S A pulse, Cytisus cajan.

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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

Tuvarī (तुवरी) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Tuvarī.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Tuvarī (तुवरी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Tuvarī, Tūyarī.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tuvari (ತುವರಿ):—

1) [noun] = ತುವರಮಣ್ಣು [tuvaramannu].

2) [noun] 2.the pea plant Cajanus indicus with yellow flowers, widely grown in tropical land for its edible seed; the pigeon pea plant.

3) [noun] its seed.

4) [noun] a double sulphate of a monovalent metal or radical (as sodium, potassium or ammonium) with a trivalent metal (as aluminium, iron or chromium) and used as an astringent, as an emetic, and in the manufacture of baking powders, dyes, and paper; alum.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tuvari (துவரி) noun < துவர்⁵. [thuvar⁵.]

1. Salmon colour, as of an ascetic’s dress; காவிநிறம். துவரி யாடையர் மட்டையர் [kaviniram. thuvari yadaiyar mattaiyar] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 2, 1, 6).

2. Flower of silk-cotton tree; இலவம் பூ. துவரிக் கனிவாய் நிலமங்கை [ilavam pu. thuvarig kanivay nilamangai] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 8, 8, 9).

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Tuvari (துவரி) [tuvarittal] 11 transitive verb < துவரி. [thuvari.] To dye with salmon colour; செந்நிறமூட்டுதல். துவரித்த வுடையவர்க்கும் [senniramuttuthal. thuvaritha vudaiyavarkkum] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 5, 6, 8).

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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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Starts with: Tuvarika, Tuvarikam, Tuvarikan, Tuvarike, Tuvarishimba, Tuvarital, Tuvaritam.

Ends with (+2): Attuvari, Cattuvari, Cintuvari, Intuvari, Kattuvari, Kettuvari, Kotuvari, Melustuvari, Mimtuvari, Mituvari, Mottuvari, Netuvari, Nittuvari, Ottuvari, Patuvari, Phullatuvari, Suttuvari, Talai-kattuvari, Tattuvari, Ustuvari.

Full-text (+3): Tuvarike, Tuvara, Tuyari, Suramrittika, Kamsodbhava, Phullatuvari, Tuvarishimba, Tumbara, Uvari, Shimba, Athara Dhanyem, Surashtraja, Adaka, Saurashtri, Tuvarai, Adhaki, Mudgapurana, Taila, Tuvaraka, Sujata.

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