Vankanam, Vaṅkaṇam, Vaṅkaṉam, Vaṉkaṇam: 2 definitions
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Vankanam 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)Vankanam in India is the name of a plant defined with Colocasia esculenta in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Arum lividum Salisb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Plantae Javanicae Rariores (1848)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1976)
· Acta Botanica Austro Sinica (1989)
· Synopsis Aroidearum (1856)
· Acta Horticulturae Sinicae (1984)
· Pacific Science (1999)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vankanam, for example side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, 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
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVaṅkaṇam (வங்கணம்) noun
1. Friendship; நட்பு. நேசமிலா வங்கணத்தி னன்று வலியபகை [nadpu. nesamila vanganathi nanru valiyapagai] (தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்டு [thanippadarrirattu] i, 104, 35).
2. Love; amour; காதல். என் வங்கணச் சிங்கியைக் காணேனே [kathal. en vanganas singiyaig kanene] (திருக்குற்றாலக் குறவஞ்சி [thirukkurralag kuravanchi] 136).
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Vaṅkaṇam (வங்கணம்) noun < vaṅkana.
1. Brinjal. See கத்திரி¹. (அரு. நி.) [kathiri¹. (aru. ni.)]
2. Orbicular-leaved caper. See செங்கத்தரி. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [sengathari. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
3. Indian kales. See சேம்பு [sembu],
1. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி [(sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi])
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Vaṅkaṉam (வங்கனம்) noun See வங்கணம் [vanganam], 3. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி [vaithiya malaiyagarathi])
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Vaṉkaṇam (வன்கணம்) [vaṉ-kaṇam] noun < வன்-மை [van-mai] + கணம்⁴. [kanam⁴.] The group of hard consonants. See வல்லினம். [vallinam.]
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Vaṅkaṇam (வங்கணம்) noun Propriety; தகுதி. எனை ஆதரித்தல் வங்கணமே [thaguthi. enai atharithal vanganame] (சர்வசமய சமரச பக். [sarvasamaya samarasa pag.] 67.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Ends with: Cinekavankanam, Evankanam.
Full-text: Vankanan, Cinekavankanam, Vankanakkaran, Vancanaippunarppu.
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