Venkai, Veṅkai, Veṇkai, Vēṅkai: 2 definitions
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Venkai 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)Venkai in India is the name of a plant defined with Pterocarpus marsupium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pterocarpus marsupium var. acuminata Prain (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Familles des Plantes (1763)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia (1763)
· Taxon (1980)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Venkai, for example extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, 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 LexiconVeṅkai (வெங்கை) noun Veṅkaṉūr in Trichinopoly District; திரிச்சிராப்பள்ளி ஜில்லாவைச் சார்ந்த வெங்கனூர். [thirichirappalli jillavais sarntha venganur.] (G. T p. D. I , 308.)
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Veṇkai (வெண்கை) [veṇ-kai] noun < idem. + கை⁵. [kai⁵.]
1. Hand unused to work; தொழில்செய்து பழகாத கை. வெண்கை மகளிர் [thozhilseythu pazhagatha kai. venkai magalir] (பதிற்றுப்பத்து [pathirruppathu] 29, 6).
2. Hand wearing conch bangles; சங்குவளை யணிந்த கை. [sanguvalai yanintha kai.] (பதிற்றுப்பத்து [pathirruppathu] 29, உரை. [urai.])
3. (Nāṭya.) Hand that beats time, without being engaged in gesticulation; அபிநயஞ் செய்யாது தாளத்திற்கு இசை விடும் கை. முழவிற் போக்கிய வெண்கை [apinayagn seyyathu thalathirku isai vidum kai. muzhavir pokkiya venkai] (பதிற்றுப்பத்து [pathirruppathu]
61. 7).
4. White-coloured handle; வெள்ளிய கைப்பிடி. வெண்கை யொள்வாள் [velliya kaippidi. venkai yolval] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: perumbanarruppadai] 71).
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Vēṅkai (வேங்கை) noun [Telugu: vēgi, M. veṅṅa.]
1. Tiger, Felis tigris; புலிவகை. குய வரி வேங்கை யனைய வயவர் [pulivagai. kuya vari vengai yanaiya vayavar] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 3, 23).
2. East Indian kino tree, large tree, Pterocarpus marsupium; நீண்ட மரவகை. சந்தனமும் வேங்கையும் வேமே [ninda maravagai. santhanamum vengaiyum veme] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 180).
3. A hill; ஒருவைத்திய மலையகராதி வேங்கை வெற்பின் [orumalai. vengai verpin] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 336).
4. See வேங்கைநாடு. வேங்கை வளநாடன் [vengainadu. vengai valanadan] (வீரசோழீயம் அலங். [virasozhiyam alang.] 23).
5. cf. ஈங்கை. [ingai.] Gold; பொன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [pon. (pingalagandu)]
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Starts with: Venkai-c-ciray, Venkai-kalampakam, Venkaikkovai, Venkaimantalam, Venkaimaram, Venkaimarpan, Venkaipatukani, Venkaiyalankaram, Venkaiyula.
Ends with (+3): Cantanavenkai, Cevvenkai, Cikaivenkai, Ciruvenkai, Colaivenkai, Irattavenkai, Kanivenkai, Karuvenkai, Malaivenkai, Mulluvenkai, Narivenkai, Nattuvenkai, Romavenkai, Umparomavenkai, Uromavenkai, Uruttiravenkai, Utiraromavenkai, Utiravenkai, Utirvenkai, Vattuvenkai.
Full-text (+25): Venkaiyula, Venkaikkovai, Venkaiyalankaram, Venkai-kalampakam, Vengai, Venkai-c-ciray, Vengai-maram, Chola vengai, Ciruvenkai, Cantanavenkai, Malaivenkai, Velvenkai, Mulluvenkai, Nemicantana, Tannini, Narivenkai, Venkaimantalam, Tamicu, Utiravenkai, Cantanati.
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