Cau: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Cau means something in Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, 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.
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Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Cau in Vietnam is the name of a plant defined with Areca catechu in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Areca nigra Giseke ex H. Wendl. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum. (1805)
· Hist. Nat. Palm. (1836)
· Flora Indica, or 鈥楧escriptions of Indian Plants鈥� (1768)
· Species Plantarum
· Translational Research: the Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine (2007)
· Taxon (1979)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Cau, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycau (啶氞).鈥攁 (catura S) Four. In comp. Instances follow in order. cauvara a岣峢墨 or cauc膩 膩峁卥a gh膩l奴na basa峁嚹撫箖 To sit widely, broadly, roomily.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcau (啶氞).鈥�a Four. cauc膩 a峁卥a gh膩l奴na basa峁嚹撫箖 Sit widely.
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryCau (啶氞) [Also spelled chau]:鈥�—an allomorph of [catu:] ([肠腻谤补]) used as the first member in compound Hindi words; ~[腻墨] ([v腻墨]) from all the four directions, blowing all round (as [丑补惫腻]); ~[办补岣嵞�] a quartet; bound, leap; •[产丑补谤补苍腻] to bounce, to proceed by leaps and bounds, to be buoyant; ~[办补岣嵞� bhulan膩] to have one鈥檚 senses benumbed; to be put out of countenance, to be non-plussed/bewildered; ~[kasa] cautious, alert, watchful; in order, intact; ~[办补蝉墨] cautiousness, vigilance; ~[kona] quadrangular, quadrilateral, four-sided; ~[办辞苍腻] quadrangular; four-sided; ~[kora] quadrilateral, quadrangular, four-sided; ~[办丑补峁冡笉补] four-storeyed; ~[办丑补峁璦] threshold; door-frame, door-sill; •[na jh膩峁僰an膩] never to cross over somebody鈥檚 threshold, never to visit somebody鈥檚 house; ~[办丑补峁�] frame, framework; ~[办丑补苍腻] four-storeyed; ~[办丑腻苍腻] chequered cloth; ~[办丑奴峁冡弓补] the four quarters; all round; ~[办丑奴峁冡弓腻] quadrangular; four-cornered; ~[驳补岣嶀笉腻] quartet, foursome, a set of four; ~[girda] all round; ~[驳耻苍腻] fourfold, four times; ~[迟补谤补辫丑腻] all round, from all the four quarters; ~[迟腻濒补] a typical musical mode; ~[dasa] the fourteenth day of the lunar fortnight; ~[辫补峁璦] razed, ruined, undone; •[肠补谤补峁嘺] a person whose presence casts an ominous spell causing ruination; ~[p腻墨] a typical Hindi poetic metre; ~[辫腻测腻] a quadruped; livestock; ~[辫腻濒补] a rural meeting place; a verandah used as drawing room in village houses; ~[辫别箩墨] quarto; ~[产腻谤腻] an assembly room with a number of doors and windows; ~[尘补峁僯颈濒腻] four-storeyed; ~[尘腻蝉腻] the rainy season; four months comprising the rainy season extending from [腻峁Ｄ佱笉丑补] to [kv膩ra; ~muh膩峁�/mukh膩] four-faced; all round; ~[尘耻办丑墨] all round; versatile; ~[尘耻丑腻苍墨] a quadrivial, juncture of four streams or pathways; ~[谤补峁僩腻] four-coloured; of four kinds; ~[rasa] even, plane; squared off; ~[谤补蝉迟腻/谤腻丑腻] crossing; crossroads; ~[濒补岣嵞�] four-stringed; ~[丑补诲诲墨] boundary.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryCau (啶氞) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Catur.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCau (嗖氞硨):鈥�
1) [noun] a cardinal number four.
2) [noun] a kind of game played with four cowries and four pawns.
3) [noun] the score of four in that game.
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Cau (嗖氞硨):鈥�
1) [noun] the quality of a thing that is perceived through the sense of taste; flavour; savour; taste.
2) [noun] the state of being or doing well; comfortable condition.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCau (喈氞瘜) . The compound of 喈氞瘝 [c] and 喈�. [au.]
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Cau (喈氞瘜) noun < 蝉补耻产丑腻驳测补惫补迟墨. The initial letter of the word 肠补耻辫腻办办颈测补惫补迟颈, used by elderly persons before the names of young girls and married women; 喈氞喈编瘉喈 喈氞瘉喈畽喁嵿畷喈侧喈曕喁堗畷喁� 喈曕瘉喈编喈曕瘝喈� 喈掂喈權瘝喈曕瘉喈瘝 喈氞瘜喈喈曕瘝喈曕喈喈む 喈庎喁嵿 喈氞瘖喈侧瘝喈侧喈┼瘝 喈瘉喈む喁嗋喁佮喁嵿喁佮畷喁嵿畷喁佮喈苦喁嵿喁�. [sirumi sumangaligalaig kurikka vazhangum saupakkiyavathi enra sollin muthalezhuthukkurippu.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryCau (啶氞):鈥攏. the word coming before compounds to denote a set of four;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+20): Cau tam hufng, Cau tich, Cauache, Cauamgi, Caubacca, Caubagilu, Caubajara, Caubala, Caubara, Caubhagi, Caubhara, Caubhari, Caubidi, Caubine, Caubini, Caubisa, Caubola, Caucasian maple, Caucau, Cauchorana.
Full-text (+4004): Saugandhika, Saugandha, Shauvastika, Sauvastava, Sphic, Dam, Loc, Kiryani, Puth, Caucau, Bahusu, Ard, Amh, Radh, Chaus, Lubh, Kamp, Dhar, Lud, Dhuksh.
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Search found 178 books and stories containing Cau, Sau, Chau; (plurals include: Caus, Saus, Chaus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
Verse 957: Ha(m)sa is Hara's Mantra < [Tantra Four (nankam tantiram) (verses 884-1418)]
Verse 930: Sum Saut Sivaya Nama < [Tantra Four (nankam tantiram) (verses 884-1418)]
Verse 933: Au and Sau are Mantras of Siva-Sakti Union < [Tantra Four (nankam tantiram) (verses 884-1418)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
La 芦 religion chinoise 禄 : cat茅gorie ouverte ou en voie d鈥櫭﹑uisement ? < [Volume 192 (2020)]
Ritual Terroir < [Volume 193 (2021)]
Introduction < [Volume 193 (2021)]
Gati in Theory and Practice (by Dr. Sujatha Mohan)
Gati found in Chau of Eastern India < [Chapter 4 - Practice of Gati]
Gati in contemporary Sanskrit theatre < [Chapter 4 - Practice of Gati]
Chapterisation鈥擳hesis structure < [Introduction]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Formulation and evaluation of cream for hair loss < [2019: Volume 8, May issue 6]
Nidan Panchak: An Essential Ayurvedic Diagnostic Technique < [2020: Volume 9, November issue 14]
Study of jatyadi taila malahar in the management of parikartika < [2017: Volume 6, November special issue 15]
Sanskrit Words In Southeast Asian Languages (by Satya Vrat Shastri)