Avam, Ava峁�, 膧vam: 4 definitions

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1. Pali
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Avam means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Avam in India is the name of a plant defined with Bixa orellana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Orellana orellana (L.) Kuntze) (named after the Spanish explorer Don Francisco de Orellana, c. 1511鈥�1550, discoverer of the Amazon River 1541鈥�1542, unfaithful comrade of Gonzalo Pizarro (c. 1502鈥�1548). See Joseph Sabin, A dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time. The bibliographical society of America. New York 1868鈥�1939, H.C. Heaton (ed.), The Discovery of the Amazon according to the Account of Friar Gaspar de Carvajal and Other Documents. New York 1934, J. Alden and D.Ch. Landis, European Americana: a chronological guide to works printed in Europe relating to Americas. 1473鈥�1776. New York 1980鈥�1988, Beatriz Pastor Bodmer, Armature of Conquest: Spanish Accounts of the Discovery of America, 1492鈥�1589. Stanford 1992, G.W. Cole, ed., A catalogue of books relating to the discovery and early history of North and South America, forming a part of the Library of E.D. Church. [Reprint of 1907 edition.] Mansfield 1994. (among others).

2) Avam is also identified with Crocus sativus It has the synonym Safran officinarum Medik. (etc.).

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

· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1840)
· Irid. Gen. (1827)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1961)
· Chem. Pharm. Bull. (3346)
· Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 8 (1768)

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

Pali-English dictionary

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Ava峁�, (adv.) (Vedic av膩k & av膩峁�) the prep. ava in adv. use, down, downward; in C. often expl^d. by adho. Rarely absolute, the only passage found so far being Sn. 685 (ava峁� sari he went down, v. l. avasari, expl^d. by otari SnA 486). Opp. uddha峁� (above, up high). frequent in cpd. ava峁僺ira (adj.) head downward (+ uddha峁僷膩da feet up), a position characteristic of beings in Niraya (Purgatory), e.g. S. I, 48; Sn. 248 (patanti satt膩 niraya峁� ava峁僺ir膩 = adhogata-s墨s膩 SnA 290); Vv 52²⁵ (of Revat墨, + uddha峁僷膩da); Pv IV. 1⁴⁶; J. I, 233 (+ uddhap膩da); IV, 103 (niraya峁� vajanti yath膩 adhammo patito ava峁僺iro); Nd¹ 404 (uddha峁僷膩da +); DhA. IV, 153 (gloss adhosira).鈥擮n ava峁兟� cp. further avakk膩ra, av膩karoti, avekkhipati. (Page 80)

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Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Avam in Hindi refers in English to:鈥�(nm) the people, common man..鈥攁vam (啶呧さ啶距ぎ) is alternatively transliterated as Av膩ma.

2) 膧v膩峁� (啶嗋さ啶距):鈥�(nm) a potter鈥檚 kiln; furnace; —[k膩膩v膩峁� biga岣峚n膩] degeneration of the whole lot/clan.

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Tamil dictionary

: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Avam (喈呧喈瘝) noun cf. apa.

1. Vanity, nothingness, uselessness; 喈喈┼喈┼瘝喈瘓. 喈呧喈瘒喈瘉喈脆喁嵿喈� [payaninmai. avameyuzharri] (喈む喈班瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘚喈掂痪喈喈班瘝 [thirukkovaiyar] 100, 喈夃喁� [urai]).

2. Evil; 喈曕瘒喈熰瘉. 喈呧喈炧瘝喈氞瘑喈瘝喈掂 喈班喈氞瘓喈瘉喈熰瘝喈疅喁嵿疅喁� [kedu. avagn seyva rasaiyud pattu] (喈む喈班瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘉喈编喁� [thirukkural], 266).

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膧vam (喈嗋喈瘝) noun cf. 肠腻辫补.

1. Quiver; 喈呧喁嵿喈编喈む瘝喈む瘋喈｀. 喈嗋喈曕瘝喈曕喁堗畷喁嵿畷喈距喁� 喈曕喈｀喈瘚 [ambarathuni. avag kanaikkal kanayo] (喈喈苦喁囙畷喈侧痪 [manimegalai] 20, 63).

2. Bowstring; 喈掂喈┼瘝喈┼喈｀瘝. (喈喈权瘝喈曕喈曕喁嵿疅喁�) [vinnan. (pingalagandu)]

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膧vam (喈嗋喈瘝) noun

1. Arnotto. See 喈氞喈瘝喈喈班. [sappira.] (L.)

2. Kamela. See 喈曕喈苦喈瘝喈瘖喈熰. [kapilappodi.] (L.)

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Avam (喈呧喈瘝) noun < hava. (喈ㄠ喈ㄠ喈班瘝喈む瘝喈�. [nagarthathipigai])

1. Sacrifice; 喈掂瘒喈赤瘝喈掂. [velvi.]

2. Invitation; 喈呧喁堗喁嵿喁�. [azhaippu.]

3. Command; 喈嗋喁�. [anai.]

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膧vam (喈嗋喈瘝) noun Saffron; 喈曕瘉喈權瘝喈曕瘉喈喁�. ((喈氞畽喁嵿畷喈む瘝喈む畷喈班喈む) 喈む喈苦喁嵿畾喁娻喁嵿喈曕喈距喈�) [kungumam. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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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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