Turai, Turaī, Tuṟai, Turāi: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Turai means something in Marathi, 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)Turai in Philippines is the name of a plant defined with Setaria italica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Panicum italicum var. italicum (Mill.) Koeler (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· J. Henan Vocational-Techn. Teaching Coll. (1996)
· Scientia Agricultura Sinica (1989)
· Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici � (1794)
· Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica (1981)
· Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 2, (1873)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Turai, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, 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 Dictionaryturaī (तुरई).—f ( H) A cucurbitaceous plant, Luffa acutangula. 2 A double-pointed nail, a toggel. 3 (ٳܰī S) A weaver's beam.
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 dictionaryTuraī (तुरई):�(nf) see [ٳܰī]; see [ٴǰī].
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Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTurai (துரை) noun cf. dhurya. [Telugu: dora, K. dore.]
1. Chief, lord; master, ruler; gentleman, nobleman; தலைவன். கொஞ்சந� துரையே யருள� [thalaivan. konchan thuraiye yarul] (திருப்புகழ� [thiruppugazh] 70).
2. European gentleman; ஐரோப� பியன�. [airop piyan.] Colloq.
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Turai (துரை) noun < ٱ.
1. Quickness, speed, haste; வேகம�. பிறவித� துரை துடைத்து [vegam. piravith thurai thudaithu] (சடகோபரந்தாதி [sadagoparandathi] 47).
2. Abundance, plenty, increase; மிகுதிப்பாடு. துரைமாண்டவ� பாடித் தோணோக்� மாடாமோ [miguthippadu. thuraimandava padith thonokka madamo] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 15, 14). (சிவஞானசித்தியார் சுபக்ஷம் [sivagnanasithiyar supagsham] 2, 32, சிவஞ�. [sivagna.])
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Tuṟai (துறை) noun probably from idem.
1. Place, location, situation, space, position; இடம். அத்துற� யமலனும� [idam. athurai yamalanum] (ஞானாமிர்தம� [gnanamirtham] 48, 2).
2. Way, path, as of virtue or justice; நியாயவழி. துறை திறம்பாமற் காக்கத� தோன்றினான் [niyayavazhi. thurai thirambamar kakkath thonrinan] (கம்பராமாயணம் வாலி. [kambaramayanam vali.] 74). (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 56, உர�. [urai.])
3. Branch; section, category; பகுத�. வீரராயவர� புரிவதாண்மைத� துறையெ� லாயிற் றன்ற� [paguthi. virarayavar purivathanmaith thuraiyena layir ranre] (கம்பராமாயணம் வாலி. [kambaramayanam vali.] 82).
4. Method, means; உபாயம். துறையறிந்த� காரியம� நடத்துகிறான். [upayam. thuraiyarinthu kariyam nadathugiran.]
5. Seaport, harbour, roadstead; கடற்றுறை. துறை வளர் நாட்டொடு [kadarrurai. thurai valar nattodu] (சீவகசிந்தாமண� [sivagasindamani] 1618).
6. Sea; கடல். துறைமுற்றி� துளங்கிருக்க� [kadal. thuraimurriya thulangirukkai] (பத்துப்பாட்ட�: மதுரைக்காஞ்ச� [pathuppattu: mathuraikkanchi] 85).
7. [K. ٴṟe.] River; ஆற�. (திவா.) [aru. (thiva.)]
8. Place where washermen wash clothes; வண்ணானொலிக்கும� இடம். துறைச்செல்லா ளூரவராடை கொண் டொலிக்குநின் புலைத்தி [vannanolikkum idam. thuraichella luravaradai kon dolikkunin pulaithi] (கலித்தொக� [kalithogai] 72, 13).
9. Ghat, bathing ghat; நீர்த்துறை. தண்புனற் றுருத்தியுந் தாழ்பூந் துறைகளும� [nirthurai. thanpunar ruruthiyun thazhpun thuraigalum] (மணிமேகல [manimegalai] 1, 65).
10. Frequented place, place of meeting, rendezvous; சபைகூடுமிடம். [sapaigudumidam.] (W.)
11. Branch of knowledge, science; சாஸ்திரம�. மற்றைத� துறைகளின� முடிவும் [sasthiram. marraith thuraigalin mudivum] (கம்பராமாயணம் வாலி. [kambaramayanam vali.] 132).
12. Subject or theme, in akam and ṟa; அகமும் புறமும� பற்றிய தமிழ்ப� பொருட்கூறு. தீந்தமிழின� றுறைவாய் நுழைந்தனைய� [agamum puramum parriya thamizhp porudkuru. thinthamizhin ruraivay nuzhainthanaiyo] (திருக்கோவயார் [thirukkovaiyar] 20).
13. Proper arrangement; codification; ஒழுங்க� வேதந� துறைசெய்தான் [ozhungu vethan thuraiseythan] (குமரகுருபரசுவாமிகள� சிதம்ப. செய். [kumaraguruparasuvamigal sithamba. sey.] 13).
14. A minor variety of any of the four classes of verse, one of three 屹ṉa, q.v.; பாவினத்தொன்ற�. [pavinathonru.] (யாப்பருங்கலக� காரிகை, செய். [yapparungalag karigai, sey.] 6, உர�. [urai.])
15. A kind of singing; இசைப்பாட்ட� வக�. (பிȨகலகண்ட�) [isaippattu vagai. (pingalagandu)]
16. History; வரலாறு. துறை யெனக� கியாதெனச� சொல்லுசொல்லென்றான் [varalaru. thurai yenag kiyathenas sollusollenran] (கம்பராமாயணம் மீட்சி. [kambaramayanam midsi.] 255).
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 DictionaryTurāi (तुरा�):—n. end; completion; conclusion; finish;
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 (+9): Turai-atukkapiti, Turai-minnar-pon, Turai-mukakuttakai, Turai-turai, Turaicani, Turaiccatam, Turaicci, Turaiccuvati, Turaikarar, Turaikattu, Turaikkaval, Turaikkurai, Turaikuttu, Turaimakal, Turaimakan, Turaimaru, Turaimukam, Turaimulukku, Turaimunril, Turaipati.
Full-text (+175): Vannaratturai, Revutturai, Tirttatturai, Eruturai, Calapatturai, Natakatturai, Tirvaitturai, Turaittoni, Tonitturai, Turaikuttu, Tankuturai, Irankuturai, Cepputturai, Munitturai, Tiru-marutanturai, Kovaitturai, Turaikkaval, Pirankitturai, Punniyatturai, Ayatturai.
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Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
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Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
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The history of Andhra country (1000 AD - 1500 AD) (by Yashoda Devi)
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