Dadu, Dādū, Ḍāḍu: 3 definitions

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Dadu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Dadu in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus tinctoria in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ficus swinhoei King (among others).

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

· Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus (1786)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1996)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Dadu, for example extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dādū (दादू):—m. Name of founder of a sect, [Religious Thought and Life in India 178; 268.]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dādu (ದಾದು):—

1) [noun] observant care; careful attention.

2) [noun] a man who pays attention.

3) [noun] a master; an owner.

4) [noun] laudatory appreciation.

5) [noun] ದಾದುಫಿರ್ಯಾದು [daduphiryadu] dādu phiryādu a legal owner or inheritor; a heir; 2. a dispute or objection that can be or is being legally enquired; ದಾದುಫಿರ್ಯಾದು ಇಲ್ಲದಿರು [daduphiryadu illadiru] dādu phiryādu illadiru to be disguised or in cognito; to be away without revealing one’s address or condition of being; ದಾದು ಮಾಡು [dadu madu] dādu māḍu to pay attention; to attend heedfully.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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