Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kasai in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Coix lacryma-jobi from the Poaceae (Grass) family having the following synonyms: Coix arundinacea, Coix lachryma. For the possible medicinal usage of kasai, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

Kasai in the Gujarati language, ibid. previous identification.

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

1) Kasai in Borneo is the name of a plant defined with Pometia pinnata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Irina tomentosa Blume (among others).

2) Kasai in India is also identified with Chionachne gigantea It has the synonym Coix lingulata Hack. (etc.).

3) Kasai is also identified with Chionachne koenigii It has the synonym Coix arundinacea Lam. (etc.).

4) Kasai is also identified with Coix koenigii It has the synonym Chionachne barbata (Roxb.) R. Br. (etc.).

5) Kasai is also identified with Memecylon umbellatum It has the synonym Memecylon umbellatum C. Presl (etc.).

6) Kasai is also identified with Saccharum spontaneum It has the synonym Imperata spontanea (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult., nom. illeg., non Imperata spontanea (L.) P. Beauv. (etc.).

7) Kasai in Malaysia is also identified with Aglaia odoratissima It has the synonym Aglaia heterophylla Merrill (etc.).

8) Kasai is also identified with Clausena harmandiana It has the synonym Glycosmis harmandiana Pierre (etc.).

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

· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1900)
· Flora Indica; or, descriptions of Indian Plants (1832)
· Flora Indica; or descriptions … (1820)
· Flora Australiensis: a description … (1878)
· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1889)
· Agra University Journal of Research (Science) (1957)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kasaī (कसई).—f (kaśērū S) A sort of grass. Called also kaśēṭa q. v.

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kasāī (कसाई).—m ( A) A butcher.

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kāsāī (कासाई).—f In ballads. A lower garment of females, a sort of lugaḍēṃ.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kasāī (कसाई).—m A butcher. kasāyalā gāya dhārajiṇī Always it is the crooked and harsh ways that seem to succeed in this world. Persons never come round by pursuasive methods; i. e. it is the argumentum baculinum that succeeds.

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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

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Kasāī (कसाई):—(nm) a butcher; (a) cruel, pitiless; ~[khānā/ghara] butchery, slaughter house; —[ke khūṃṭe]([se]) [baṃdhanā] to get wedded to a merciless man; to be entrusted to a cruel fellow; -[ke khūṃṭe]([se]) [bāṃdhanā] to hand over to a merciless person/butcher.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Kasāi (कसाइ) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kaṣāyin.

2) Kāsaī (कासई) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kāṣāyī.

2) Kāsaī has the following synonyms: Kāsāiyā.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kacai-vaittaputavai, Kacaimurukki, Kacaivalaiyal, Kacaiyatai, Kacaiyati, Kasaia, Kasaila, Kasainu, Kasaiya.

Ends with: Bakarakasai, Dantakasai, Kalamakasai, Littikasai, Porkacai, Ukkasai, Ukkasai.

Full-text: Kashayi, Kalamakasai, Cerpantu, Kasaiya, Tappanivar, Strychnos angolensis, Ashtadashamula, Muttakkacu, Calukaikkaran, Halala, Halal, Rothmannia engleriana, Kalam, Kalama, Cattai, Dantapura, Shula.

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