Lagan: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Lagan means something in Hindi, 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.
Ambiguity: Although Lagan has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Lagana.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Lagan in Philippines is the name of a plant defined with Premna odorata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gumira vestita Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv. (1860)
· Fl. Indo-Chine (1935)
· The Verbenaceae of the Malayan Archipelago (1919)
· Phytologia (1971)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Flora of the British India (1885)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Lagan, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, 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
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryLagan in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) devotion; perseverence; inclination; attachment; an auspicious moment (for performing a ceremony); -[patra/-patri] a letter intimating fixation of marriage (sent by bride’s side to that of the bridegroom’s); —[dharana] to fix the date of marriage; —[sodhana] to calculate astrologically an auspicious moment (for performing a marriage ritual)..—lagan (लगन) is alternatively transliterated as Lagana.
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Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryLagan is another spelling for लगन [lagana].—n. 1. auspicious moment or hour for the performance of wedding ceremony;
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: Lagamda, Lagana, Lagana de perro, Laganadara, Laganako-bela-hagana, Laganako-gamtho, Laganako-kaagat, Laganako-kagata, Laganashila, Laganasti, Laganem, Lagani, Laganiya, Laganritta, Lakan.
Ends with (+12): Aggalagan, Analagan, Bahai-balagan, Calakan, Callagan, Cellagan, Elagan, Ilakan, Imgalagan, Karumakilakan, Kavulakan, Kekkalagan, Kelakan, Kolakan, Kopalakan, Kulakalakan, Kulatilakan, Lakan, Mucalakan, Muyalakan.
Full-text: Lakam, Ciru-vaykayiru, Muyalakan, Lagana.
Relevant text
Search found 2 books and stories containing Lagan; (plurals include: Lagans). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
R. K. Narayan's “The Vendor of Sweets” -A Stud < [January 1971]
R. K. Narayan's Art and ‘The Vendor of Sweets’ < [January 1969]
Folk Tales of Gujarat (and Jhaverchand Meghani) (by Vandana P. Soni)
Chapter 6 - Natho Modhvadio (Around 1830) < [Part 2 - Sorathi Baharvatiya]