Motu, Mōṭu, Moṭu, Mōtu: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Motu means something in 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)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Motu in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia pruinescens in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acacia pruinescens var. luchunensis C. Chen & H. Sun.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Natural history (1877)
· Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal.
· Acta Botanica Yunnanica (1990)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Motu, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, 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
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMōṭu (ಮೋಟು):—[adjective] = ಮೋಟ [mota]2.
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Mōṭu (ಮೋಟು):—
1) [noun] the fact of the tip or forepart (of something) being broken, shortened, blunt, etc.
2) [noun] a chopped off hand.
3) [noun] the trunk of a tree devoid of branches, twigs etc.
4) [noun] the lower end of a plant remaining in the ground or of hair projecting on the skin after most of the upper portion is cut off; a stump.
5) [noun] the quality or state of being deficient; absence of something essential; incompleteness; deficiency.
6) [noun] ಮೋಟು ಮರ ಗಾಳಿಗೆ ಮಿಂಡ [motu mara galige mimda] mōṭu mara gāḷige miṇḍa (prov.) he who has nothing is frighted at nothing.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMoṭu (மொடு) noun
1. cf. மோடு¹. [modu¹.] Bigness, bulkiness; பருமை. [parumai.] (J.)
2. Plenty; மிகுதி. [miguthi.] (J.)
3. Cheapness; விலை முதலியவற்றின் நயம். [vilai muthaliyavarrin nayam.] (W.) பெருச்சாளியை மூத்தநயினார் மொடுவாய்க் கொண்டு போனார் [peruchaliyai muthanayinar moduvayk kondu ponar] (திருக்குற்றாலக் குறவஞ்சி [thirukkurralag kuravanchi] 93, 2).
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Mōṭu (மோடு) noun cf. முகடு. [mugadu.] [Telugu: mōḍu.]
1. Height; உயர்ச்சி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) மோடிசை வெற்பென [uyarchi. (pingalagandu) modisai verpena] (அஷ்டப்பிரபந்தம் திருவேங்கடத்தந். [ashdappirapandam thiruvengadathan.] 44).
2. Hill, eminence; மேடு. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [medu. (sudamaninigandu)]
3. Top, as of a house; முகடு. [mugadu.]
4. Ridge of roof; கூரையின் உச்சி. [kuraiyin uchi.]
5. Largeness; stoutness; பருமை. மோட்டிறா [parumai. mottira] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 95). மோட் டெருமை [mod derumai] (தமிழ்நாவலர் சரிதை [thamizhnavalar sarithai] 77).
6. Greatness; பெருமை. மோட்டெழி லிளமை நீங்க [perumai. mottezhi lilamai ninga] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 2799).
7. High position; உயர்நிலை. மோட்டிடத்துஞ் செய்யார் முழு மக்கள் [uyarnilai. mottidathugn seyyar muzhu makkal] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 358).
8. Belly, stomach; வயிறு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) பிணர்மோட்டு . . . பேய்மகள் [vayiru. (pingalagandu) pinarmottu . . . peymagal] (பத்துப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu] 50).
9. Womb; கருப்பை. [karuppai.]
10. Body; உடம்பு. மோட்டுடைப் போர்வையோடு [udambu. mottudaip porvaiyodu] (ஆசாரக்கோவை [asarakkovai] 92).
11. Cleavage, cleft; பிளப்பு. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [pilappu. (agarathi nigandu)]
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Mōṭu (மோடு) noun probably from mūḍha. [Telugu: mōṭu.] Stupidity, dullness of intellect; ignorance; மடமை. புலவர்கவிதை கேட்டவர்க்கு வரிசைநல்காத மோட்டுலுத்தர் [madamai. pulavarkavithai kettavarkku varisainalkatha mottuluthar] (கடம்பவன புரதணம் இலீலா. [kadambavana purathanam ilila.] 127).
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Mōtu (மோது) [mōtutal] 5 transitive verb [Telugu: K. mōdu, M. mōduga.]
1. To hit, strike, smite, butt; புடைத்தல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) கனகநிற வேத னபயமிட மோது கரகமல [pudaithal. (pingalagandu) kanaganira vetha napayamida mothu karagamala] (திருப்புகழ் [thiruppugazh] 543).
2. To blow against, dash against, push against with force; தாக்குதல். மோது முதுதிரையால் மொத்துண்டு [thakkuthal. mothu muthuthiraiyal mothundu] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 7, கட்டுரை [katturai], 7).
3. To plaster, put on, as earth to a mud wall; அப்புதல். சுவர்க்கு மண் மோதுகிறது. [apputhal. suvarkku man mothugirathu.] (W.)
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Mōtu (மோது) noun < மோது-. [mothu-.] [K. mōdu.] Blow, stroke; தாக்கு. அவனை ஒருமோது மோதி னான். [thakku. avanai orumothu mothi nan.]
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Mōtu (மோது) noun [Telugu: mōda.] Local usage
1. Bundle of straw; வைக்கோற் கட்டு. மோதுகட்டி யிழுத்தாய்விட்டது; சுவாமி புறப்படலாம். [vaikkor kattu. mothugatti yizhuthayvittathu; suvami purappadalam.] Local usage
2. Water added to crushed castor-beans and heated, in extracting oil; எண்ணெய் வடிக்கும் பொருட்டுச் சேர்த்துக் காய்ச்சும் நீர். [enney vadikkum poruttus serthug kaychum nir.]
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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Starts with: Motu gokharu, Motu gokhru, Motu-dhramanu, Motugey, Motukai, Motukkumotukkenal, Motukrodua, Motuku, Motukutu, Motumo, Motumotu, Motunkamal, Motuparu, Motupiri, Motuy kube.
Ends with: Esagale motu, Kalumotu, Motumotu, Namotu, Payarramotu, Vetantamotu, Yesigelamotu.
Full-text (+76): Ratisundara, Ratinaga, Ratipasha, Ratimitra, Lataveshta, Motukutu, Mottuppintam, Motu-dhramanu, Motu gokharu, Esagale motu, Mothu, Motu gokhru, Kaka, Modu, Kulishanayaka, Pashupashaka, Stanabhava, Mottini, Karyapranali, Nagapada.
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