Tev: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Tev means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsTev in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Justicia gendarussa Burm. fil. from the Acanthaceae (Acanthus) family having the following synonyms: Gendarussa vulgaris, Adhatoda subserrata, Justicia salicina. For the possible medicinal usage of tev, 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.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Tev in India is the name of a plant defined with Trema tomentosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sponia amboinensis (Willdenow) Decaisne (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Museum Botanicum (1852)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’, ed. 1832 (1832)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique (1848)
· Nouvelles Annales du Museum d’Histoire Naturelle (1834)
· Species Plantarum. (1805)
· Species Plantarum
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tev, for example health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTev (तेव्).—1 Ā. (tevate)
1) To play, sport.
2) To weep, lament.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTev (तेव्).—[(ṛ) tivṛ] r. 1st cl. (tevate) 1. To play, to sport. 2. To weep or lament. E. bhvā-ā-aka-seṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTev (तेव्).—i. 1, [Ātmanepada.] To play; cf. div, dev.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryTev (तेव्):—[class] 1. vate, to sport, [Dhātupāṭha xiv.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryTev in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) habit, wont, settled tendency; —[padana] to fall into the habit (of), to acquire the habit of..—tev (टेव) is alternatively transliterated as Ṭeva.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+211): Tel, Teva, Teva taram, Teva-catciay, Teva-katieluttu, Teva-meraiay, Tevacamukam, Tevacanku, Tevacannitanam, Tevacapai, Tevacattuvam, Tevaccantam, Tevacenapati, Tevacenapaticam, Tevacenapaticar, Tevacikiccai, Tevacintanai, Tevaciriyan, Tevacivan, Tevacutti.
Relevant text
Search found 3 books and stories containing Tev; (plurals include: Tevs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Folk Tales of Gujarat (and Jhaverchand Meghani) (by Vandana P. Soni)
Chapter 22 - Meghraja Nu Vrat < [Part 3 - Kankavati]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 4.3 - (e) Arurar’s references to Dance < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Taliesin (by David William Nash)