Tonga, Ṭōṅga, Ṭoṅga: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Tonga means something in Marathi, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Tonga in Central African Republic is the name of a plant defined with Dacryodes edulis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Canarium edule (G. Don) Hook. f. (among others).
2) Tonga in Congo is also identified with Synsepalum stipulatum It has the synonym Pouteria stipulata (Radlk.) Baehni (etc.).
3) Tonga in Madagascar is also identified with Catharanthus roseus It has the synonym Lochnera rosea (L.) Rchb. ex K. Schum., nom. illeg., non Lochnera rosea (L.) Rchb. ex Endl. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Bull. Jard. Bot. Nat. Belg. (1983)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1975)
· Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs (1989)
· Skrifter af Naturhistorie-Selskabet (1810)
· Kurtziana (1984)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1893)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tonga, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryṭōṅga (टोंग).—a Wilful, headstrong, termagant, refractory--a child or female: also rude, violent, lawless, outbraving, overbearing gen.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṭōṅga (टोंग).—a Wilful, headstrong, rude, violent.
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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryTonga is another spelling for ताँगा [tāṃgā].—[=ताँगा] n. horse-driven vehicle; a tonga (टाँगा [ṭāṃgā] );
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: Tomgal, Tomgalgol, Tomgalisu, Tomgalu, Tonga croton, Tongai, Tongala, Tongalabali, Tongan oil, Tongao, Tongatong, Tongatse.
Ends with: Mtonga, Mtongatonga, Mtongo-tonga, Tamaratonga, Ubhayatonga.
Full-text: Tonga croton, Mtongo-tonga, Kuduregadi, Tongai, Taap, Tanka, Tapa, Salvinia adnata, Tamga, Bum, Faidherbia albida, Strychnos spinosa.
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