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The genus name Nerium is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek name for the plant nẽrion (νήριον), which is in turn derived from the Greek for water, nẽros (νηρός), because of the natural habitat of the oleander along rivers and streams. The origins of the species name are disputed.
Marathi ( / məˈrɑːti /; [ 6 ]मराठी, pronounced [məˈɾaːʈʰiː] ⓘ) is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the official language of Maharashtra, and an additional official language in the state of Goa used to reply provided the request is received in Marathi.
The grammar of the Marathi language shares similarities with other modern Indo-Aryan languages such as Odia, Gujarati or Punjabi. The first modern book exclusively about the grammar of Marathi was printed in 1805 by Willam Carey. [1] [2] The principal word order in Marathi is SOV (subject–object–verb). [3] Nouns inflect for gender ...
Oleandrin is a cardiac glycoside found in the poisonous plant oleander ( Nerium oleander L.). [1] As a main phytochemical of oleander, oleandrin is associated with the toxicity of oleander sap, and has similar properties to digoxin. [1]
Binomial name. Cerbera odollam. Gaertn. Synonyms. Cerbera dilatata Markgr. Cerbera odollam is a tree species in the family Apocynaceae commonly known as the suicide tree or pong-pong. [ 1] It bears a fruit known as othalanga whose seeds yield a potent poison called cerberin that has been used for trials by ordeal, [ 2] suicide, and poisonings.
Kannada words in Konkani. Aapa – Father from Kannada appa. Aaka – Sister from Kannada akka. Duddu – Money. Rokhdo – Quick. Poiso addko – Wealth. Hallsande/alsando – Kind of Bean. Tantim – Eggs. Kempu – Precious stone, red.
Other languages. Adda, from Bengali, a group of people. Bhut jolokia, from Assamese (ভূত জলকীয়া Bhut Zôlôkiya ), a hot chili found in Assam and other parts of Northeast India. Jute from Bengali, a fiber.
a word originally brought by the Portuguese from India, from a Hindi source, such as Gujarati tankh "cistern, underground reservoir for water", Marathi tanken, or tanka "reservoir of water, tank". Perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit tadaga "pond, lake pool", and reinforced in later sense of "large artificial container for liquid".