Jak: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Jak 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 Jak has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Jaka.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Jak in English is the name of a plant defined with Artocarpus heterophyllus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Artocarpus philippensis Lam. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Interpr. Rumphius Herbarium Amboinenese (1917)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1789)
· Supplementum Plantarum Systematis Vegetabilium Editionis Decimae Tertiae (1782)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Jak, for example side effects, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, 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 dictionaryJak in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) obstinacy; mania, incessant insistence..—jak (जक) is alternatively transliterated as Jaka.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+142): Jak fruit, Jak-han, Jaka, Jaka-vankiati, Jakada, Jakadai, Jakadana, Jakadanem, Jakadinu, Jakadnu, Jakai, Jakajakane, Jakajalam, Jakajalappurattan, Jakajjoti, Jakajulayi, Jakala, Jakalow, Jakam, Jakami.
Ends with (+31): Arajak, Ayojak, Baung-lang-jak, Beejak, Bhajak, Bhavottejak, Bijak, Chokrong-jak, Chujak, Dadap minjak, Dojak, Dvibhaajak, Gajak, Garjak, Gun goonjak, Gunjak, Jinjak, Kerjak, Khel bijak, Khel-bijak.
Full-text: Jak-han, Baung-lang-jak, Jak fruit, Jaka, Jukuta, Chokrong-jak, Uttarashadha, Kinjalka, Minja, Puram, Mandakini.
Relevant text
Search found 2 books and stories containing Jak; (plurals include: Jaks). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 38 - The Monkey And The Weaver-bird < [Part II (a) - Stories told of or by the Lower Castes]
Story 1 - The Making Of The Great Earth < [Part I - Stories told by the Cultivating Caste and Vaeddas]
Story 23 - Kurulu-gama Appu, The Sooth-sayer < [Part I - Stories told by the Cultivating Caste and Vaeddas]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
The Eighteen Faults of a Monastery < [Chapter IV - The Earth Kasiṇa (Pathavī-kasiṇa-niddesa)]