Shek, Śek, Ṣēk: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Shek means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit terms Śek and Ṣēk can be transliterated into English as Sek or Shek, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Sek in Senegal is the name of a plant defined with Crateva adansonii in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Capparis trifoliata Roxb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1908)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1824)
· Reliquiae Haenkeanae (1835)
· Annales du musée du Congo.
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Blumea (1964)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Sek, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, 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 dictionaryŚek (शेक्).—1 Ā. To go; L. D. B.
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Sek (सेक्).—1 Ā. (sekate) To go, move.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢek (षेक्).—[(ṛ)ṣekṛ] r. 1st cl. (sekate) To go, to move; preferably sek .
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Sek (सेक्).—[(ṛ) (sekṛ)] r. 1st cl. (sekate) To go, to move.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySek (सेक्).—see srek.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySek (सेक्):—(cf. √srek) [class] 1. [Ātmanepada] sekate, to go, move, [Dhātupāṭha iv, 7.]
[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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconṢēk (ஷேக்) noun < Arabic shēkh. A term of respect meaning 'venerable old man'; 'வயது முதிர்ந்த பெரிய.ார்' என்று பொருள்படும் ஒரு மரியா தைச் சொல். ['vayathu muthirntha periyar' enru porulpadum oru mariya thais sol.] Muhammadan usage
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Ṣēk (ஷேக்) noun
1. Trimmed hair grown near the temples; கன்னப்பக்கத்தில் வளர்க்குங் குடுமி. [kannappakkathil valarkkung kudumi.]
2. Solitary card of a suite in the hands of a player. See சேக்கு³ [sekku³],
1. 3. Trump card. See சேக்கு³ [sekku³], 2.
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+51): Seka, Sekata, Sekha, Sekhara, Shekacilli, Shekada, Shekadara, Shekadari, Shekadarike, Shekadavaru, Shekadu, Shekakai, Shekanem, Shekani, Shekara, Shekaram, Shekaranem, Shekarani, Shekashegadi, Shekatanem.
Ends with: Abhishek, Yauvarajbhishek.
Full-text (+145): Srek, Ta sek, Sek batang, Anejanta, Avishesha, Badha, Vishaya, Sekima, Yadagama, Nirdishyamanaparibhasha, Avyutpanna, Mukhya, Karyakalaparibhasha, Niranubandhakaparibhasha, Anupasarjana, Avidhi, Aprasiddha, Atadanubandhaka, Gatikarakaparibhasha, Anumanika.
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