Accu, Āccu, Accukuta: 5 definitions

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Accu means something in the history of ancient India, 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.

India history and geography

Accu.—(IE 8-8; SITI), Tamil; name of a coin; cf. ānai- accu, nall-ānai-accu, paḻamudal-ānai-accu, paḻañjalāgai-accu, paducca- lāgai-accu, amudan-accu, uṇḍi-accu, etc. Cf. also pañcālav-accu (SITI), name of a coin probably struck by the body called pañcālattār or pañcakarmāra; uṇḍiy-accu (SITI); vaḻudiy-accu- varggam (SITI), a group of taxes payable in Pāṇḍya coins; yakki-accu (SITI), from Sanskrit Yakṣī; name of a coin current in the Koṅgu country. (EI 24), name of a tax. Note: accu is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Accu.—Tamil; name of a coin; money; tax or income. Note: accu is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary
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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Accu in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Grewia bracteata Roth from the Tiliaceae (Phalsa) family having the following synonyms: Grewia obtusa, Grewia wightiana. For the possible medicinal usage of accu, 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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Accu in India is the name of a plant defined with Grewia tenax in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Chadara erythraea Schweinf. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berl. (1926)
· Bulletin de l’Herbier Boissier (1908)
· Annales du muséum national d’histoire naturelle (1804)
· Stud. Fl. Egypt (1956)
· Agricoltura Coloniale (1912)
· Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Paris (1886)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Accu, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)
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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Accu (ಅಚ್ಚು):—

1) [verb] to grasp; to hold; to seize.

2) [verb] to be impressed on one’s mind.

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Accu (ಅಚ್ಚು):—[verb] to pay unjustly, owing to force, as rent, revenue etc.

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Accu (ಅಚ್ಚು):—

1) [noun] a hallow form or matrix for shaping anything that is in a fluid or plastic condition; a mould.

2) [noun] anything shaped in a mould.

3) [noun] a mark made by a stamp; a stamped impression.

4) [noun] a weaver’s appliance for separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; a reed.

5) [noun] act or process of printing.

6) [noun] (fig.) a person or thing matching exactly another;7) [noun] ಅಚ್ಚಿನಮನೆ [accinamane] accinamane a place where a printing press is set up; a press; ಅಚ್ಚಿನಲ್ಲಿರು [accinalliru] accinanalliru to be under the process of being printed; to be under print; ಅಚ್ಚು ಕೆಡು [accu kedu] accu keḍu (an idol) to become defective; 2. (the sacredness or genuineness of an oath) to get defiled; ಅಚ್ಚುಮಾಡು [accumadu] accumāḍu to produce on the surface of (paper, etc.) the impression of inked type, plates, etc. by means of a printing press; to print.

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Accu (ಅಚ್ಚು):—

1) [noun] a feeling roused by a person or thing that gives one delight; great affection; intensive personal attachment; love.

2) [noun] that which is loved;3) [noun] ಅಚ್ಚಿನ ಮನುಷ್ಯನಿಗೆ ನುಚ್ಚಿನ ಅನ್ನ [accina manushyanige nuccina anna] accina manuṣyanige nuccina anna (prov.) affectionate person is taken for granted while a stranger gets serious attention.

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Accu (ಅಚ್ಚು):—[noun] the edge; the border of anything.

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Accu (ಅಚ್ಚು):—[noun] discharged waste matter from the anus of a bird; excrement.

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Accu (ಅಚ್ಚು):—

1) [noun] the axle of a wheel.

2) [noun] a central pole around which anything revolves.

3) [noun] a cube marked with numbers or spots (one to six), used in game of chance; a dice.

4) [noun] an old weight equal to eighty gunji (gulaganji).

5) [noun] ಅಚ್ಚುಬರು [accubaru] accubaru (the required, beneficial score) to be indicated by dice (when thrown or rolled) to chance; 2. to get fortune (luckily).

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Accu (ಅಚ್ಚು):—[noun] a letter pronounced by the relatively unimpeded passage of air through the mouth; a vowel as ಅ, ಆ, ಇ, ಈ [a, a, i, i] etc.

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Accu (ಅಚ್ಚು):—[noun] a horse from Pegu city in Burma (Myanmar).

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Accu (ಅಚ್ಚು):—[noun] a payment forced to be made unjustly, as undue tax, a bribe etc.

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Accukūṭa (ಅಚ್ಚುಕೂಟ):—[noun] a printing house; a press.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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Tamil dictionary

Accu (அச்சு) noun < அஞ்சு-. [anchu-.] Fear; அச்சம். நகை யச்சாக [acham. nagai yachaga] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 3, 33)

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Accu (அச்சு) noun [Telugu: Kanarese, Malayalam: accu.]

1. Mould; கட்டளைக்கருவி. அச்சிலே வார்த்த உருவம். [kattalaikkaruvi. achile vartha uruvam.]

2. Wire mould; கம்பியச்சு. கம்பி வாங்கு மச்சென லாயதால் [kambiyachu. kambi vangu machena layathal] (இரகுவமிசம் திக்கு. [iraguvamisam thikku.] 189).

3. Printing type; உருக்கெழுத்து. [urukkezhuthu.]

4. Exact likeness; சரியொப்பு. கடைமாந்த ரச்சாய் [sariyoppu. kadaimantha rachay] (சேதுபுராணம் வேதா. [sethupuranam vetha.] 16).

5. Sign, mark, print, stamp; அடையாளம். பவளத் திருமார்பி லச்சிட்டவர்க்கு [adaiyalam. pavalath thirumarpi lachittavarkku] (ஏகாம்பாநாதருலா [egambanatharula] 211).

6. Weaver's reed instrument for pressing down the threads of the woof; நெய்வோர் கருவிவகை. [neyvor karuvivagai.]

7. Comb-like frame in a loom through which the warp threads are passed and by which they are pressed or battened together; நெய்வோர் கருவி வகை. [neyvor karuvi vagai.]

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Accu (அச்சு) noun < akṣa.

1. Axle; உருள் கோத்த மரம். உருள்பெருந்தேர்க் கச்சாணியன்னா ருடை த்து [urul kotha maram. urulperuntherk kachaniyanna rudai thu] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 667).

2. Axle-bolt. See அஞ்சுருவாணி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [anchuruvani. (pingalagandu)]

3. Central pin, or handle of a millstone; ஏந்திரவச்சு. [enthiravachu.]

4. Support, basis; ஆதாரம். செந்நாப் போதார் புனற்கூடற் கச்சு [atharam. sennap pothar punarkudar kachu] (வள்ளலார்சாத்திரம்ுவமா. [thiruvallumalai] 21).

5. Strength; வலிமை. வேந்தடர்த்த வச்சு [valimai. venthadartha vachu] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 2777).

6. Original form; மூலரூபம். சுரர்களாய்த் துய்ப்ப ரென்னிற் சொன்னவச் சழியும் [mularupam. surarkalayth thuyppa rennir sonnavas sazhiyum] (சிவஞானசித்தியார் சுபக்ஷம் [sivagnanasithiyar supagsham] 2, 42).

7. Body; உடம்பு. அச்செடுத்திடு முயிர்கள் [udambu. acheduthidu muyirkal] (கந்தபு. சூரனமை. [kanthapu. suranamai.] 137).

8. Ridge in a field; செய்வரம்பு. அச்சுக் கட்டின நிலம். [seyvarambu. achug kattina nilam.]

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Accu (அச்சு) noun < ac. Vowel; உயிரெழுத்து. [uyirezhuthu.] (நன். [nan.] 146.)

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Āccu (ஆச்சு) intransitive verb < ஆயிற்று. [ayirru.] [Malayalam: āccu.]

1. Finished, done; முடிந்தது. [mudinthathu.]

2. An expletive; ஒருவகை யுரையசை. போதிப்ப தாச்சறிவிலே [oruvagai yuraiyasai. pothippa thacharivile] (தாயுமானசுவாமிகள் பாடல் சுகவாரி [thayumanasuvamigal padal sugavari], 9).

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Accu (அச்சு) noun < ac. The letter a; அகரம். [agaram.] (சம்பிரதாயவகராதி [sambirathayavagarathi] M s.)

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Accu (அச்சு) noun Yuga, epoch; யுகம். [yugam.] (W.)

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Accu (அச்சு) noun < akṣa.

1. Chariot; தேர். அச்சாசுவங்களையு மாங்கடித்து [ther. achasuvangalaiyu mangadithu] (பாரதவெண்பா [parathavenpa] 812).

2. A kind of coin; ஒருவகை நாணயம். இவ்வச்சு இருபத்தைந்தும் [oruvagai nanayam. ivvachu irupathainthum] (S. I. I. V , 148).

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon
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