Ankuri, Aṅkuri, Āṇkuṟi: 2 definitions

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Ankuri in the Nepali language is the name of a plant identified with Boenninghausenia albiflora from the Rutaceae (Lemon) family having the following synonyms: Ruta albiflora. For the possible medicinal usage of ankuri, 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.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Aṅkuri (அங்குரி) [aṅkurittal] 11 intransitive verb < idem.

1. Tosprout; முளைத்தல். வித்துட்டங்கியே யங்குரித்து [mulaithal. vithuttangiye yangurithu] (திருவாதவூரடிகள் புராணம் மந்தி. [thiruvathavuradigal puranam manthi.] 7).

2. To originate, to be born; உற்பவித்தல். குருவுமக் குலத்திலங் குரித்தான் [urpavithal. kuruvumag kulathilang kurithan] (மகாபாரதம் குருகு. [magaparatham kurugu.] 31).

3. To reveal oneself, appear; வெளிப் படுதல். ஆண்டு மன்றல்பெற் றங்குரித்தார் [velip paduthal. andu manralper rangurithar] (மகாபாரதம் திரெளபதிமா. [magaparatham thirelapathima.] 98).

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Āṇkuṟi (ஆண்குறி) [āṇ-kuṟi] noun < idem. +. Membrum virile.; கோசம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kosam. (pingalagandu)]

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Aṅkuri (அங்குரி) noun < aṅguri. (சிந்தாமணிநிகண்டு [sintha. ni.] 36.)

1. Finger; கைவிரல். [kaiviral.]

2. Toe; கால்விரல். [kalviral.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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