Biology (plants and animals)

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

Arakku in India is the name of a plant defined with Schleichera oleosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cussambium oleosum O. Kuntze (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum
· Journ. Arn. Arb. (1950)
· Allgemeine Naturgeschichte
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1984)
· Species Plantarum.
· Taxon (1982)

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

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Arakku (ಅರಕ್ಕು):—[noun] (dial.) refined lac, a resin usually produced in thin, flaky layers or shells and used in making varnish, sealing packets etc.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Arakku (அரக்கு) [arakkutal] caus. of அரங்கு-. [arangu-.] 5 transitive verb

1. To rub with the palm of hand, or the sole of foot; தேய்த்தல். கண்ணரக்கல் [theythal. kannarakkal] (சினேந்திரமாலை [sinendiramalai] 456).

2. To waste, ruin; சிதைத்தல். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [sithaithal. (sudamaninigandu)]

3. To press down; அழத்தல். விரலாற் றலையரக்கினான் [azhathal. viralar ralaiyarakkinan] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 223, 11).

4. To cause trouble to, afflict; வருத்துதல். எல்லரக்கும் . . . இராவணன் [varuthuthal. ellarakkum . . . iravanan] (கம்பராமாயணம் ஊர்தேடு. [kambaramayanam urthedu.] 230).

5. To clip off, prune; கிளைதறித் தல். [kilaitharith thal.] Local usage

6. To cut, sever; வெட்டுதல். தாளுந் தோளு மரக்கி [vettuthal. thalun tholu marakki] (விநாயகபு. [vinayagapu.] 42, 4).

7. To cause to diminish; குறைத்தல். காரரக்குங் கடல் [kuraithal. kararakkung kadal] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 46, 8).

8. To eat up; முழுதுமுண்ணுதல். [muzhuthumunnuthal.] Local usage

9. To push, drag or otherwise move, as a heavy body; இருப்புவிட்டுப் பெயர்த்தல். [iruppuvittup peyarthal.] (J.)

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Arakku (அரக்கு) noun < rakta.

1. Vermilion; சாதிலிங்கம். அரக்குத் தோய்ந்தவைபோல . . . அடி கறுக்குந [sathilingam. arakkuth thoynthavaipola . . . adi karukkuna] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 13).

2. Redness; சிவப்பு. (திவா.) [sivappu. (thiva.)]

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Arakku (அரக்கு) noun < rākṣā. [K. Travancore usage aragu, M. arakku.] Lac, sealing-wax, shellac or resin melted with turpentine; செய்மெழுகு. தீயூட்டரக்கேயென்னவுருகி [seymezhugu. thiyuttarakkeyennavurugi] (கந்தபு. மார்க்கண். [kanthapu. markkan.] 95).

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Arakku (அரக்கு) noun < Urdu 'araq. Arrack, spirits distilled from the fermented sap of sundry palms; கள்ளின்விகற்பம். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [kallinvigarpam. (sudamaninigandu)]

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Arakku (அரக்கு) [arakkutal] 5 transitive verb

1. To hide, conceal; கரத்தல். [karathal.] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருச்சந். [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruchan.] 32, வ்யா. பக். [vya. pag.] 96.)

2. To wipe; துடைத்தல். பெரு மதர் மழைக்கண் வருபனி யரக்கி [thudaithal. peru mathar mazhaikkan varupani yarakki] (பெருங்கதை உஞ்சைக். [perungathai unchaig.] 33, 136).

3. To eat incessantly, in large mouthfuls; வாய்நிறைய உண்ணுதல். ஆடு குழை யரக்கு கிறது. [vayniraiya unnuthal. adu kuzhai yarakku kirathu.] Local usage

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Arakku (அரக்கு) noun < rakta. Redness, a disease peculiar to sesame pods; எள்ளின் காயிற் காணும் ஒருவகை நோய். (பத்துப். அரும்.) [ellin kayir kanum oruvagai noy. (pathup. arum.)]

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Arakku (அரக்கு) noun perhaps from yavāgū. Gruel; கஞ்சி. (நாமதீபநிகண்டு) [kanchi. (namathipanigandu)]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Arakkuccarayam, Arakkuccokkattan, Arakkukatti, Arakkukkantam, Arakkumancal, Arakkunayaki, Arakkunayakimaram, Arakkunir, Arakkurmai, Arakkuroja, Arakkuvai, Arakkuvakatti, Arakkuvalaiyal, Arakkuvatam, Arakkuviciri.

Ends with (+36): Acarcarakku, Ancarakku, Apputtuccarakku, Aticcarakku, Attu-mayircarakku, Atuncarakku, Avalarakku, Camparakku, Cantaiccarakku, Carakku, Caticcarakku, Cavaliccarakku, Cevvarakku, Ceykaiccarakku, Cimaiccarakku, Harakku, Kaccarakku, Kalappuccarakku, Kallaccarakku, Karakku.

Full-text (+12): Arakkuvai, Arakkuccokkattan, Kolarakku, Ceymmeluku, Picinarakku, Arakkuccarayam, Arakkuviciri, Muttiraiyarakku, Arakkumancal, Muttiraimeluku, Centupantam, Arakkukkantam, Arakkuvalaiyal, Avalarakku, Kuttarakku, Katu-patutiraviyam, Arakkunir, Matiyanku, Cevvarakku, Kan-patutiraviyam.

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