Canku, Caṅku, Cāṅku, Cán kù, Can ku, Cǎn kù: 5 definitions
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Canku means something in 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.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Canku in India is the name of a plant defined with Azima tetracantha in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Monetia barlerioides L’Hér. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Encycl. (Lamarck) (1783)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1894)
· South African Journal of Science (2001)
· JAOCS
· Annals of the East Cape Museums (2000)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1997)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Canku, for example side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, 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
Tamil dictionary
Caṅku (சங்கு) noun < இசங்கு. [isangu.] Mistletoe berry thorn. See இசங்கு. [isangu.] (பதார்த்தகுண சிந்தாமணிமேகலை [patharthaguna sindamani] 118.)
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Caṅku (சங்கு) noun < śaṅkha. [Malayalam: caṅku.]
1. Chank, conch, large convolute shell, Turbinella pyrum, of four kinds, viz., iṭam-puri, valam-puri, calañcalam, pāñcacaṉṉiyam; இடம் புரி. வலம்புரி, சலஞ்சலம், பாஞ்சசன்னியம் என்ற நான்குவகைப்படும் நீர்வாழ் சங்கு. சங்குதங்கு தடங் கடல் [idam puri. valamburi, salanchalam, panchasanniyam enra nankuvagaippadum nirvazh sangu. sanguthangu thadang kadal] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 1, 8, 1).
2. A constituent of the aimpaṭai ornament; ஐம்படை என்னும் அணியின் ஒர் உரு. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [aimbadai ennum aniyin or uru. (sudamaninigandu)]
3. See சங்கரேகை. (திவா.) [sangaregai. (thiva.)]
4. Shell bracelet; சங்கினாற்செய்த கை வளை. சங்கமரு முன்கை மடமாதை [sanginarseytha kai valai. sangamaru munkai madamathai] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 89, 1).
5. A musical note; குரலென்னு மிசை. (திவா.) [kuralennu misai. (thiva.)]
6. Throat; மிடறு. [midaru.] Local usage
7. Thousand billions; ஒரு பேரெண். சங்குதரு நீணிதியம் [oru peren. sangutharu ninithiyam] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 493).
8. A large army. See சங்கம்³ [sangam³],
6. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு [sudamaninigandu])
9. (Nāṭya.) A gesture with one hand in which the thumb is held upright while the other fingers are bent; பெருவிரல்நிமிர ஒழிந்த நான்குவிரல்களும் வளைந்து நிற்கும் இணையாவினைக்கைவகை. [peruviralnimira ozhintha nankuviralkalum valainthu nirkum inaiyavinaikkaivagai.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 3, 18, உரை. [urai.])
10. cf. வாரணம். [varanam.] Cock; கோழி. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [kozhi. (agarathi nigandu)]
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Caṅku (சங்கு) noun cf. śakulādanī. Christmas rose. See கடுரோகிணி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [kadurogini. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Caṅku (சங்கு) noun < jaṅghā. Shank. See சங்கை⁵. [sangai⁵.] (W.)
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Caṅku (சங்கு) noun < śaṅku.
1. Stake, peg, spike; முளை. சங்கு ஸ்தாபனம். [mulai. sangu sthapanam.]
2. Gnomon or perpendicular column for measuring the altitude of the sun by the length of its shadow; நிழலினாற் பொழுதறிதற்காக நேராக நடப்பெறுங் கோல். [nizhalinar pozhutharitharkaga neraga nadapperung kol.] (W.)
3. A kind of weapon; மட்டிப்படைக்கலம். (திவா.) கழுக்கடை சங்கொடு . . . விழுப்படை யாவும் [mattippadaikkalam. (thiva.) kazhukkadai sangodu . . . vizhuppadai yavum] (கந்தபு. சகத்திரவாகு. [kanthapu. sagathiravagu.] 7).
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Caṅku (சங்கு) [caṅkutal] 5 intransitive verb probably from தங்கு-. [thangu-.] To be blocked in one’s turn without any gain in the game of pallāṅkuḻi; பல்லாங்குழியில் ஆட்டமுறை இலாபமின்றி நின்றுவிடுதல். [pallanguzhiyil attamurai ilapaminri ninruviduthal.] Madras usage
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Caṅku (சங்கு) [caṅkutal] 5 intransitive verb < śaṅkā. To be dispirited, lose courage; தைரியங் கெடுதல். [thairiyang keduthal.] (W.)
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Cāṅku (சாங்கு) noun probably from śaṅku. A kind of dart, arrow; ஒருவகை அம்பு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [oruvagai ambu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Chinese-English dictionary
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
殘酷 [cán kù] [can ku]—
Cruel and ruthless. Han Shu, Biography of Chen Wannian: "Xian was previously a prefect, and was cruel wherever he went, inflicting venomous stings (毒螫 [du shi] - dú shì) upon officials and the people." A Brief History of Civilization, Chapter 26: "Having been to Yunnan himself, he knew how cruel (- cánkù) the officials there were, and how they killed the people without batting an eye."
殘酷：殘忍狠毒。《漢書．卷六六．陳萬年傳》：「咸前為郡守，所在殘酷，毒螫加於吏民。」《文明小史》第二六回：「自己到過雲南，那裡的官府如何殘酷，如何殺百姓是不眨眼的。」
cán kù: cán rěn hěn dú. < hàn shū． juǎn liù liù． chén wàn nián chuán>: “xián qián wèi jùn shǒu, suǒ zài cán kù, dú shì jiā yú lì mín.” < wén míng xiǎo shǐ> dì èr liù huí: “zì jǐ dào guò yún nán, nà lǐ de guān fǔ rú hé cán kù, rú hé shā bǎi xìng shì bù zhǎ yǎn de.”
can ku: can ren hen du. < han shu. juan liu liu. chen wan nian chuan>: "xian qian wei jun shou, suo zai can ku, du shi jia yu li min." < wen ming xiao shi> di er liu hui: "zi ji dao guo yun nan, na li de guan fu ru he can ku, ru he sha bai xing shi bu zha yan de."
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
慘酷 [cǎn kù] [can ku]—
Harsh and cruel. 《Book of the Later Han, Biography of Chen Chong》: "After that, the authorities were ordered to abolish the harsh and cruel punishments such as 'zuàn zuàn' (鉆鑽 [chan zuan]) and lift the bans on demonic evils (妖惡 [yao e])."
慘酷：苛刻殘忍。《後漢書．卷四六．陳寵傳》：「其後遂詔有司，絕鉆鑽諸慘酷之科，解妖惡之禁。」
cǎn kù: kē kè cán rěn. < hòu hàn shū． juǎn sì liù． chén chǒng chuán>: “qí hòu suì zhào yǒu sī, jué chān zuān zhū cǎn kù zhī kē, jiě yāo è zhī jìn.”
can ku: ke ke can ren. < hou han shu. juan si liu. chen chong chuan>: "qi hou sui zhao you si, jue chan zuan zhu can ku zhi ke, jie yao e zhi jin."
1) 慘酷 t = 惨酷 s = cǎn kù p refers to “(literary) cruel; savage; merciless”.
2) 殘酷 t = 残酷 s = cán kù p refers to “cruel/cruelty”..
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