Cekkai, Cēkkai: 2 definitions

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Cekkai 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Cekkai in India is the name of a plant defined with Basella alba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gandola nigra (Lour.) Raf. (among others).

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

· Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. (1844)
· Sylva Tellur. (1838)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Asian Journal of Andrology (2005)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2000)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Cekkai, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, 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.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cēkkai (சேக்கை) noun < சே²-. [se²-.]

1. Cot, bed, thing to sleep on; கட்டில் முதலிய மக்கள்படுக்கை. நுரைமுகந்தன்ன மென்பூஞ் சேக்கை [kattil muthaliya makkalpadukkai. nuraimuganthanna menpugn sekkai] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 50).

2. Sleeping place of animals, roost of birds; விலங்கு முதலியவற்றின் படுக்கை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [vilangu muthaliyavarrin padukkai. (pingalagandu)]

3. Dwelling place; தங்குமிடம். புற்றடங் கரவிற் செற்றச் சேக்கை [thangumidam. purradang karavir serras sekkai] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 4, 117).

4. Bird's nest; பறவைக்கூடு. மாலுமயனு மூரும் படர்சிறைப்புண் மாகமிகந்து வந்திருக்குஞ் சேக்கை யெனவும் [paravaikkudu. malumayanu murum padarsiraippun magamiganthu vanthirukkugn sekkai yenavum] (பெரியபுராணம் சண்டே. [periyapuranam sande.] 4).

5. Net; வலை. புளிஞர் . . . சேக் கைக் கோழிபோற் குறைந்து [valai. pulignar . . . seg kaig kozhipor kurainthu] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 449).

6. Woman's breast; மூலை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [mulai. (pingalagandu)]

7. Scar; உடற் றழும்பு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [udar razhumbu. (pingalagandu)]

8. Cancer in the zodiac; கடக விராசி. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [kadaga virasi. (sudamaninigandu)]

9. Crab, lobster; நண்டு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [nandu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Cēkkai (சேக்கை) noun < சே³-. [se³-.]

1. See சேகை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [segai. (pingalagandu)]

2. Red Malabar nightshade. See செம்பசளை. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [sembasalai. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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