Biology (plants and animals)

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

Ceku in Indonesia is the name of a plant defined with Kaempferia galanga in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Alpinia sessilis J. König (among others).

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

· Fl. Indo-Chine (1908)
· Cell and Chromosome Research (1991)
· Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh (1972)
· J. Agr. Trop. Bot. Appl. (1962)
· Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschapen (1790)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)

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

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Ceku (செகு) [cekuttal] 11 transitive verb probably from jah.

1. To destroy, kill; கொல்லுதல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kolluthal. (pingalagandu)]

2. To conquer; வெல்லுதல். பொருப்பெலாம் வானகஞ் செகுக்குமே [velluthal. poruppelam vanagagn segukkume] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1903).

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Ceku (செகு) noun < Urdu cak. Detached fields of a village; a patch of rent-free land or any separate farm; தொடர்ந்திராமல் துண்டுதுண்டாக இருக்கும் கிராமநிலம் அல்லது மானிய நிலம். [thodarnthiramal thunduthundaga irukkum kiramanilam allathu maniya nilam.] (R.T.)

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Cēku (சேகு) noun < செம்-மை. [sem-mai.]

1. Redness; சிவப்பு. பாதங்கள் சேகு சேர்தர [sivappu. pathangal segu serthara] (கம்பராமாயணம் திருவிசைப்பா [kambaramayanam thiruvisaippa] 37).

2. [K. cēgu.] See சேகம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [segam. (pingalagandu)]

3. Solidity, hardness; திண்மை. சேகு நோன்சிலையாரோடும் [thinmai. segu nonsilaiyarodum] (சீகாளத்தி புராணம் கண்ண. [sigalathi puranam kanna.] 72).

4. [Telugu: sēgi.] Fault; குற்றம். சேகறு மலருஞ் சாந்தும் [kurram. segaru malarugn santhum] (கம்பராமாயணம் மூலபல. [kambaramayanam mulapala.] 233).

5. [Telugu: sēgi.] Doubt; ஐயம். சேகறத் தெருட்டி [aiyam. segarath therutti] (கம்பராமாயணம் கும்பக. [kambaramayanam kumbaga.] 127).

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Cēku (சேகு) noun cf. சேக்கை. [sekkai.] Scar; தழும்பு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [thazhumbu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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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: Cekuh, Cekunam, Cekunar, Cekur, Cekur jawa, Cekutan, Cekutu, Cekuvayiram.

Ends with: Cekkanceku.

Full-text: Cekuvayiram, Chegu gedde, Chegu gadde, Cekkanceku, Cekil, Cekam, Cekkam.

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