Cukku: 3 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
Biology
Languages
1. Tamil
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Introduction:

Cukku means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha

Cukku [in the Malayalam language] is another name for “Nāgara” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning cukku] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Cukku in India is the name of a plant defined with Zingiber officinale in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Curcuma longifolia Wall (among others).

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

· Chromosome Science (1998)
· Cytologia (1998)
· Nucleus (1984)
· Zingiberaceae
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)
· Zingiberoideae.

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cukku (சுக்கு) [cukkutal] 5 transitive verb (J.)

1. [Telugu: tcokku.] To copulate; புணர்தல். [punarthal.]

2. cf. U. cukna. To perform, execute; செய்தல். [seythal.]

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Cukku (சுக்கு) noun < śuṣka. [Malayalam: cukku.]

1. Dried ginger; உலர்ந்த இஞ்சி. (திவா.) [ularntha inchi. (thiva.)]

2. [K. cukku.] Small piece, bit, fragment, particle; சிறுதுண்டு. சுக்குச்சுக்காய் உடைந்துபோயிற்று. [siruthundu. sukkuchukkay udainthupoyirru.]

3. Worthless thing; பயனற்றது. அங்கே சுக்குத்தான் இருக்கிறது. [payanarrathu. ange sukkuthan irukkirathu.] Nāñ.

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Cukku (சுக்கு) [cukkutal] 5 intransitive verb < idem. To get dry; உலர்தல். [ularthal.] Nāñ.

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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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