Cukra, Cukrā: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Cukra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, biology. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chukra.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botanyCukrā (चुक्रा) is another name (synonym) for Ciñcā, which is a Sanskrit name for the plant Tamarindus indica (tamarind). This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verses 12.162-164), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.
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)Cukra in India is the name of a plant defined with Rumex vesicarius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Bocconea, Monographiae Herbarii Mediterranei Panormitani (1992)
· Candollea (1990)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Berichte des Geobotanischen Institutes der Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Stiftung Rübel (1990)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Cukra, for example side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycukra (चुक्र).—m S Sorrel. See cukā. 2 n Vinegar made from grain.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcukra (चुक्र).—m Sorrel. n Vinegar from grain.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCukra (चुक्र).—[cak-rak ata utvaṃ ca Uṇādi-sūtra 2.15]
1) A kind of cane or sorrel.
2) Sourness.
-kram Sourness, acidity.
Derivable forms: cukraḥ (चुक्रः).
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Cukrā (चुक्रा).—The tamarind tree.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryCukra (चुक्र).—nt., in Mahāvyutpatti 5712 = Tibetan tshva, which is said to mean only salt; no such meaning otherwise recorded for cukra; the preceding word is amlaḥ, which goes much better with the regular Sanskrit meaning of cukra; lavaṇam occurs 5709. Cf. śulukaḥ, defined in the same way.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCukra (चुक्र).—m.
(-kraḥ) 1. Sorrel. 2. Sourness. n.
(-kraṃ) 1. Acid seasoning. 2. Vinegar made by the acetous fermentation of grain. f. (-kā or -krī) 1. Indian sorrel, (Rumex vesicarius.) 2. Hogplum. 3. The tamarind. E. cak to satisfy, Unadi affix rak, and the radical vowel changed to u; also with kan cukraka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCukra (चुक्र).—m. A kind of vinegar, made of fruits, [Suśruta] 2, 365, 17.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCukra (चुक्र).—[substantive] a kind of vinegar or the Indian sorrel.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cukra (चुक्र):—mn. [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] vinegar made by acetous fermentation (of grain or of -phala), [Harivaṃśa 8439 ff.; Suśruta]
2) sorrel
3) n. = -vedhaka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Cukrā (चुक्रा):—[from cukra] f. = -caṇḍikā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [from cukra] f. Oxalis pusilla, [Bhāvaprakāśa v, 9, 26]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCukra (चुक्र):—(kraḥ) 1. m. Sorrel, sourness. f. (krā) Indian sorrel; hog-plumb; tamarind. n. Acid seasoning.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCukra (ಚುಕ್ರ):—
1) [noun] = ಚುಕ್ಕೆ [cukke]2.
2) [noun] a liquor that has turned sour.
3) [noun] the plant Spondias pinnata (= S. mangifera) of Anacardiaceae family; wild mango tree.
4) [noun] its plum; wild hog plum.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Cukracandika, Cukrahva, Cukraka, Cukramla, Cukraphala, Cukrasi, Cukravastuka, Cukravedhaka.
Ends with: Candacukra.
Full-text (+6): Cukraphala, Cukravedhaka, Cukramla, Cukriman, Cukravastuka, Amlavastuka, Caukrya, Cukraka, Amlashaka, Cukracandika, Shakamlabhedana, Candacukra, Cukri, Sahasravedha, Daityejya, Likuca, Rasamla, Suluka, Cukrika, Cukkan-kirai.
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The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)