Biology (plants and animals)

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

Dhrek in Pakistan is the name of a plant defined with Melia azedarach in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Azedara speciosa Raf. (among others).

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

· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1831)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Botanical Magazine (1904)
· FBI (1875)
· Biodiversidad del estado de Tabasco (2005)
· AAU Reports (1990)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Dhrek, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, 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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Dhrek (ध्रेक्).—1 Ā. (dhrekate)

1) To sound.

2) To grow, increase.

3) To be filled with joy.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhrek (ध्रेक्).—[(ṛ) dhrekṛ] r. 1st cl. (dhrekate) 1. To sound. 2. To grow or increase. 3. To be exhilarated or elevated with joy. 4. To manifest elevation or hilarity by noise. bhvā0 ā0 aka0 seṭ .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhrek (ध्रेक्).—i. 1, [Ātmanepada.] = drek.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dhrek (ध्रेक्):—[class] 1. [Ātmanepada] dhrekate, to sound, [Dhātupāṭha iv, 5] (cf. drek).

[Sanskrit to German]

Dhrek in German

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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.

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Starts with: Dhreka.

Full-text: Drek.

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