Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Ekin in India is the name of a plant defined with Alangium salviifolium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Grewia salviifolia L.f. (among others).

2) Ekin is also identified with Semecarpus anacardium It has the synonym Semecarpus anacardium Blanco (etc.).

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

· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1783)
· Fitoterapia (2000)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Das Pflanzenreich (Engler) (1910)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Ekin, for example health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ekin (एकिन्).—[adjective] single, simple.

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

Ekin (एकिन्):—[from eka] mfn. simple, consisting of one, [Lāṭyāyana]

[Sanskrit to German]

Ekin 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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Ekiṉ (எகின்) noun

1. Swan; அன்னம். மடல விழ் மரைமாட் டெகினென [annam. madala vizh maraimad deginena] (சிவபிரகாச சுவாமிகள் சோணசைல. [sivapiragasa suvamigal sonasaila.] 5).

2. Yak; கவரிமா. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [kavarima. (sudamaninigandu)]

3. Indian hog-plum. See புளிமா. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [pulima. (sudamaninigandu)]

4. Tamarind. See புளியமரம். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [puliyamaram. (sudamaninigandu)]

5. Sage-leaved alantick-m. See அழிஞ்சில். (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [azhinchil. (vaithiya muligai)]

6. Marking-nut tree. See செம்மரம். (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [semmaram. (vaithiya muligai)]

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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: Ekinam, Ekinan, Ekinappakan, Ekinattumpai, Ekingi, Ekini, Ekinnyahwa, Ekinyamate, Ekinyara, Ekinyate.

Ends with: Anutsekin, Anvayavyatirekin, Atirekin, Avivekin, Avyatirekin, Kekin, Kevalavyatirekin, Lekin, Madhyavivekin, Mandavivekin, Petekin, Prasekin, Svaduvivekin, Tekin, Udrekin, Utsekin, Vivekin, Vyatirekin.

Full-text: Egin-ato, Egin, Egin ogume, Egin-fifen, Egin egbo, Ekinam.

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