Alternative spellings of this word include Eekh.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Ikha in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Sorghum bicolor in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Holcus dochna Forssk. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum
· Methodus Plantas Horti Botanici … (1794)
· Flora Peruviana (1798)
· Observationes Botanicae (1781)
· Mantissa Plantarum (1771)
· Am. Journal of Botany (1757)

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

Īkha (ईख):—(i) īṃkhati 1. a. To go; to blame.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Īkha (ईख) [Also spelled eekh]:—(nf) sugarcane.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+6): Ikha-linu, Ikha-phernu, Ikhai, Ikhaikha, Ikhakha, Ikhakhasana elincane, Ikhakhasi, Ikhakhasi elikhulu, Ikhala, Ikhalalendo, Ikhalana, Ikhalasa, Ikhalasanama, Ikhalasi, Ikhalu, Ikhambi lamabulawo, Ikhambi lenkosi, Ikhambi lenyongo, Ikhambi leziduli, Ikhambileziduli.

Ends with (+126): Abhikha, Adrishyashikha, Aggisikha, Agnishikha, Agrashikha, Anakhashikha, Anal-shikha, Analashikha, Anushikha, Aprashikha, Ashikha, Atharvashikha, Atvikha, Avilikha, Baddhashikha, Bahishikha, Bahushikha, Balishikha, Barhishikha, Bhadrashikha.

Full-text: Ikh, Ukha, Ikha-linu, Eekh, Ukh, Eekh-fernu.

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