Kank, Kaṅk: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Kank means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kank in India is the name of a plant defined with Flacourtia indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Flacourtia ramontchi L’Hérit. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Miss. stud. Lago Tana (1951)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1868)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Lingnan Science Journal (1930)
· Stirp. Nov. (1786)
· An Interpretation of Rumphius’s Herbarium Amboinense (1917)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kank, for example diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKaṅk (कङ्क्).—1 Ā. To go.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryKaṅk (कङ्क्).—i. 1, [Ātmanepada.] To go.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kaṅk (कङ्क्):—[class] 1. [Ātmanepada] kaṅkate, cakaṅke, kaṅkitā, etc., to go, [Dhātupāṭha iv, 20;]
2) cf. [Hibernian or Irish] cichet, ‘walking’; [Lithuanian] kankú, ‘to come to.’
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+402): Kaankro, Kamkabale, Kamkadaiya, Kamkadua, Kamkaduga, Kamkaladamda, Kamkalamali, Kamkalamkapani, Kamkalasa, Kamkalate, Kamkalavaral, Kamkalike, Kamkamale, Kamkanabaddha, Kamkanabaddhe, Kamkanabala, Kamkanagala, Kamkanagara, Kamkanagattu, Kamkanagilu.
Ends with: Suchakank.
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