Kecuka: 5 definitions

Introduction:

Kecuka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Kechuka.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Kecuka (केचुक).—m.

(-kaḥ) An esculent root, (Arum colocasia:) see kacu.

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

1) Kecuka (केचुक):—mf(ā) a plant with an esculent root (Colocasia antiquorum), [Suśruta] (vv.ll. kevuka and vūka)

2) n. the esculent root of that plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. kacu, kacvī kemuka, and kevuka.)

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

Kecuka (केचुक):—(kaḥ) 1. n. An esculent root.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kecuka in German

context information

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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