Kinkirata, Kiṅkirāta, Kimkirata: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Kinkirata 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)1) Kinkirata in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia leucophloea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Delaportea microphylla Gagnep. (among others).
2) Kinkirata is also identified with Acacia nilotica It has the synonym Mimosa scorpioides L. (etc.).
3) Kinkirata is also identified with Garuga pinnata.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Pl. Corom. (1811)
· First lessons in Oriya. (1912)
· Encycl. (Lamarck) (1783)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1928)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kinkirata, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, 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 dictionaryKiṅkirāta (किङ्किरात).—
1) A parrot.
2) The (Indian) cuckoo.
3) Cupid.
4) The Aśoka tree.
5) A species of amaranth; हेमालङ्कारभाभिर्भरनमितशिखैः शेखरैः कैङ्किरातैः (hemālaṅkārabhābhirbharanamitaśikhaiḥ śekharaiḥ kaiṅkirātaiḥ) Ratnāvalī 1.1.
Derivable forms: kiṅkirātaḥ (किङ्किरातः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKiṅkirāta (किङ्किरात).—m.
(-taḥ) 1. A name of Kamadeva. 2. A parrot. 3. The Koil or Indian cuckoo. 4. A tree, (Jonesia asoka.) 5. A species of barleria: see jhiṇṭī. E. kiṅkira as above, and ata who goes or is.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKiṅkirāta (किङ्किरात).—[masculine] the Aśoka tree.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kiṅkirāta (किङ्किरात):—[from kiṅkira] m. (or kiṃ-k; [gana] kiṃśukādi) a parrot, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] the Indian cuckoo
3) [v.s. ...] the god of love, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Jonesia Aśoka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [v.s. ...] red or yellow amaranth, [Kādambarī]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKiṅkirāta (किङ्किरात):—[kiṅkirā+ta] (taḥ) 1. m. Cupid; a parrot; a cuckoo, a tree (Jonesia asoca).
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKiṃkirāta (ಕಿಂಕಿರಾತ):—
1) [noun] = ಕಿಂಕಿರ - [kimkira -] 2 & 4.
2) [noun] the bird of Psittaciformes order with hooked bill, bright feathers, that imitate human speech; a parrot.
3) [noun] the tree Saraca indica (= Jonesia asoca) of Caesalpiniaceae family.
4) [noun] the plant Barleria prionites of Acanthaceae family.
5) [noun] its yellow or red flower.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kinkiratah.
Full-text: Kimkirata, Vipralobhin, Hemagaura, Kaimkirata, Shatpadanandavardhana, Kinkira, Kurantaka, Jenta, Pitaka.
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