Kokku, Kōkku: 3 definitions

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Kokku means something in biology, Tamil. 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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kokku [കൊക്കോ] in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Theobroma cacao L. from the Sterculiaceae (Cacao) family. For the possible medicinal usage of kokku, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kokku (ಕೊಕ್ಕು):—[verb] to regard with disgust; to detest; to abominate; to loathe.

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Kokku (ಕೊಕ್ಕು):—[noun] a bird’s horny projecting jaws; a bill; a beak.

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Kokku (ಕೊಕ್ಕು):—[noun] = ಕೊಕ್ಕರೆ [kokkare]1 - 1.

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Kokku (ಕೊಕ್ಕು):—[adjective] not straight; crooked; serpentine.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kokku (கொக்கு) noun < Pkt. kokkai. [Telugu: kokkera, K. kokkare, M. kokku, Travancore usage korṅgu.]

1. Common crane, Grus cinerea; பறவைவகை. பைங்காற் கொக்கின் [paravaivagai. paingar kokkin] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 342).

2. Stork; கொக்கு வகை. [kokku vagai.]

3. Paddy-bird; கொக்குவகை. [kokkuvagai.]

4. The 19th nakṣatra. See மூலம். கொக்குச்சோதி [mulam. kokkuchothi] (விதானமாலை குணாகுணா. [vithanamalai kunaguna.] 12).

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Kokku (கொக்கு) noun < Telugu. kokku. Mango tree, Mangifera indica; மாமரம். துளு மாமரத் தைக் கொக்கென்பது [mamaram. thulu mamarath thaig kokkenpathu] (தொல். சொல். [thol. sol.] 400, உரை [urai]).

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Kokku (கொக்கு) noun cf. kōka. Wild dog, Canis dukhunensis; செந்நாய். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [sennay. (pingalagandu)]

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Kokku (கொக்கு) noun perhaps from கொங்கு. [kongu.] Horse; குதிரை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kuthirai. (pingalagandu)]

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Kōkku (கோக்கு) noun < idem. cf. U. kōk. Basting, tacking; நூலோட்டுகை. [nulottugai.] Local usage

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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.

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