Kucala: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Kucala means something in Marathi, Hindi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kuchala.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kucala in India is the name of a plant defined with Strychnos nux-vomica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Strychnos spireana Dop (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Mémoires de la Société Botanique de France (1910)
· Rumphia (1836)
· Lloydia (1973)
· Taxon (1980)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kucala, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykucala (कुचल).—m A plant, Strychnos nux vomica. kucalī f Its seed.
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kucāḷa (कुचाळ).—a kucāḷakhōra c Vile, hateful, mischievous; one ever reviling and vilifying, or teasing, tormenting, mimicking, jeering.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishkucāḷa (कुचाळ).—a Mischievous, vile, one ever reviling and vilifying or teasing, jeering.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary1) Kucalā (कुचला) [Also spelled kuchala]:—(nm) strychnine.
2) Kucāla (कुचाल) [Also spelled kuchal]:—(nm) misconduct; aberration, evil course; ~[lī] corrupt, aberrant.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kucalai, Kucalaka, Kucalakhora, Kucalaki, Kucalam, Kucalan, Kucalana, Kucalanem, Kucalappiracinam, Kucalaputti, Kucalavar.
Full-text: Kuchal, A-kucalavetanai, Kucalappiracinam, Kuchala, Kucalaki, Karaskara, Kucalaputti, Sira, Shir.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.19.20 < [Chapter 19 - A Thousand Names of Srī Yamunā]