Kurukuru: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Kurukuru means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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)
Kurukuru in Papua New Guinea is the name of a plant defined with Imperata cylindrica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Calamagrostis lagurus (L.) Koeler (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· The Grasses of Mauritius and Rodriguez (1940)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae (1864)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1983)
· Öfversigt af Förhandlingar: Kongl. Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademien (1855)
· Journal of Japanese Grassland Science (1991)
· Mémoires de l’Académie des Sciences, Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres de Toulouse (1788)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kurukuru, for example extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Kurukuru (कुरुकुरु):—n. ein best. Vogel , = kurubāhu [Galano's Wörterbuch]
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Kurukuru (कुरुकुरु) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kurukurā.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Kurukuru (ಕುರುಕುರು):—[noun] = ಕುರುಕುರಿ [kurukuri].
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Kurukuru (ಕುರುಕುರು):—[noun] = ಕುರುಂಕುರುಂ [kurumkurum].
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Kuṟukuṟu (ಕುಱುಕುಱು):—[adverb] = ಕುಱುಕುಱುಂ [kurukurum].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Kurukuru (குருகுரு) [kurukuruttal] [kuru-kuru] intransitive verb < குரு³ [kuru³] + குரு¹-. [kuru¹-.] To break out, as prickly heat; வேர்க் குரு உண்டாதல். [verk kuru undathal.]
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Kurukuru (குருகுரு) [kurukuruttal] 11 intransitive verb < குருகுரு. [kuruguru.]
1. To itch and tingle; நமைத்தல். [namaithal.]
2. To rankle in one’s mind; நெஞ்சை உறுத்துதல். அவன்பேசியது நெஞ்சில் குருகுருக்கிறது. [nenchai uruthuthal. avanpesiyathu nenchil kurugurukkirathu.]
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Kuṟukuṟu (குறுகுறு) [kuṟukuṟuttal] [kuṟu-kuṟu] 11 intransitive verb
1. To mutter in displeasure, murmur; வெறுப்புத் தோன்ற முருமுருத்தல். [verupputh thonra murumuruthal.] (W.)
2. To be pricked by conscience; மனம் உறுத்திக்கொண்டிருத்தல். குற்ற முள்ளநெஞ்சு குறுகுறுக்கும். [manam uruthikkondiruthal. kurra mullanenchu kurugurukkum.]
3. To be perturbed by fear of detection; அச்சம் உறுத்திக்கொண்டி ருத்தல். [acham uruthikkondi ruthal.]
4. To feel an itching or irritating sensation, as in the ear, in a sore; தினவுறுதல். காது குறுகுறுக்கிறது. [thinavuruthal. kathu kurugurukkirathu.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Kuru-kurunata, Kurukurugol, Kurukurujangala, Kurukurukadale, Kurukurukara, Kurukurukshetra, Kurukurum, Kurukurumettu, Kurukurummettu, Kurukuruppai, Kurukuruppu.
Full-text (+0): Kuru-kurunata, Kurukurukshetra, Kurukurujangala, Kurukurukadale, Kurukurummettu, Kurukurum, Kurukur, Kurukura.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
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