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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Puranic Encyclopedia

Maṅka (मङ्क).—A place of habitation in the island of Śāka. This place is inhabited mostly by dutiful brahmins. (Chapter 11, Bhīṣma Parva).

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Manka in Kenya is the name of a plant defined with Carissa spinarum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Jasminonerium inerme (Vahl) Kuntze (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1830)
· Catalogue of the African Plants collected by Dr. F. Welwitsch in 1853—61 (1853)
· Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins für die Provinz Brandenburg und die Angrenzenden Länder (1888)
· Mémoires de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris (1834)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2003)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Manka, for example extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Manka in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a bead..—manka (मनका) is alternatively transliterated as Manakā.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Maṃka (ಮಂಕ):—

1) [noun] a man who has lost interest, confidence, hope or is dissatisfied.

2) [noun] a foolish, stupid man; a dolt; a blockhead.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+84): Mamkai, Mamkani, Mamkara, Mamkarane, Mamkari, Mamkarisu, Man-kopurakal, Manka-hogi, Mankachu, Mankada, Mankaipakan, Mankaipankan, Mankaitirkkam, Mankaiyanatam, Mankaiyarkkaraciyar, Mankaiyarkon, Mankal, Mankala, Mankala-tirunal, Mankalacaram.

Ends with: Antimanka, Anyanamanka, Dhumamka, Hemanka, Himanka, Katakavardhamanaka, Kramanka, Kunkumanka, Madhyamanka, Namanka, Padmanka, Romanka, Samanka, Shvetaromanka, Somamka, Svanamanka, Vikramanka.

Full-text: Manka-hogi, Owuama manka m'asem, Owu amma manka m'asem, Manaka, Makku.

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