Muku: 9 definitions

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Muku 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) Muku in Kenya is the name of a plant defined with Ficus sur in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sycomorus thonningiana Miq. (among others).

2) Muku is also identified with Ficus sycomorus It has the synonym Sycomorus rigida Miq. (etc.).

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

· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1985)
· Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (1952)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1984)
· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Afr. J. Trad. CAM (2005) (2005)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Muku, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Muku (मुकु).—Liberation, deliverance; especially, final emancipation; also मुकुम् (mukum) ind.

Derivable forms: mukuḥ (मुकुः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Muku (मुकु).—f.

(-kuḥ) Freedom, liberation. E. muc to let loose, ku aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Muku (मुकु).— (vb. 2. muc), m. Liberation.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Muku (मुकु):—m. = mukti (a word formed to explain, mukun-da as ‘giver of liberation’; others assume mukum ind.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Muku (मुकु):—(kuḥ) 2. f. Liberation.

[Sanskrit to German]

Muku in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mūku (ಮೂಕು):—[noun] = ಮೂಗು [mugu].

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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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