Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Muruku in India is the name of a plant defined with Erythrina stricta in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Corallodendron strictum Kuntze (among others).

2) Muruku in Tanzania is also identified with Terminalia kilimandscharica.

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

· Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas (1895)
· Flora Indica
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Muruku (ಮುರುಕು):—

1) [verb] to distort one’s face (as from abhorrence, dislike, lack of interest, hatred, etc.).

2) [verb] to act against or provide resistance to; to set oneself as an opponent or adversary; to oppose.

3) [verb] to be very happy, proud, jubilant; to be in high spirits.

4) [verb] to cause to turn or change direction.

5) [verb] to make a deep, rumbling sound; to roar.

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Muruku (ಮುರುಕು):—

1) [noun] the quality or fact of being bent, crooked; crookedness.

2) [noun] modest behaviour that befits a woman.

3) [noun] arrogance; overbearingness; disdainful behaviour.

4) [noun] a clever or difficult act intended to amuse; a trick.

5) [noun] the act of pretending; pretension.

6) [noun] a kind of fried spicy, crispy eatable made of the flour of rice, bengal gram, etc.

7) [noun] the tendency of being deceitful; crookedness; dishonesty.

8) [noun] noisy activity; agitation accompanied by heavy sound; a stir.

9) [noun] beauty; loveliness.

10) [noun] a form or condition that is distorted.

11) [noun] proper respect for oneself; sense of one’s own dignity or worth; self-respect; pride.

12) [noun] spirit; courage; ardour; mettle.

13) [noun] a great supply; more than sufficient quantity; plentifulness.

14) [noun] the act or mode of moving; movement.

15) [noun] love; affection.

16) [noun] the state of being stiff, hard and erect.

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Muruku (ಮುರುಕು):—[adjective] broken; cut; shortened.

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Muruku (ಮುರುಕು):—

1) [noun] a piece; a fragment; a part or portion of a whole.

2) [noun] the state of being broken.

3) [noun] a thing a part of which is broken.

4) [noun] a hole; a cavity.

5) [noun] something that resembles in all or almost all respects another.

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Muruku (ಮುರುಕು):—[noun] the tree Erythrina stricta of Papilionaceae family.

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Muṟuku (ಮುಱುಕು):—

1) [verb] to twist and distort one’s face (as from abhorrence, dislike, lack of interest, hatred, etc.).

2) [verb] to act against or provide resistance to; to set oneself as an opponent or adversary; to oppose.

3) [verb] to be very happy, proud, jubilant; to be in high spirits.

4) [verb] to cause to turn or change direction.

5) [verb] to make a deep, rumbling sound; to roam.

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Muṟuku (ಮುಱುಕು):—

1) [noun] the quality or fact of being bent, crooked; crookedness.

2) [noun] modest behaviour that befits a woman.

3) [noun] arrogance; overbearingness; disdainful behaviour.

4) [noun] a clever or difficult act intended to amuse; a trick.

5) [noun] the act of pretending; pretension.

6) [noun] a kind of fried spicy, crispy eatable made of the flour of rice, bengal gram, etc.

7) [noun] the tendency of being deceitful; crookedness; dishonesty.

8) [noun] noisy activity; agitation accompanied by heavy sound; a stir.

9) [noun] beauty; loveliness.

10) [noun] a form or condition that is distorted.

11) [noun] proper respect for oneself; sense of one’s own dignity or worth; self-respect; pride.

12) [noun] spirit; courage; ardour; mettle.

13) [noun] a great supply; more than sufficient quantity; plentifulness.

14) [noun] the act or mode of moving; movement.

15) [noun] love; affection.

16) [noun] the state of being stiff, hard and erect.

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Muṟuku (ಮುಱುಕು):—[adjective] = ಮುಱಿಕು [muriku]1.

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Muṟuku (ಮುಱುಕು):—[noun] = ಮುಱಿಕು [muriku]2.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Muruku (முருகு) noun

1. Tenderness, tender age; youth; இளமை. (திவா.) [ilamai. (thiva.)]

2. Skanda; முருகன். அருங்கடி வேலன் முருகொடு வளைஇ [murugan. arungadi velan murugodu valaii] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மதுரைக்காஞ்சி [pathuppattu: mathuraikkanchi] 611).

3. Fragrance; மணம். முருகமர்பூ முரண்கிடக்கை [manam. murugamarpu murankidakkai] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பட்டினப்பாலை [pathuppattu: pattinappalai] 37).

4. [Telugu: muruvu.] Beauty; அழகு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [azhagu. (pingalagandu)]

5. Divinity, god; தெய்வம். முருகு மெய்ப் பட்ட புலைத்திபோல [theyvam. murugu meyp patta pulaithipola] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 259).

6. Dancing while under possession by Skanda; வெறியாட்டு. முருகயர்ந்துவந்த முதுவாய் வேலன் [veriyattu. murugayarnthuvantha muthuvay velan] (குறுந்தொகை [kurundogai] 362).

7. Sacrificial feast; வேள்வி. படையோர்க்கு முரு கயர [velvi. padaiyorkku muru kayara] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மதுரைக்காஞ்சி [pathuppattu: mathuraikkanchi] 38).

8. Festival; திருவிழா. (திவா.) முருகயர்பாணியும் [thiruvizha. (thiva.) murugayarpaniyum] (சூளாமணி நாட். [sulamani nad.] 7).

9. Flower-salver; பூத்தட்டு. [puthattu.] (நாமதீபநிகண்டு [namathipanigandu] 429.)

10. Honey; தேன். முருகு வாய்மடுத்துண்டளி மூசும் [then. murugu vaymaduthundali musum] (நைடதம் மணம்புரி. [naidatham manamburi.] 23).

11. Toddy; கள். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kal. (pingalagandu)]

12. Sour lime; எலுமிச்சை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [elumichai. (pingalagandu)]

13. Elevation, height; எழுச்சி. (திவா.) [ezhuchi. (thiva.)]

14. Eagle-wood. See அகில் [agil],

1. (திவா. [thiva.])

15. A poem in Pattu-p-pāṭṭu. See திருமுருகாற்றுப்படை. முருகு பத்துப்பாட்டு: பொருநராற்றுப்படைாறு (பத்துப் பாட்டு, தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்டு). [thirumurugarruppadai. murugu porunaru (pathup pattu, thanippadarrirattu).]

16. cf. முருடு. [murudu.] Fuel; விறகு. (திவா.) [viragu. (thiva.)]

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Muruku (முருகு) [murukutal] 5 intransitive verb < முறுகு-. [murugu-.]

1. To be ripe or mature; முதிர்தல். முருகு காத லின் [muthirthal. murugu katha lin] (கம்பராமாயணம் அகலிகை. [kambaramayanam agaligai.] 54).

2. To exceed the proper limit in heating; காய்ச்சுதலிற் பக்குவம் மிஞ்சுதல். நெய் முருகிவிட்டது. [kaychuthalir pakkuvam minchuthal. ney murugivittathu.]

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Muruku (முருகு) noun perhaps from முறுக்கு-. [murukku-.] [Telugu: K. murugu.] An ornament worn in the helix of the ear; காதணிவகை. வச்ர முருகை யெந்தக் கோனான் றன் கையிற் கொடுத்தானோ [kathanivagai. vasra murugai yenthag konan ran kaiyir koduthano] (விறலிவிடுதூது [viralividuthuthu] 703).

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Muṟuku (முறுகு) [muṟukutal] 5 verb [Malayalam: murukku.] intransitive

1. To wriggle, twist; திருகுதல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [thiruguthal. (pingalagandu)]

2. To accelerate; to hasten; விரைதல். முறுகிய விசையிற்றாகி [viraithal. murugiya visaiyirragi] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 796).

3. To ripen, mature; முதிர்தல். கனி முறுகி விண்டென [muthirthal. kani murugi vindena] (சூளாமணி சீய. [sulamani siya.] 7).

4. To increase; மிகுதல். வேட்கையின் முறுகி யூர் தர [miguthal. vedkaiyin murugi yur thara] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1183).

5. To become vehement or intense; கடுமையாதல். வெயின் முறுக [kadumaiyathal. veyin muruga] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 171).

6. To be scorched or charred, as in frying; காந்திப்போதல். [kanthippothal.] Colloq.

7. To be haughty or insolent; to bluster; செருக்குதல். வரையெடுக்க லுற்று முறுகினான் [serukkuthal. varaiyedukka lurru muruginan] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 289, 10). — transitive To violate or infringe, as a right; மீறுதல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [miruthal. (pingalagandu)]

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Muṟuku (முறுகு) noun < முறுகு-. [murugu-.] Firmness, hardness, as the core of tree; திண்மை. மீளாத படி முறுகு கொளுந்துகை [thinmai. milatha padi murugu kolunthugai] (திருவிருத்தம் [thiruvirutham] 88, வ்யா. பக். [vya. pag.] 426).

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Murukucatai, Murukukaddimara, Murukukanca, Murukulu-gida, Murukupatam, Murukuvellam.

Ends with: Aracavilaimuruku, Callataimuruku, Cantiramuruku, Harukumuruku, Hemmuruku, Malmuruku, Manmuruku, Pala-kaymuruku, Vicirimuruku, Villaimuruku.

Full-text (+8): Villaimuruku, Murukucatai, Murugan, Murumgu, Motuku, Murukukanca, Murukuvellam, Murukkalli, Muruga, Cantiramuruku, Murukecan, Aracavilaimuruku, Malmuruku, Callataimuruku, Pala-kaymuruku, Maruntenneyppatam, Manmuruku, Porunaru, Muruka, Vinaimurukutal.

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