Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Nakku in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Leea indica (Burm.f.) Merr. from the Vitaceae (Grape) family. For the possible medicinal usage of nakku, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Nakkū (नक्कू):—(a) long-nosed (person); (a person) who thinks too much of himself; non-conforming, a butt for accusing fingers; notorious for non-conformist initiatives; fastidious; —[bananā] to take a non-conformist initiative, to cause accusing fingers to be raised by non-conformist conduct.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nakku (ನಕ್ಕು):—

1) [verb] to pass the tongue smoothly over; to lick.

2) [verb] (fig.) to touch.

3) [verb] to consume; to eat up; to devour.

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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

Nakku (நக்கு) [nakkutal] 5 verb [Telugu: nāku, K. nakku, M. nakkuka, Travancore usage nakkuni.] transitive

1. To lick, lap; நாவினாற் பரிசித்தல். ஆமாபோ னக்கி [navinar parisithal. amapo nakki] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 377).

2. To touch; தீண்டுதல். நகைமணிமேகலை மார்பநக்கி . . . சுடுசுரம் பரந்தவன்றே [thinduthal. nagaimani marpanakki . . . sudusuram paranthavanre] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 799).

3. To consume; அழித்தல். உலகநீதிைநக்குங் கேடறு நிலைமைக் காலன் [azhithal. ulagainakkung kedaru nilaimaig kalan] (ஞானவாசிட்டம் சுக்கிரன். [gnanavasittam sukkiran.] 33).

4. To burn; சுடுதல். நனந்தலைப்பேரூ ரெரியு நக்க [suduthal. nananthalaipperu reriyu nakka] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 57). — intransitive To be destitute; வறுமைப்படுதல். அவன் கஞ்சிக்கு இல்லாமல் நக்குகிறான். [varumaippaduthal. avan kanchikku illamal nakkugiran.] Colloq.

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Nakku (நக்கு) noun < nagna. Nakedness; நிர்வாணம். [nirvanam.] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 215, 6.)

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Nākku (நாக்கு) noun < நா². [na².] [Telugu: nāluka, K. nālage, M. nākku, Travancore usage nālāyi.]

1. See நா² [na²], 1-10. வடவை நெடுநாக்கின் (கல்லாடம் முரு.). [vadavai nedunakkin (kalladam muru.).]

2. Ear of corn, ear of grain; தானியக்கதிர். [thaniyakkathir.] (J.)

3. Blade of an oar; படகு வலிக்குந் துடுப்பின் பலகை. [padagu valikkun thuduppin palagai.] (W.)

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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.

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Starts with (+15): Nakku-kattai, Nakku-pucciani, Nakku-talampotutal, Nakku-terikkapecu, Nakku-vankipotal, Nakkula, Nakkularu, Nakkulincan, Nakkulippampu, Nakkulippucci, Nakkumerrali, Nakkumin, Nakkumukku, Nakkunaramparravan, Nakkunilam, Nakkupporukki, Nakkuppucci, Nakkuppun, Nakkuppural, Nakkuppurattu.

Ends with (+123): Acuvamanakku, Amanakku, Annakku, Aracokanakku, Aricikkanakku, Arukkanakku, Aruppatikanakku, Asami-varkanakku, Atikarakkanakku, Avanakku, Ayankanakku, Cakupatikkanakku, Camparittanakku, Campartanakku, Canakku, Canana-maranakanakku, Cel-anakanakku, Cenkunakku, Centanakku, Cevvamanakku.

Full-text (+46): Nakkuttiruntutal, Nakkuppun, Ilanakku, Nakkuvali, Nakkumin, Nakkotti, Nallu nakku, Nakku-kattai, Unnakku, Nakkuttapitam, Nakkalarci, Kotunakku, Cinkuvai, Nakkustampanam, Nakkuttavaru, Nakkaruttanpul, Nakkuppurattu, Erumainakku, Iracentiriyam, Kapattunakku.

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