Patak: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Patak means something in Hindi, 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.
Ambiguity: Although Patak has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Pataka.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Patak in Pakistan is the name of a plant defined with Populus euphratica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Populus ariana Dode (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Science Reports of the Tôhoku Imperial University, Ser. 4, Biology (1938)
· Voyage dans l’Empire Othoman (1807)
· Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg (1842)
· Itinerary Notes of Plants collected in the Khasyah and Bootan mountains (1848)
· Species Plantarum
· Science Reports of the Tôhoku Imperial University, Ser. 4, Biology (1939)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Patak, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, 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
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPatak in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) report of a cracking sound; (ind) forthwith, at once, without a moment’s hesitation; —[se] instantaneously; forthwith..—patak (पटाक) is alternatively transliterated as Paṭāka.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPaṭak (ಪಟಕ್):—[noun] a onomatopoeic term formed imitating the sound of a dry stick breaking suddenly.
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 (+69): Pataka, Pataka Hasta, Patakadanda, Patakadarshana, Patakadhvajamalin, Patakahasta, Patakai, Patakaicottikam, Patakakara, Patakam, Patakamshuka, Patakana, Patakancol, Patakanem, Patakani, Patakanikkai, Patakanirasa, Patakanni, Patakapata, Patakapataka.
Ends with: Mandeki-patak, Vinipatak.
Full-text: Mandeki-patak, Pataka.
Relevant text
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Harindranath Chattopadhyaya < [July – September, 1990]