Alternative spellings of this word include Pink.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Pika (पिक) refers to the Red-faced malkoha (Phaenicophaeus Phaenicophaeus), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Pika in Kenya is the name of a plant defined with Pappea capensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Blighia unijugata Baker (among others).

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

· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew (1908)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Africae Australis Extratropicae (1835)
· Flora Capensis (1862)
· Atti Congr. Bot. Genova (1893) (1893)
· Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Physikalischen Classe (Klasse) der K. B. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu München (1879)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1868)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Pika, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, pregnancy safety, 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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

pika : (m.) a cuckoo.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pika (पिक).—m S A bird, Cuculus Indicus.

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pikā (पिका).—a R W (pikaṇēṃ) Ripe or mature.

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pīka (पीक).—m (pika S) The Indian cuckoo, Cuculus Indicus.

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pīka (पीक).—n (Or piṅka) Spittle as squirted or ejected from the mouth.

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pīka (पीक).—n (paca S root.) Ripeness or maturity of a crop. 2 A crop, esp. a corn-crop, as standing or just reaped. Ex. sēvaṭīṃ pīka hōtāṃ ghanadāṭa || kuṇabaṭa antarīṃ santōṣē ||. 3 A gathered crop. pīka sōḍaṇēṃ To lose its power of yielding a crop (its fertility)--soil. pikācā phupāṭā uḍaṇēṃ To become as dust and ashes--a crop.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

pika (पिक).—m A bird, the Cuckoo.

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pīka (पीक).—m The Indian cuckoo. f Spittle.

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pīka (पीक).—n Ripeness or maturity. A crop. pīka sōḍaṇēṃ To lose its power of yielding a crop (its fertility)-soil. pikācā phuphāṭā uḍaṇēṃ To become as dust and ashes-a crop.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pika (पिक).—The (Indian) cuckoo; कुसुमशरासनशासनवन्दिनि पिकनिकरे भज भावम् (kusumaśarāsanaśāsanavandini pikanikare bhaja bhāvam) Gītagovinda 11; or उन्मीलन्ति कुहूः कुहूरिति कलोत्तालाः पिकानां गिरः (unmīlanti kuhūḥ kuhūriti kalottālāḥ pikānāṃ giraḥ) Gītagovinda 1; काकः कृष्णः पिकः कृष्णः को भेदः पिककाकयोः (kākaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ pikaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ ko bhedaḥ pikakākayoḥ) Udb.

Derivable forms: pikaḥ (पिकः).

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

Pika (पिक).—m.

(-kaḥ) The Indian cuckoo, (Cuculus Indicus.) f. (-kī) The female. E. pi imitative sound, kai to utter, aff. ka .

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

Pika (पिक).—1. m. The Indian cuckoo, Cuculus indicus, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 857. 2. f. kī, The female. Probably for primitive spi + ka, cf.

— Cf. [Latin] pīcus, pīca; [Old High German.] speh, speht; for or for (the is aspirated by the influence of the preceding ),

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

Pika (पिक).—[masculine] ī [feminine] the Indian cuckoo.

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

Pika (पिक):—m. the Indian cuckoo, Cuculus Indicus, [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Kāvya literature] etc.

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

Pika (पिक):—[(kaḥ-kī)] 1. m. 3. f. The cuckoo.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Pika (पिक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pika.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pika 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Pika (पिक) [Also spelled pink]:—(nm) (the Indian) cuckoo; hence ~[kī] (nf).

2) Pīka (पीक) [Also spelled peek]:—(nf) spittle of chewed betel leaf, salivary secretion mixed with chewed betel; ~[dāna] a spittoon, cuspidor.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Pika (पिक) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pika.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pika (ಪಿಕ):—[noun] the koel Eudynamys scolopacea of Cuculidae family, smaller than common crow, remarkable for its sweet tone, the male of which has shining black plumes, red eyes, light green beak while female has brown plumes with white spots.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Pika (पिक):—n. 1. Zool. cuckoo; 2. iron tool with both ends pointed used for breaking earth; 3. spittle;

2) Pīka (पीक):—n. spittle; spit; saliva;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+42): Pikabandhava, Pikabandhu, Pikabhaksha, Pikadana, Pikadani, Pikadava, Pikajali, Pikakani, Pikake hohono, Pikake wauke, Pikaksha, Pikal, Pikala, Pikalara, Pikalari, Pikalata, Pikalem Jhada, Pikalem Pana, Pikalem-jhada, Pikalem-pana.

Ends with (+726): Abhidhanappadipika, Abhisamkshepika, Acaradipika, Acaryagopika, Adhanadipika, Adhanaprakaranadipika, Adhyatmapradipika, Adityapushpika, Advaitabodhadipika, Advaitadipika, Advaitaratnatattvadipika, Agamadipika, Aghadipika, Aghapradipika, Aghasamgrahadipika, Ajnanadhvantadipika, Akalpika, Akhandatmadipika, Alopika, Alpapushpika.

Full-text (+118): Pikabandhu, Pikananda, Pikavallabha, Pikaraga, Pikaksha, Pikanga, Pikabandhava, Lopapaka, Vyavasthapaka, Kelipika, Papaka, Pratyakshepaka, Dipaka, Pradipaka, Ajnapaka, Smarakupaka, Virupaka, Ropaka, Pikekshana, Anumapaka.

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Search found 11 books and stories containing Pika, Pikā, Pīka; (plurals include: Pikas, Pikās, Pīkas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)

Verse 2.72 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]

Verse 2.92 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]

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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)

Text 10.202 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]

Text 2.37 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]

Text 4.90 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]

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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)

Verse 1.2.39 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Abode of Śrī Goloka]

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Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)

Fauna (12): Synonyms added by Kṣīrasvāmin < [Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature]

Music (Nāṭya-varga) < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects]

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The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)

Verse 1102-1104 < [Chapter 16 - Examination of the Import of Words]

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Animal Kingdom (Tiryak) in Epics (by Saranya P.S)

Chapter 4.28 - The Kokila (Koel) in the Epics

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