Piluka, Pīluka: 10 definitions

Introduction:

Piluka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology, Tamil. 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)

1) Piluka in India is the name of a plant defined with Cadaba fruticosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cleome fruticosa L. (among others).

2) Piluka is also identified with Salvadora persica It has the synonym Salvadora crassinervia Hochst. ex T. Anderson (etc.).

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

· Nomenclator Botanicus (1840)
· Cytologia (1988)
· J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. (1860)
· Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles (1914)
· Nat. Prod. Res. (2003)
· Pharmacologyonline (2008)

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

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

Pīluka (पीलुक).—An ant.

Derivable forms: pīlukaḥ (पीलुकः).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Piluka (पिलुक).—m.

(-kaḥ) A tree: see pīlu. E. pil to send, aff. ku, and kan added.

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Pīluka (पीलुक).—m.

(-kaḥ) 1. A kind of worm. 2. An ant. E. see the last.

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

1) Piluka (पिलुक):—[from pil] (or pilu) m. a species of tree (= pīlu), [Suśruta]

2) Pīluka (पीलुक):—[from pīl] m. Name of a tree, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. kāka-pīluka, kāla-p)

3) [v.s. ...] an ant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. pīlaka).

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

Piluka (पिलुक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A tree.

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

Piluka (पिलुक):—m. desgl. [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma]

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Pīluka (पीलुक):—m.

1) = pīlu 1. in kāka und kāla . —

2) = pīlaka Ameise [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 21.]

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Pīluka (पीलुक):—

3) das Junge eines Thieres [HĀLA 105.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Pīluka (पीलुक):—m. Ameise. — Vgl. kāka kāla

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Pīluka (पीलुक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pīlua.

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

Pīluka (ಪೀಲುಕ):—[noun] = ಪೀಲು [pilu]1 - 1.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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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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Tamil dictionary

Pīluka (பீலுக) [pīlu] . Ant; எறும்பு. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [erumbu. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon
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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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