Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Plavaka [प्लावक] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Ficus arnottiana (Miq.) Miq. from the Moraceae (Mulberry) family having the following synonyms: Urostigma arnottiana. For the possible medicinal usage of plavaka, 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.

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

Plavaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus lacor in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

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

· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1827)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Plavaka (प्लवक).—[plu bāhu° aka]

1) A frog.

2) A jumper, tumbler, rope-dancer.

3) The holy fig-tree.

4) A Chāṇḍāla, an outcast.

5) A monkey.

Derivable forms: plavakaḥ (प्लवकः).

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Plavākā (प्लवाका).—A float, raft.

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

Plavaka (प्लवक).—m.

(-kaḥ) 1. A tumbler, a dancer, a man who walks on the edge of a sword, a rope-dancer, &c. 2. An outcast. 3. A frog. E. plav a tumbler, &c. and kan aff.

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Plavākā (प्लवाका).—f.

(-kā) A boat, a raft. E. plav tossing, aka what goes, ṭāp fem. aff.; also plavikā, from plu with vun aff. and fem. form.

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

Plavaka (प्लवक).—i. e. plu + aka, m. A tumbler, a man who walks on the edge of a aword, etc.

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

1) Plavaka (प्लवक):—[from plu] m. a leaper (by profession), a rope-dancer etc., [Mahābhārata]

2) [v.s. ...] a frog, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] a Caṇḍāla, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] Ficus Infectoria, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) Plavākā (प्लवाका):—[from plu] f. a boat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

1) Plavaka (प्लवक):—(kaḥ) 1. m. A tumbler; an outcast. n. A fragrant grass. a. Leaping, jumping, plunging.

2) Plavākā (प्लवाका):—(kā) 1. f. A boat, a raft.

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

Plavaka (प्लवक) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pavaka.

[Sanskrit to German]

Plavaka 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Plavaka (ಪ್ಲವಕ):—

1) [noun] a man who swims in or floats on water.

2) [noun] a frong.

3) [noun] a man who performs tricks in tumbling or on the trapeze, tightrope, etc.; an acrobat.

4) [noun] caṇḍāla, a man belonging to the lowest social class.

5) [noun] a monkey.

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Plāvaka (ಪ್ಲಾವಕ):—[adjective] floating; swimming over.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Ends with: Pariplavaka, Utplavaka, Vedaviplavaka, Viplavaka, Viraviplavaka.

Full-text: Pilavakam, Viplavaka, Plavika, Pavaka, Plava.

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