Biology (plants and animals)

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

Ponka in India is the name of a plant defined with Pongamia pinnata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Derris indica (Lam.) Benn. (among others).

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

· Flora of Bilaspur District, Madhya Pradesh (1989)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Interpretation of Rumphius’s Herbarium Amboinense (1917)
· Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1894)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 13

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pōṅka (पोंक).—a C Curved, bent, bowed--a person, a building &c.

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

pōṅka (पोंक).—n A humphack; the hump.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Poṃka (ಪೊಂಕ):—

1) [noun] offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride; arrogance.

2) [noun] the condition of being elated with joy, marked by swiftness in acting, moving.

3) [noun] a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty; charm.

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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)

Starts with (+9): Pomkamgedu, Pomkamgidisu, Pomkamgidu, Ponkalam, Ponkalanti, Ponkalatu, Ponkali, Ponkalitu, Ponkaloponkal, Ponkalvaricai, Ponkam, Ponkan, Ponkana, Ponkanem, Ponkani, Ponkar, Ponkar mocam, Ponkaram, Ponkarandi, Ponkarcampa.

Ends with: Accapponka.

Full-text: Ponkya, Ponkanem.

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