Potakam, Pōṭakam, Pōtakam: 2 definitions
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Potakam means something in 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)
Potakam in India is the name of a plant defined with Strychnos nux-vomica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Strychnos ligustrina Blume (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1980)
· Mémoires de la Société Botanique de France (1910)
· Rumphia (1836)
· Lloydia (1973)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
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Tamil dictionary
Pōṭakam (போடகம்) noun < sphōṭaka.
1. Boil, tumour; புண். [pun.] (W.)
2. Pock in smallpox; அம்மைக் கொப்புளம். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [ammaig koppulam. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
3. Measles; கொப்புளிப்பான். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [koppulippan. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
4. Smallpox; அம்மை. [ammai.] Colloq.
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Pōtakam (போதகம்) noun < pōtaka.
1. Youthfulness, infancy, juvenility; இளமை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [ilamai. (pingalagandu)]
2. Elephant calf; யானைக்கன்று. (பிங்கலகண்டு) வேழப் போதகமன்னவன் தாலோ [yanaikkanru. (pingalagandu) vezhap pothagamannavan thalo] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெருமாள். [nalayira thivyappirapandam perumal.] 7, 1).
3. Elephant; யானை. போதகமொன்று கன்றி [yanai. pothagamonru kanri] (கம்பராமாயணம் விபீடண. [kambaramayanam vipidana.] 113).
4. Young of animals; விலங்கின் பிள்ளை. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [vilangin pillai. (sudamaninigandu)]
5. See போத்து¹ [pothu¹],
4. (பிங்கலகண்டு [pingalagandu])
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Pōtakam (போதகம்) noun < pōtakī. Malabar nightshade. See பசளை [pasalai], 3. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி [vaithiya malaiyagarathi])
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Pōtakam (போதகம்) noun < bōdhaka.
1. Spiritual teaching, as by a guru to his disciple; உபதேசம். [upathesam.]
2. Instruction; tutoring; சொல்லிக் கொடுத்த புத்தி. அவனுக்கு அப்படிப் போதகம். [sollig kodutha puthi. avanukku appadip pothagam.]
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Pōtakam (போதகம்) noun probably from mōdaka. A kind of sweetmeat; அப்பவருக்கம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [appavarukkam. (pingalagandu)]
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Pōtakam (போதகம்) noun Strychnine tree. See எட்டி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [etti. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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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