Puka, Pukā, Pūkā: 5 definitions

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Puka 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)

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

Puka in Ivory Coast is the name of a plant defined with Bombax costatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bombax houardii Pellegr. & Vuill. (among others).

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

· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2004)
· African Journal of Biotechnology (2005)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)
· Notulae Systematicae (1914)

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

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Puka (पुक):—m. = dāna, [Gaṇaratna-mahodadhi 299.]

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Puka 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.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pukā (புகா) noun < புகு¹-. [pugu¹-.] cf. bhuj. Food; உணவு. புகாஅக் காலை [unavu. pugaag kalai] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 107).

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Pūkā (பூகா) adjectival < Urdu bhūkā. Hungry; பசித்த. பூகாப்பக்கிரி. [pasitha. pugappakkiri.] (C. G.)

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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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