Biology (plants and animals)

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

Punkan 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 de Filipinas (1837)
· Flora of Bilaspur District, Madhya Pradesh (1989)
· Jard. Malmaison (1803)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 13
· FBI (1876)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Puṅkaṉ (புங்கன்) noun [Malayalam: puṅkan.] Fool; மூடன். [mudan.] Local usage

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Puṉkaṇ (புன்கண்) [puṉ-kaṇ] noun < புன்-மை [pun-mai] +.

1. Sorrow, distress, trouble, affiction, sadness; துன்பம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) புள்ளுறு புன்கண் டீர்த்தோன் [thunpam. (pingalagandu) pulluru punkan dirthon] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 20, 52).

2. Disease; நோய். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [noy. (pingalagandu)]

3. Leanness, emaciation; மெலிவு. (திவா.) [melivu. (thiva.)]

4. Poverty, adversity; வறுமை. இரவலர் புன்க ணஞ் சும் [varumai. iravalar punka nagn sum] (பதிற்றுப்பத்து [pathirruppathu] 57, 14).

5. Loss of beauty or charm; பொலிவழிவு. புன்கண்கொண் டினையவும் [polivazhivu. punkankon dinaiyavum] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 2).

6. Fear; அச்சம். பிரிவஞ்சும் புன்க ணுடைத்தால் [acham. pirivanchum punka nudaithal] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 1152).

7. Meanness; இழிவு. பொய்க்கரி புகலும் புன்கணார் [izhivu. poykkari pugalum punkanar] (கம்பராமாயணம் கிங்கர. [kambaramayanam kingara.] 58).

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pun, Kan, Pum.

Starts with: Pukkanca, Pumkhanupumkhite, Punkanai, Punkanupunkam, Punkanurmatu.

Ends with: Nirppunkan.

Full-text: Punkam, Nalku, Mayakku, Citai.

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