Punkavi, Puṅkavi, Pūṅkāvi: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Punkavi 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)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Punkavi in India is the name of a plant defined with Bixa orellana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Orellana americana Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Fieldiana, Botany (1961)
· Science (2089)
· Taxon (1970)
· Fl. Nicarag. (1909)
· Hortus Maurit. (1837)
· Tropical and Geographical Medicine (1991)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Punkavi, for example side effects, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPuṅkavi (புங்கவி) noun Feminine of புங்கவன். [pungavan.]
1. Goddess; தெய்வப்பெண். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [theyvappen. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
2. Pārvatī; பார்வதி. எழிற்புங்கவி [parvathi. ezhirpungavi] (தாயுமானசுவாமிகள் பாடல் மலைவளர். [thayumanasuvamigal padal malaivalar.] 5).
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Pūṅkāvi (பூங்காவி) [pū-kāvi] noun < பூ³ [pu³] +.
1. Brown tinge in white cloth due to long use; நீரில் தோய்ப்பதனால் துணியிற் படியுங் காவிநிறம். [niril thoyppathanal thuniyir padiyung kaviniram.]
2. Red ochre; காவிக்கல்வகை. [kavikkalvagai.]
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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Starts with: Punkavirukam.
Full-text: Iṟai.
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