Shakar, Ṣakar: 4 definitions

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Shakar means something in Hindi, 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.

Ambiguity: Although Shakar has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Shakara.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Shakar in India is the name of a plant defined with Saccharum officinarum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Saccharum monandrum Rottb. (among others).

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

· USDA Handb. (1958)
· Acta Literaria Universitatis Hafniensis (1778)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum (1833)
· FBI (1896)
· Grasses of Burma (1960)
· Plantae Javanicae Rariores (1848)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Shakar, for example diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, 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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Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Shakar in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) the consonant [sha] and its sound; ~[ramta] (word) ending in `[sh]'..—shakar (शकार) is alternatively transliterated as Śakāra.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Shakar is another spelling for शकर [śakara].—n. → शखर [śakhara]

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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