The Sanskrit term Śīkāya can be transliterated into English as Sikaya or Shikaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Sikaya [సీకాయ] in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Senegalia rugata (Lam.) Britton & Rose from the Mimosaceae (Touch-me-not) family having the following synonyms: Acacia hooperiana, Acacia concinna, Mimosa concinna. For the possible medicinal usage of sikaya, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

Sikaya in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia concinna in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mimosa rugata Lam. (among others).

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

· Anales de la Universidad de Chile (1870)
· A Numerical List of Dried Specimens (5250)
· N. Amer. Fl. (1928)
· Transactions of the American Philosophical Society (1935)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Śīkāya (शीकाय):—[from śīk] [Parasmaipada] yati ([according to] to [Pāṇini 3-1, 17], [vArttika] 1 [Ātmanepada] yate; only p. yat and yiṣyat), to rain in fine drops, drizzle, sprinkle, drip, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā]

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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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Sikayā (सिकया) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Sikatā.

Sikayā has the following synonyms: Sikatā.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Shikayat, Shikayata, Shikayati.

Full-text: Sikata.

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