Shinka, Śiṅka, Sinkā: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Shinka means something in Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Sinka in India is the name of a plant defined with Aristida depressa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Grasses of Ceylon (1956)
· Ceylon J. Sci., Biol. Sci. (1959)
· Grasses of Burma (1960)
· Obs. Bot. (1786)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Sinka, for example chemical composition, health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśiṅka (शिंक).—f ( H) A sneeze. v jā, yē.
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śīṅka (शींक).—f ( H) A sneeze. v jā, yē, in. con.
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siṅka (सिंक).—f ē (More commonly śiṅka. H) A sneeze. v yē, jā.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishśiṅka (शिंक).—f A sneeze.
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śīṅka (शींक).—f A sneeze.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionarySinka in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a hanging potrest..—sinka (सींका) is alternatively transliterated as Sīṃkā.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Shinkaafaa, Shinkafa, Shinkafar awaki, Shinkalanem, Shinkali, Shinkanem, Shinkani, Shinkaranem, Shinkarani.
Ends with: Manshinka.
Full-text: Kali sinka, Dubani sinka, Damini sinka, Sinca, Rani sinka, Shinkani, Sinka-jhar, Simka.
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