Biology (plants and animals)

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

Sukku in India is the name of a plant defined with Zingiber officinale in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Curcuma longifolia Wall (among others).

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

· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1807)
· Verhandelingen van het bataviaasch genootschap van kunsten en wetenschappen (1790)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1820)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1998)
· Current Science (1982)
· Nucleus (1984)

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

context information

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sukku (ಸುಕ್ಕು):—

1) [verb] to become reduced in size; to contract.

2) [verb] to become crooked, bent.

3) [verb] to feel fear; to be afraid.

4) [verb] to lose enthusiasm, courage or interest; to be disheartened, dejected.

5) [verb] to lose moisture, freshness; to become dry.

6) [verb] to have wrinkles; to become wrinkled (as skin).

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Sukku (ಸುಕ್ಕು):—

1) [noun] that which is wound, coiled.

2) [noun] a fold of the skin of the body.

3) [noun] a kind of disease that makes the skin become loose and form folds.

4) [noun] a folded layer of a cloth.

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Sukku (ಸುಕ್ಕು):—

1) [noun] any bristlelike fibre or fibres, as on the head of wheat, barley, paddy, etc. awn.

2) [noun] similar sharp fibre on leaves of some plants.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+11): Cukku, Cukku-cettupannu, Cukku-matati, Cukkuccettu, Cukkuccukkay, Cukkukkali, Cukkuli, Cukkumai, Cukkumalankaram, Cukkumantati, Cukkumapancakkaram, Cukkumaparacatti, Cukkumapattiram, Cukkumaputti, Cukkumatantulam, Cukkumatari, Cukkumavakku, Cukkumi, Cukkumil, Cukkuppal.

Ends with: Cukku, Ikacukku, Micukku, Mocukku, Nalannacukku, Nantunacukku, Oppatimicukku, Pallimicukku, Picukku, Pocukku, Pullimicukku, Tocukku, Vicukku.

Full-text (+14): Sukku malali, Cukkatittal, Kotatakam, Upakullam, Vicuvanakkaram, Nakaratilekiyam, Cinkiveram, Vitancinki, Vicuvapetacam, Caupannam, Nakaratittailam, Sukku debbe hullu, Amirtamutuvitam, Verkkompu, Conti, Cukkukkali, Ashtamulam, Conri, Pancakolam, Canarttanam.

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