Tikku, Ṭīkku: 3 definitions
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Tikku 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)Tikku in India is the name of a plant defined with Plumbago zeylanica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Plumbago rosea L. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora of Tropical East Africa, Plumbaginaceae (1976)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Fontqueria (1987)
· Taxon (1979)
· Prodr. Fl. SW. Afr. (1967)
· Flora of Southern Africa (1963)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tikku, for example side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, 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
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTikku (ತಿಕ್ಕು):—
1) [verb] to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging or soothing.
2) [verb] to move (something) back and forth or with a rotary motion, as against or along another surface.
3) [verb] to spread or apply (something) with pressure and friction over something else or a person; to rub or massage.
4) [verb] to move (two things) with pressure and friction over or back and forth over each other.
5) [verb] to remove any sign of; obliterate; to erase.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconṬīkku (டீக்கு) noun < Hindustain ṭhīk.
1. Spruceness; stiffness, as of manners; மிடுக்கு. [midukku.]
2. Exactness; correctness; fitness, suitability; சரி யாகை. அந்தக்காரியம் டீக்காய்முடிந்தது. [sari yagai. anthakkariyam dikkaymudinthathu.]
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Tikku (திக்கு) [tikkutal] 5 intransitive verb [K. tikkalu, M. tikkuka.]
1. To stutter, stammer; சொற்கள் தடைப்படத் தெற்றியுச்சரித்தல். [sorkal thadaippadath therriyucharithal.]
2. To err or hesitate, as in recitation, reading, etc.; சொற் குழறுதல். என்மானுரைதா னுரைக்கத் திக்கும் [sor kuzharuthal. enmanuraitha nuraikkath thikkum] (தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்டு [thanippadarrirattu] i, 390, 46).
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Tikku (திக்கு) noun < திக்கு-. [thikku-.] Stuttering, halting in speech; தெற்றிப்பேச்சும் பேச்சு. [therrippechum pechu.]
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Tikku (திக்கு) noun < dik nominative singular of diś.
1. Cardinal and intermediate points, eight quarters; வடக்கு, கிழக்கு, தெற்கு, மேற்கு என்ற நாற்றிசையும் அவற்றின் கோணத்திசைகளும். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [vadakku, kizhakku, therku, merku enra narrisaiyum avarrin konathisaigalum. (pingalagandu)]
2. Protection, shelter, aid, asylum, refuge; புகலிடம். மற்றொரு திக்கிலர் [pugalidam. marroru thikkilar] (உபதேசகாண்டம் சிவராம. [upathesagandam sivarama.] 42).
3. Season, opportunity; சமயம். திக்குநோக்கிய தீவினைப் பயனென [samayam. thikkunokkiya thivinaip payanena] (கம்பராமாயணம் நகர்நீ. [kambaramayanam nagarni.] 215).
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Tikku (திக்கு) noun cf. tīkṣṇa. Ceylon leadwort. See கொடுவேலி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [koduveli. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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 (+13): Tikkucakkaram, Tikkuccampantam, Tikkukkattu, Tikkukketu, Tikkuli, Tikkumarattam, Tikkumukkal, Tikkumukkata, Tikkumukkatai, Tikkumukkatu, Tikkumukku, Tikkunam, Tikkunar, Tikkuntam, Tikkuppalakar, Tikkuppalan, Tikkuppali, Tikkuppalli, Tikkuppeccu, Tikkuppiramai.
Ends with (+12): Amtikku, Ashtatikku, Attatikku, Bevatikku, Bittikku, Cittikku, Dumtikku, Dutikku, Enegamtikku, Ennegamtikku, Entikku, Ettuttikku, Gamtikku, Hattikku, Himtikku, Hottikku, Ippatikku, Jagalagamtikku, Mumtikku, Muttikku.
Full-text (+59): Tikkuppeccu, Tikkumarattam, Tikkumukku, Tikkuvay, Tikkuccampantam, Tikkukkattu, Dikku, Tikkuvicayam, Tikkuviyati, Tikkumukkal, Tikkuvayan, Cakkaravirutti, Tikkiyanai, Ashtatikku, Entikku, Tiraviyam, Tikkumukkatai, Attatikku, Tikkuppiramai, Tikkucakkaram.
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