Tuka, Ṭūka, Ṭuka: 8 definitions

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Tuka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Took.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha

Tukā (तुका) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Maranta arundinacea Linn.” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning tukā] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṭūka (टूक).—f The secret or key of a contrivance or process; the art, way, trick, knack, mystery. v sādha, sāmpaḍa. 2 Knack, readiness, address, facility, lucky dexterity; also taste, tact, genius; quick discernment and relish or natural aptitude and ability. 3 (ṭōṅka Point, The pointing or indications of.) The inherent or appertaining wants or requirements; the exigencies or occasions (of man, animals, or things). Ex. śētācī ṭūka sambhāḷalī pāhijē We must be careful to manure, sow, weed, water &c. all in due season; ghōḍyācī ṭūka sambhāḷā Give the horse his grain, water &c. exactly at the usual hour; tyā jhāḍācī ṭūka yathāsthita rākhalī mhaṇajē phaḷēṃ dharatīla; tyā tyā padārthācē ṭukēsa japalēṃ mhaṇajē tō padārtha cāṅgalā hōtō; pōrācī ṭūka cukalī mhaṇūna raḍatō; jēvaṇācī ṭūka cukalī prakṛti bighaḍalī. 4 Earnest and intent gaze; fixed and longing look. jēvaṇa ṭukēvara ṭhēvaṇēṃ To be careful or particular in eating; i. e. to be observant of all the intimations of our constitution or state of health respecting the times and seasons of eating, and the quantity, quality, and cookery of our food. dhanyā- cī ṭūka sambhāḷaṇēṃ To be regardful of all the indications of our master's will. ṭukēnēṃ jēvaṇēṃ-nijaṇēṃ-bōla- ṇēṃ-auṣadha ghēṇēṃ or dēṇēṃ-kāṃhīṃ ēka karaṇēṃ To eat-sleep- speak-take or administer medicine-do any thing, observing the pointing or bearing, the claim or call of. ṭūka is used with dhara, sambhāḷa, rākha when observance or regard is to be expressed, and with cuka, ṭaḷa, antara in expression of neglect.

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tūka (तूक).—f (Or tukala) A kind of paper kite.

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tūka (तूक).—n (Poetry.) Weighing. 2 (Poetry.) The 16th part of a niṣka or 2½ māṣa. 3 (Poetry.) Weight, quantity determined by weighing. Ex. tayācē tukīṃ kōṇa dujā tukāvā; tūka sakaḷāñcēṃ gōviṃ- dācē hātīṃ. ("The Lord pondereth the hearts." See Prov. XXI. 2 & Ps. XI. 4.) 5 The fourth part of a stanza, or a verse or small part of a ballad or song: also the dhrupada or pālupada (bob or chorus). tukīṃ tukaṇēṃ To weigh or compare with.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ṭūka (टूक).—f The secret or key of a contrivance or process. v sādha, sāmpaḍa. Knack, readi- ness. The inherent or appertaining wants or requirements; the exigencies or occasions (of man, animals, or things). Earnest and intent gaze; fixed and longing look. jēvaṇa ṭukēvara ṭhēvaṇēṃ To be careful or particular in eating. dhanyācī ṭūka sambhāḷaṇēṃ To be regardful of all the indications of our master's will.

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tukā (तुका) [-kkā, -क्का].—m A blunt arrow; fig. a covert reproof.

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tūka (तूक).—n (Poetry.) Weighing. The 16th part of a niṣka. Weight. tukīṃ tukaṇēṃ Weigh and compare with.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Tuka (तुक):—m. Name of an astronomer.

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Ṭūka (टूक) [Also spelled took]:—(nm) a piece, fragment, part; -[ṭūka honā] to be broken into pieces, to be shattered.

2) Tuka (तुक) [Also spelled tuk]:—(nf) rhyme; sense; harmony; ~[baṃdī] rhyming, improvising verses; —[baiṭhanā] to rhyme; to harmonise, to co-ordinate; —[meṃ tuka milānā] to chime in, to sing in the same strain, to attune (to somebody else); —[honā] ([bātacīta ādi meṃ]) to be rational, to make a sense.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tūka (ತೂಕ):—

1) [noun] the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs; weight.

2) [noun] (phys.) the force that gravitation exerts upon a body, equal to the mass of the body times the local acceleration of gravity; weight.

3) [noun] the act of weighing a thing (usu. using a balance).

4) [noun] any of the units of heaviness or mass; weight.

5) [noun] a particular unit of weight of earlier times.

6) [noun] that much quantity or weight (as water) a person can carry in both the hands.

7) [noun] mental balance or emotional stability.

8) [noun] an equal or common status, ability, eminence, etc.

9) [noun] solemnity or sedateness of manner or character; earnestness; gravity.

10) [noun] (obs.) a kind of tax.

11) [noun] the act of moving back to forth or from side to side; oscillation.

12) [noun] ತೂಕ ತಪ್ಪು [tuka tappu] tūka tappu to lose one’s mental balance or to go wrong in judgement (as from arrogance, emotional imbalance, etc.); ತೂಕದ ಗುಂಡು [tukada gumdu] tūkada guṇḍu a heavy metal ball, with a pointed projection at the bottom, hung with the help of a thread, used by masons to check the perpendicularity of structures being built; ತೂಕದ ಮನುಷ್ಯ [tukada manushya] tūkada manuṣya a man of balanced mind having solemn, sedate character; he whose words carry respect; ತೂಕದ ಮಾತು [tukada matu] tūkada mātu an opinion of a person having balanced mind and sedate character; ತೂಕ ಮಾಡು [tuka madu] tūka māḍu to find the mass or weight of a thing (using a balance); 2. to judge the quality or worth of; to appraise; 3. (fig.) to sleep lightly; to doze; to drowse; ಒಂದು ತೂಕ ಏರು [omdu tuka eru] ondu tūka ēru to assume (sometimes, undue) importance; ಒಂದು ತೂಕ ಹೆಚ್ಚು [omdu tuka heccu] ondu tūka heccu (comparatively) excelling another in quality, importance, etc.

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

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tuka (துக) [tukattal] 11 intransitive verb perhaps from துவர்-. [thuvar-.] To be bitter; கசத்தல். (இலக்கியச் சொல்லகராதி) [kasathal. (ilakkiyas sollagarathi)]

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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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