Uk, Ūk: 2 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Vyakarana
Biology
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Introduction:

Uk means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Uk (उक्).—Short term (प्रत्याहार (pratyāhāra)) for the vowels उ, ऋ (u, ṛ) and लृ (lṛ); e.g. उगिदचां सर्वनामस्थानेऽ धातोः (ugidacāṃ sarvanāmasthāne' dhātoḥ) P.VII.1.80, also शल्युक् (śalyuk); किति (kiti) P VII.2.11, इसुसुक्तान्तान् क्तः (isusuktāntān ktaḥ) P.VII.3, 51.

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Ūk (ऊक्).—Kṛt affix ऊक (ūka) added to the root जागृ (jāgṛ) to form the word जागरूक (jāgarūka); cf. जागुरूक (jāgurūka); P. III.2.165.

context information

Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Uk in India is the name of a plant defined with Saccharum officinarum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Saccharum rubicundum Cuzent & Pancher ex Drake (among others).

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

· Synopseos Plantarum (1805)
· Grasses of Ceylon (1956)
· Plantae Javanicae Rariores (1848)
· Report of the Harvard Botanical Gardens, Soledad Estate, Cienfuegos, Cuba (1927)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’, ed. 1820 (1820)
· Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte (1836)

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