Biology (plants and animals)

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

Ukai in India is the name of a plant defined with Salvadora persica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Salvadora crassinervia Hochst. ex T. Anderson (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum (1753)
· J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. (1860)
· Cytologia (1988)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1840)
· Nat. Prod. Res. (2003)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Ukai (உகை) [ukaital] 4 intransitive verb To move, as a boat; to go, as a vehicle; to walk, as an animal; செல்லுதல். காமவுததியைக் கரைவிட வுகையு நாவா யானும் [selluthal. kamavuthathiyaig karaivida vugaiyu nava yanum] (நல்லா. [nalla.] 19).

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Ukai (உகை) [ukaittal] 11 transitive verb caus. of உகை¹-. [ugai¹-.]

1. To drive, as a carriage; to ride, as a horse; to row, as a boat; to discharge, as an arrow; செலுத்துதல். பெருந்தோணி பற்றி யுகைத்தலும் [seluthuthal. perunthoni parri yugaithalum] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 30, 4).

2. To stir up, as dust; எழுப்புதல். பலபுரவி நீறுகைப்ப [ezhupputhal. palapuravi nirugaippa] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மதுரைக்காஞ்சி [pathuppattu: mathuraikkanchi] 184).

3. To set, as a gem; பதித்தல். நீலமொன் றுகைக்கு நிறைந்த கணை யாழி [pathithal. nilamon rugaikku niraintha kanai yazhi] (பணவிடுதூது [panaviduthuthu] 97). — intransitive verb

1. To rise; எழுதல். உகத்தின் முடிவினி லுகைத்த கனைகடல் [ezhuthal. ugathin mudivini lugaitha kanaigadal] (கலிங்கத்துப்பரணி [kalingathupparani]

342. புதுப். [puthup.] 11, 44).

2. To leap, jump up; உயரவெழும்பு தல். கொடித்தடந் தேரினின் றுகைத்துமுன் குதியா [uyaravezhumbu thal. kodithadan therinin rugaithumun kuthiya] (மகாபாரதம் நிரைமீ. [magaparatham niraimi.] 41).

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Ukai (உகை) noun Tooth-brush tree. See உகா. [uga.]

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Ūkai (ஊகை) noun < ūha. Learning, erudition; கல்வி. [kalvi.] (W.)

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Ūkai (ஊகை) noun See ஊகம்¹ [ugam¹], 3.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Ends with (+101): Abukai, Acetukai, Acitaiyetukai, Acukai, Agukai, Alukai, Amporukai, Antitallukai, Antutallukai, Appukai, Araiyalitukai, Arenukai, Arruppatukai, Arukai, Atiyaketukai, Bubukai, Calukai, Cancukai, Canunkuvukai, Cattukai.

Full-text: Ukamul, Kai.

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No search results for Ukai, Ūkai, Ugai, Oogai; (plurals include: Ukais, Ūkais, Ugais, Oogais) in any book or story.