Ukam, Ūkam: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Ukam 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)
Ukam in India is the name of a plant defined with Aristida setacea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Chaetaria setacea (Retz.) P. Beauv. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Grasses of Burma (1960)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1900)
· Nomenclator Botanicus. Editio secunda (1840)
· Ceylon J. Sci., Biol. Sci. (1959)
· Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum (1855)
· Observationes Botanicae (1786)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ukam, for example health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, 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
Tamil dictionary
Ukam (உகம்) noun < yuga.
1. Age of the world, long mundane period of years; ஊழி. உகம்பல சென்றன [uzhi. ugambala senrana] (கந்தபு. மேருப் [kanthapu. merup] 66).
2. Pair; இணை. [inai.]
3. Yoke; நுகம். [nugam.]
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Ukam (உகம்) noun probably from ura-ga. Serpent; பாம்பு. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [pambu. (agarathi nigandu)]
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Ukam (உகம்) noun cf. உலகம். [ulagam.] Earth, world; பூமி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [pumi. (pingalagandu)]
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Ukam (உகம்) noun (Nāṭya.) Leading song; தலைப்பாட்டு. [thalaippattu.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 14, 156, உரை. [urai.])
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Ūkam (ஊகம்) noun
1. Female monkey; பெண் குரங்கு. (திவா.) [pen kurangu. (thiva.)]
2. Black monkey; கருங் குரங்கு. பைங்க ணூகம்பாம்பு பிடித்தன்ன [karung kurangu. painga nugambambu pidithanna] (பத்துப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu] 221).
3. cf. ஊகை². [ugai².] Broomstick-grass, Aristida setacca; ஒருவகைப்புல். ஊகம் வேய்ந்த வுயர்நிலை வரைப்பின் [oruvagaippul. ugam veyntha vuyarnilai varaippin] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: perumbanarruppadai] 122).
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Ūkam (ஊகம்) noun < ūha.
1. Inference, conjecture, guess; ஊகித்தறிகை. ஊகமனுபவம் வசன மூன்றுக்கும் [ugitharigai. ugamanupavam vasana munrukkum] (தாயுமானசுவாமிகள் பாடல் எங்குநிறை. [thayumanasuvamigal padal engunirai.] 3).
2. Thought, consideration, deliberation; ஆலோசனை. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [alosanai. (sudamaninigandu)]
3. Wisdom, discernment; யுக்தி. ஊக முளதேற் சிறுவருரையுங் கொள்க [yugthi. uga mulather siruvaruraiyung kolka] (ஞானவாசிட்டம் முமுட். [gnanavasittam mumud.] 27).
4. Bewilderment; பிராந்தி. (உரிச்சொல்நிகண்டு) [piranthi. (uricholnigandu)]
5. Trumpet flower nightshade, Datura. See ஊமத்தை. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [umathai. (vaithiya muligai)]
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Ūkam (ஊகம்) noun < vyūha. Military array, squadron; படைவகுப்பு. ஊகவான் படையுலப்ப [padaivaguppu. ugavan padaiyulappa] (கந்தபு. சூரனகர்புரி. [kanthapu. suranagarpuri.] 1).
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Ukam (உகம்) noun < yuga. Day; நாள். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [nal. (agarathi nigandu)]
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Ūkam (ஊகம்) noun Tiger; புலி. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [puli. (agarathi nigandu)]
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)
Starts with: Ukamakal, Ukamaram, Ukamukha, Ukamul, Ukamutivu.
Full-text: Karukam, Vallukam, Karu-viralukam, Ashtankaputti, Iyukam, Ciku, Ukattatanam, Ukanam, Tutaippappul, Ukamakal, Cikampul, Utakam, Yukam, Shilku, Ukai, Kulavi.
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