Cakunam, Caku峁嘺m, Caku峁塧m: 2 definitions

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Cakunam 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)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Cakunam in India is the name of a plant defined with Alpinia galanga in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hellenia alba Willd. (among others).

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

· Guihaia (1984)
· Enum. Pl. Javae (1827)
· Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London (1812)
· Lingnan Science Journal (1927)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1820)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Cakunam, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, side effects, have a look at these references.

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Tamil dictionary

: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Caku峁嘺m (喈氞畷喁佮喈瘝) noun < idem. That which has qualities or attributes; 喈曕瘉喈｀喁嵿喁嬥疅喁� 喈曕瘋喈熰喈喁�. 喈氞喈熰喈苦 喈氞畷喁佮喈瘑喈� [kunathodu kudiyathu. sadariya sagunamena] (喈む喈班瘉喈掂喈赤瘓喈喈熰喁� 喈瘉喈班喈｀喁� 喈喈｀喈曕瘝喈曕喁�. [thiruvilaiyadar puranam manikkam.] 66).

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Caku峁塧m (喈氞畷喁佮喈瘝) noun < 艣补办耻苍补.

1. Bird; 喈喈掂瘓. (喈喈权瘝喈曕喈曕喁嵿疅喁�) [paravai. (pingalagandu)]

2. Omen, as indicated by flight of birds, etc.; 喈喈掂瘓喈曕喁� 喈掂喈喈熰喈距喈侧瘝喈瘉喈む喈苦 喈ㄠ喁嵿喁堗喁€喈瘓喈曕瘝喈曕瘉喈编. 喈ㄠ喈喈む瘝喈む喁佮疄喁� 喈氞畷喁佮喈瘉喈瘝 [paravaigal valamidamathal muthaliya nanmaithimaig kuri. nimithamugn sagunamum] (喈瘑喈班瘉喈权瘝喈曕喁� 喈囙喈距喈距. [perungathai ilavana.] 18, 39).

3. (Astronomy) A division of time. See 喈氞畷喁佮喈柯� [蝉补驳耻苍颈鹿],

3. (喈掂喈む喈┼喈距喁� 喈疄喁嵿畾喈む喁嵿喈苦喈瘝喈喈熰喁�喈距畽喁�. [vithanamalai panchang.] 29, 喈夃喁�. [urai.])

4. See 喈氞畷喁嬥喈瘝鹿. (喈夃喈苦畾喁嵿畾喁娻喁�喈ㄠ喈曕喁嵿疅喁�) [sagoram鹿. (uricholnigandu)]

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Caku峁塧m (喈氞畷喁佮喈瘝) noun

1. Edible or other tuberous roots; 喈曕喈脆畽喁嵿畷喁�. (喈喈权瘝喈曕喈曕喁嵿疅喁�) [kizhangu. (pingalagandu)]

2. Greater galangal. See 喈瘒喈班喈む瘝喈む瘓. (喈掂瘓喈む瘝喈む喈� 喈瘋喈侧喈曕瘓) [perarathai. (vaithiya muligai)]

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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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