Murukku, Mu峁焨kku: 2 definitions
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Murukku 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.
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Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Murukku in India is the name of a plant defined with Aquilaria agallocha in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aloexylum agallochum Lour. (among others).
2) Murukku is also identified with Butea monosperma It has the synonym Rudolphia frondosa (Willd.) Poir. (etc.).
3) Murukku is also identified with Citrus medica It has the synonym Aurantium medicum (L.) M. G贸mez (etc.).
4) Murukku is also identified with Erythrina stricta It has the synonym Corallodendron strictum (Roxb.) Kuntze (etc.).
5) Murukku is also identified with Erythrina variegata It has the synonym Gelala alba Rumphius (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Encycl. (Lamarck) (1804)
· Plantes 脿 feuillage ornamental (1874)
· London Journal of Botany (1843)
· Species Plantarum (1763)
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1972)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Murukku, for example side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, 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.
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Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconMurukku (喈瘉喈班瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘉) [murukkutal] 5 transitive verb Causative of 喈瘉喈班瘉喈權瘝喈曕瘉-. [murungu-.]
1. To destroy, crush, ruin; 喈呧喈苦喁嵿喈侧瘝. 喈掂喈编喁嵿喁囙喁� 喈喁嵿喈班瘝 喈喁嵿喁嗋喈苦喁� 喈瘉喈班瘉喈曕瘝喈曕 [azhithal. viralven mannar manneyil murukki] (喈喁嵿喁佮喁嵿喈距疅喁嵿疅喁� [pathuppattu] 247).
2. To kill; 喈曕瘖喈侧瘝喈侧瘉喈む喁�. (喈む喈掂.) 喈庎喁嵿喈� 喈瘉喈班瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘉喈� 喈班喈曕瘝喈曕喁� 喈瘉喈┼瘝喈喁� [kolluthal. (thiva.) erri murukkuva rarakkar munpar] (喈曕喁嵿喈班喈喈喈瘝 喈畷喈班畷喁�. [kambaramayanam magarag.] 12).
3. To break in pieces; 喈瘉喈编喈む瘝喈む喁�. 喈曕喈瘝喈瘉喈熰瘓喈� 喈掂瘑喈脆瘉 喈瘉喈班瘉喈曕瘝喈曕 [murithal. kappudaiya vezhu murukki] (喈瘉喈编喈距喁傕喁� [purananuru] 14).
4. To melt; 喈夃喁佮畷喁嵿畷喁佮喈侧瘝. [urukkuthal.] (W.)
5. To dissolve; 喈曕喁堗喁嵿喈侧瘝. [karaithal.] (W.)
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Murukku (喈瘉喈班瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘉) noun < 喈瘉喈班瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘉-. [murukku-.] Killing; 喈曕瘖喈侧瘓. (喈呧喁�. 喈ㄠ.) [kolai. (aru. ni.)]
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Murukku (喈瘉喈班瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘉) noun
1. See 喈瘉喈赤瘝喈赤瘉喈瘉喈班瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘉 [mullumurukku],
1. 2. Palas-tree. See 喈喈距畾喈瘝鹿 [辫补濒补蝉补尘鹿],
4. 喈瘉喈班瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘉喈む瘝喈む喈脆瘝 喈瘑喈脆喈侧喈� 喈ㄠ瘑喈班瘉喈瘝喈瘉喈� 喈脆疅喁堗畷喈班瘓 [murukkuthazh pezhiliya neruppura zhadaigarai] (喈喈苦喁嵿喁佮喁嵿喈む瘝喈む瘉 [pathirruppathu] 23, 20).
3. Sour lime; 喈庎喁佮喈苦畾喁嵿畾喁�. (喈む痪喈侧喈班瘉喈曕瘝喈曕畾喁嵿畾喁佮喁佮畷喁嵿畷喈瘝 喈む瘓喈�.) [elumichai. (thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.)]
4. Italian lemon; 喈曕瘖喈熰喈瘑喈侧瘉喈喈氞瘝喈氞瘓. [kodiyelumichai.] (W.)
5. White fig; 喈曕瘉喈班瘉喈曕瘉. [kurugu.] (喈喁嵿喁佮喁嵿喈距疅喁嵿疅喁�: 喈曕瘉喈编喈炧瘝喈氞喈瘝喈喈熰瘝喈熰瘉 [pathuppattu: kurinchippattu] 73, 喈夃喁�. [urai.])
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Mu峁焨kku (喈瘉喈编瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘉) [尘耻峁焨办办耻迟补濒] 5 verb [Telugu: 尘耻谤补办补峁弓耻, Kanarese, Malayalam: murukku.] transitive
1. To twist, as a rope; 喈曕喈苦喁� 喈瘉喈む喈苦喈� 喈む喈班喈む瘝喈む喁�. 喈掂喈瘝喈疅喈苦喁� 喈む喈班喁嵿疅喁� 喈曕瘓喈瘉 喈瘉喈编瘉喈曕瘝喈曕 [kayiru muthaliyana thirithal. vaymadith thirandu kaiyu murukki] (喈曕喁嵿喈班喈喈喈瘝 喈喁佮喁嵿喁�. [kambaramayanam maruthurandathi] 10).
2. To twirl; 喈む喈班瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘉喈む喁�. [thirukkuthal.]
3. To break; 喈掄疅喈苦喁嵿喈侧瘝. 喈喈熰喈疅喈� 喈瘉喈编瘉喈曕瘝 喈曕喈� 喈瘑喈班瘉喈喈瘝喈瘋喈氞喁� [odithal. pidipadi murug kiya perumarappusal] (喈呧畷喈ㄠ. [agana.] 8).
4. To spin, as a potter his wheel; 喈氞瘉喈脆喁嵿喁佮喈侧瘝. 喈瘉喈编瘉喈曕瘝喈曕喈掂喈熰瘝喈� 喈曕瘉喈� 喈畷喈┼瘝 喈编喈曕喈班喈瘚喈� [suzharruthal. murukkivitta kuya magan rigiripola] (喈氞瘈喈掂畷喈氞喈ㄠ瘝喈む喈喈� [sivagasindamani] 786).
5. To chew betel; 喈掂瘑喈编瘝喈编喈侧瘓喈瘉喈｀瘝喈｀瘉喈む喁�. [verrilaiyunnuthal.] 狈腻帽.
6. To chafe, as the hands and legs; 喈曕瘓 喈曕喈侧瘝喈曕喁堗喁� 喈喈氞瘓喈ㄠ瘝喈む瘉 喈む瘒喈瘝喈む瘝 喈む喁�. [kai kalkalaip pisainthu theyth thal.] (W.) 鈥� intransitive
1. To be proud, haughty, arrogant; 喈氞瘑喈班瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘉喈む喁�. [serukkuthal.] Colloq.
2. To disagree; 喈喈编瘉 喈疅喁佮喈侧瘝. [maru paduthal.]
3. To be angry; 喈氞喈┼喁嵿喈侧瘝. (喈喈脆瘝喈瘝喈喈｀喁嵿喁� 喈喈┼喈瘝喈喈畷喈班喈む) [sinathal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Mu峁焨kku (喈瘉喈编瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘉) noun < 喈瘉喈编瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘉-. [murukku-.] [Telugu: 尘耻谤颈办腻诲耻, K. 尘耻峁焨办耻.]
1. Twisting; 喈む喈班喈曕瘝喈曕瘓. [thirikkai.]
2. Turn or thread of a screw; 喈む喈班瘉喈曕喈｀喈喈┼瘝 喈氞瘉喈编瘝喈编瘉. [thiruganiyin surru.] Local usage
3. Disagreement, discord, rancour; 喈喈编瘉喈喈熰瘉. [marupadu.] (W.)
4. Arrogance, impertinence; 喈氞瘑喈班瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘉. [serukku.]
5. Stiffness of manners; 喈喈熰瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘉. 喈曕喈� 喈喈瘝喈ㄠ喁堗喁嵿喁� 喈瘉喈曕喁嵿喈苦喁堗喁嵿喁� 喈喈ㄠ瘝喈む喁佮喁佮畷喁嵿畷喁囙喁� [midukku. kizha maynaraithu muganthirainthu minthamurukken] (喈む喈苦喁嵿喈距疅喈编瘝喈编喈班疅喁嵿疅喁� [thanippadarrirattu] i, 88, 173).
6. Compact, unblown condition of bud; 喈呧喁佮喁嵿喁佮喁嵿喈┼瘝喈瘓. 喈瘉喈编瘉喈曕瘝喈曕瘉喈熰瘓喈ㄠ瘝 喈む喈班瘝喈ㄠ瘝喈� 喈喈班瘝喈曕喁佮喁� [arumbuthanmai. murukkudain thalarntha malarkalum] (喈曕喈炧瘝喈氞喈瘝喈瘉喈班喈｀喁� 喈む喈班瘉喈曕瘝喈曕喁�. [kanchippuranam thirukkan.] 180).
7. A kind of cake, made of flour; 喈喈掂喈┼喈编瘝 喈氞瘑喈瘝喈� 喈喈苦喈距 喈掂畷喁�. 喈呧疅喁堗喁佮喁佮畷喁嵿畷喁� [mavinar seytha paniyara vagai. adaimurukku] (喈掂喈ㄠ喈畷喈瘉. [vinayagapu.] 39, 39).
8. Ball of thread; 喈ㄠ瘋喈侧瘉喈班瘉喈｀瘝喈熰瘓. [nulurundai.] Local usage
9. Vehemence; 喈曕疅喁佮喁�. (喈囙喈曕瘝喈曕喈畾喁� 喈氞瘖喈侧瘝喈侧畷喈班喈む) [kadumai. (ilakkiyas sollagarathi)]
10. Convulsion; 喈掂喈苦喁嵿喁�. (喈囙喈曕瘝喈曕喈畾喁� 喈氞瘖喈侧瘝喈侧畷喈班喈む) [valippu. (ilakkiyas sollagarathi)]
11. Stiffness, as of a person in full dress; 喈ㄠ瘑喈编喈瘝喈瘉. [nerippu.] (W.)
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Starts with: Murukku-maram, Murukku-panikaram, Murukku-tiruvattam, Murukkuccarppam, Murukkukkompu, Murukkumicai, Murukkuppannu, Murukkutai, Murukkuttati, Murukkuttiruppu, Murukkuvanku, Murukkuvattam, Murukkuviriyan.
Full-text (+47): Mullu-murukku, Vellaikkaliyanamurukku, Murukku-tiruvattam, Murukku-panikaram, Murukkukkompu, Kaliyanamurukku, Tancavurmurukku, Punamurukku, Cutimurukku, Kattumurukku, Murukkuccarppam, Kotimurukku, Murukkuvanku, Valmurukku, Tantimurukku, Murukkuviriyan, Micaimurukku, Murukkuttiruppu, Mappillaimurukku, Caratumurukku.
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