Tiktaka: 9 definitions

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Tiktaka 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Tiktaka in India is the name of a plant defined with Lagenaria siceraria in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cucurbita idolatrica Willd. (among others).

2) Tiktaka is also identified with Trichosanthes cucumerina It has the synonym Trichosanthes cucumerina Thunb. (etc.).

3) Tiktaka in Sanskrit is also identified with Wrightia antidysenterica It has the synonym Echites antidysentericus (L.) Roxb. ex Fleming (etc.).

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

· Numer. List
· FBI (1879)
· Research Bulletin (1976)
· Species Plantarum. (1805)
· Numer. List (6688)
· J. Cytol. Genet. (1996)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tiktaka (啶むた啶曕啶む).鈥�a. Bitter.

-办补岣� 1 The Khadira tree.

2) Name of several plants.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tiktaka (啶むた啶曕啶む).鈥攎.

(-办补岣�) 1. A kind of gourd, (Trichosanthes di艙ca, Rox.) 2. A sort of gentian, (G. cherayta.) 3. A dark sort of the Khayar or Mimosa catechu. E. kan added to tikta a bitter; alluding to the taste of these substances.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tiktaka (啶むた啶曕啶む).鈥擺tikta + ka] (vb. tij), I. adj. Bitter, [厂耻艣谤耻迟补] 1, 215, 21. Ii. m. or n. An object of bitter taste, [厂耻艣谤耻迟补] 2, 136, 2. Iii. m. The name of several plants; Trichosanthes dioica Roxb., etc.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Tiktaka (啶むた啶曕啶む):鈥擺from tij] mfn. bitter, (n.) anything having a bitter flavour, [R膩m膩ya峁嘺 ii; 厂耻艣谤耻迟补] (with sarpis = 办迟补-驳丑峁泃补, iv, 9, 9)

2) [v.s. ...] m. Terminalia Catappa, [Bh膩vaprak膩艣a]

3) [v.s. ...] Trichosanthes dioeca, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) [v.s. ...] Agathotes Chirayta, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] a sort of Khadira, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

6) 罢颈办迟补办腻 (啶むた啶曕啶む啶�):鈥擺from tiktaka > tij] f. Cardiospermum halicacabum, [Nigha峁囜弓uprak膩艣a]

7) [v.s. ...] = 办补谤补帽箩补-惫补濒濒墨, [ib.]

8) [v.s. ...] = 办迟补-迟耻尘产墨, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tiktaka (啶むた啶曕啶む):鈥�(办补岣�) 1. m. A kind of gourd; sort of gentian; dark Mimosa.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tiktaka (嗖む部嗖曕硩嗖む矔):鈥擺adjective] designating or having a sharp, often unpleasant taste; bitter.

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Tiktaka (嗖む部嗖曕硩嗖む矔):鈥�

1) [noun] bitter.

2) [noun] the plant Trichosanthes cucumerina of Cucurbitaceae family.

3) [noun] its bitter fruit.

4) [noun] the plant Terminalia catapa of Combretaceae family; country almond.

5) [noun] the tree Acacia catechu (Mimosa catechu) of Mimosae family; catechu.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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