Shaku, Śākū: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Shaku 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.
The Sanskrit term Śākū can be transliterated into English as Saku or Shaku, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚākū (शाकू).—A mind-born mother.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 179. 10.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Saku in Congo is the name of a plant defined with Croton haumanianus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
2) Saku is also identified with Croton sylvaticus It has the synonym Oxydectes oxypetala (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze (etc.).
3) Saku in Senegal is also identified with Dalbergia melanoxylon It has the synonym Amerimnon stocksii (Benth.) Kuntze (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· African Study Monographs (2003)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1909)
· Flora (1845)
· South African Journal of Botany (2002)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Tetrahedron (5199)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Saku, for example side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, 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
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSāku (ಸಾಕು):—
1) [verb] to take care of, during infancy and childhood by educating, nurturing, training, etc.; to bring up.
2) [verb] to raise and care domesticated and other animals.
3) [verb] to shield from injury, danger, loss or death; to protect; to guard.
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Sāku (ಸಾಕು):—
1) [noun] the state or condition of being sufficient.
2) [noun] (fig.) the end; a limit beyond which nothing exists, one should not, cannot go, etc.
3) [noun] ಸಾಕೋಸಾಕಾಗು [sakosakagu] sākō sākāgu = ಸಾಕುಸಾಕಾಗು [sakusakagu]; ಸಾಕುಸಾಕಾಗು [sakusakagu] sāku sākāgu (tiredness, fatigue, weariness) to take over a person; ಸಾಕಾಗು [sakagu] sākāgu to be or become sufficient; 2. (fatigue, tiredness) to take over a person; ಸಾಕುಬೇಕಾಗು [sakubekagu] sāku bēkāgu = ಸಾಕುಸಾಕಾಗು [sakusakagu]; ಸಾಕುಬೇಕಾದಷ್ಟು [sakubekadashtu] sāku bēkādaṣṭu abundant; more than required; ಸಾಕುಮಾಡು [sakumadu] sāku mādu to put an end to (something that is not required or is boring or intolerable; 2. to provide with sufficient quantity as to make that nothing extra is required; 3. to make weary or tired; to exhaust.
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Sāku (ಸಾಕು):—[interjection] an interjection used a) to say 'sufficient', 'no more quantity is required'; b) to express one’s impatience or exasperation; c) to express the feeling or aspiration 'it would be sufficient if this or that happens'.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+73): Sakuntaka, Sakuntika, Sakuta, Sakuti, Sakuṇaka, Shakubuku, Shakula, Shakulada, Shakuladani, Shakuladika, Shakulaganda, Shakulakshaka, Shakulakshi, Shakularbhaka, Shakuli, Shakuliganda, Shakulika, Shakulin, Shakull, Shakulyadani.
Ends with: Kashaku, Krishaku, Kushaku, Mushakushaku, Poshaku, Vashaku.
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