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Entry शूक

शूकśūkaकम् [kam], कम् 1 The awn of barley &c., beard.
1. कम् kam, कम् 1 The awn of barley etc., beard.
2. A bristle; वृतं च खलु शूकैः Bv.1.24.
3. Point, tip, sharp end; शालिशूकनिभाभासं प्रासूतेमं तदाञ्जना Rām.7.35.21.
4. Tenderness, compassion.
5. A kind of poisonous insect.
6. The bristle or sharp hair of insects.
7. Ferment, yeast.
Derived forms and compounds
- -का
  
  A Mucuna Pruritus (Marâthî कुहिली).
  
  Grief; Latin D. B.
- -कीटः, -कीटकः a kind of insect or worm covered with bristles.
- -धान्यम् any awned grain (as barely).
- -पिण्डिः, -ण्डी, -शिखा the pointed beared of corn; निविशते यदि शूकशिखा पदे सृजति सा कयतीमिव न व्यथाम् Name4.11.
- -शिम्बा, -शिम्बिका, -शिम्बी cowach (कपिकञ्छु). Mucuna Pruritus (Marâthî कुहिली).
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