Pili, Pīḻi: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Pili means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexPili (पिलि).—An Ārṣeya Pravara (bhārgavas).*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 195. 37.
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) Pili in Hawaii is the name of a plant defined with Heteropogon contortus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Andropogon secundus Willd. ex Nees (among others).
2) Pili in India is also identified with Alangium salviifolium It has the synonym Grewia salviifolia L.f. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1885)
· Enumeratio Plantarum Zeylaniae (1859)
· Synopseos Plantarum (1807)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· The Flora of British India (1864)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1985)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Pili, for example diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPili (पिलि):—m. Name of a man, [Saṃskārakaustubha]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPiḷi (ಪಿಳಿ):—
1) [verb] to take out the juice (from a fruit) by squeezing.
2) [verb] to emit, discharge, supply, pour, etc. profusely or steadily.
3) [verb] (fig.) to damage, injure or spoil making something useless or valueless.
4) [verb] to be spoiled, destroyed.
5) [verb] to remove, ward off or prevent (something evil).
6) [verb] to end another’s life; to kill.
7) [verb] to lose one’s strength, vigour or vitality.
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Piḷi (ಪಿಳಿ):—
1) [verb] to be split or separate (lengthwise) into two or more parts.
2) [verb] to have long, narrow, deep cleft or crack.
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Piḻi (ಪಿೞಿ):—[verb] = ಪಿಳಿ [pili]1.
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Pīli (ಪೀಲಿ):—
1) [noun] a feather of the long, brightly coloured upper tail of a peacock.
2) [noun] the brightly coloured upper tail coverts of a peacock, that can be spread like a fan.
3) [noun] the spot on a peacock’s tail feather; an eye.
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 (+85): Pili buti, Pili grass, Pili hulhul, Pili hurhur, Pili jari, Pili jarin, Pili kandairie, Pili kapas, Pili katari, Pili katili, Pili matari, Pili matter, Pili vagei, Pili-badakdi, Pili-buti, Pili-chameli, Pili-kaner, Pili-kateli, Pili-katsaraiya, Pili-nargis.
Ends with (+59): Alipili, Ampili, Anai-t-tippili, Anaittippili, Anpili, Attitippili, Attittippili, Bigurpili, Calapippili, Calatippili, Calipippili, Calitippili, Campili, Carupili, Cavappippili, Cempili, Ceppili, Cilipili, Cippili, Curulpili.
Full-text (+31): Pili-vakai, Pilittantu, Pili-chameli, Pili-kaner, Pancupili, Pilikkan, Pilis, Pili hulhul, Pili hurhur, Pili matter, Pili kandairie, Pili buti, Pili katari, Mpili pili, Pili jari, Pili matari, Pili jarin, Pili-kateli, Pili katili, Pili kapas.
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