Akalam, Ākālam, Akaḷam, Akālam: 5 definitions
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Akalam 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.
The Sanskrit term Akaḷam can be transliterated into English as Akalam or Akaliam, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Akalam in India is the name of a plant defined with Lepidium sativum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Crucifera nasturtium E.H.L. Krause (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1982)
· Deutschlands Flora, Abtheilung II, Cryptogamie (1902)
· Acta Facultatis Rerum Naturalium Universitatis Comenianae, Botanica (1986)
· Chromosoma (1977)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1981)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀkālam (आकालम्).—[adverb] until the same hour (of the next day).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryĀkālam (आकालम्):—[=ā-kālam] [from ā-kāla] ind. until the same time on the following day, [Āpastamba-dharma-sūtra; Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa etc.]
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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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAkalam (அகலம்) noun < அகல்-. [agal-.]
1. [Malayalam: akalam.] Width; குறுக்ககலம். ஆடையி னகலம் [kurukkagalam. adaiyi nagalam]
2. [K. agala.] Extent, expanse; பரப்பு. சென் னியகல முப்பா னிராயிரமாம் [parappu. sendamizhppathirigai niyagala muppa nirayiramam] (கந்தபு. அண்ட. [kanthapu. anda.] 29).
3. Earth; பூமி. [pumi.] (அகராதி நிகண்டு [agarathi nigandu])
4. Sky, atmosphere; ஆகாயம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [agayam. (pingalagandu)]
5. Elaborate commentary; விருந் தியுரை. (தொல்காப்பியப் பாயிரவிருத்தி உரை.) [virun thiyurai. (tholkappiyap payiraviruthi urai.)]
6. Voluminous work of poetry; வித்தாரகவி, ஆசு மதுரஞ் சித்திர மகலம் [vitharagavi, asu mathuragn sithira magalam] (இலக்கண விளக்கம் [ilakkana vilakkam] 763).
7. Breast, chest; மார்பு. மலைப்பரு மகலம் [marpu. malaipparu magalam] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 78).
8. Greatness; பெருமை. [perumai.] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 4, 30.)
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Akaḷam (அகளம்) noun cf. அகல்-. [agal-.]
1. Jar; சாடி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [sadi. (pingalagandu)]
2. Large earthen pot; மிடா. (திவா.) [mida. (thiva.)]
3. Bucket; நீர்ச்சால். அகளத் தன்ன நிறைசுனை [nirchal. agalath thanna niraisunai] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மலை [pathuppattu: malai] 104).
4. Body of the lute, as shaped like a bowl; யாழின் பத்தர். வகையமை யகளத்து [yazhin pathar. vagaiyamai yagalathu] (பத்துப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu] 224).
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Akaḷam (அகளம்) noun < a-kala. Incorporeity; நிஷ்களம். அகளமெய் வடிவானந்த . . . கூத்தன். [nishkalam. agalamey vadivanantha . . . kuthan.] (காஞ்சிப்புராணம் திருக்கண். [kanchippuranam thirukkan.] 281).
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Akālam (அகாலம்) [a-kālam] noun < a-kāla. Inauspicious or unseasonable time; காலமல்லாத காலம். [kalamallatha kalam.] (ஞானவாசிட்டம் பிரகலாத. [gnanavasittam piragalatha.] 61.)
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Akalam (அகலம்) noun < idem.
1. Length; நீளம். (பொதிகை நிகண்டு) [nilam. (pothigai nigandu)]
2. Place; இடம். (பொதிகை நிகண்டு) [idam. (pothigai nigandu)]
3. Mouth; வாய். குளத்தனைய தூம்பி னகலங்கள் [vay. kulathanaiya thumbi nagalangal] (நான்மணிக்கடிகை [nanmanikkadigai] 72).
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Akalam (அகலம்) noun (வைத்திய மூலிகை [vaithiya muligai])
1. cf. அலகு. [alagu.] Leaf of margosa; வேப்பலகு. [veppalagu.]
2. cf. அலகம். [alagam.] Elephant pepper; யானைத்திப்பலி. [yanaithippali.]
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Akālam (அகாலம்) noun < a-kāla. Times of scarcity; பஞ்சகாலம். [panchagalam.] (W.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with: Akalamanda, Akalamarana, Akalamaranam, Akalamay, Akalamegha, Akalameghodaya, Akalamkanira, Akalamkate, Akalamke, Akalamrityu, Akalamuni, Akalanka.
Ends with (+92): Ajjakalam, Akkakalam, Akkarakalam, Alakalam, Anekakalam, Antakalam, Antimakalam, Antiyakalam, Aparihinakalam, Appirattakalam, Asakalam, Ati-antakalam, Avacanakalam, Avakalam, Cakalam, Calanakalam, Cankarakalam, Cantakolakalam, Cantiyakalam, Carva-cankarakalam.
Full-text (+14): Malai-akalam, Akala, Akalakkattai, Inacanti, Alavetu, Viyalitam, Ayamam, Malarppu, Ayvu, Alaccuvar, Parakalam, Akarci, Akalika, Parapari, Tunkam, Kalamkari, Viyan, Vipulam, Marpu, Viyal.
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