Akali, Akaḷī, Akalī, Akaḻi: 7 definitions

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Akali means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, 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 Akaḷī can be transliterated into English as Akali or Akalii, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Akali in Ghana is the name of a plant defined with Dialium guineense in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Arouna guianensis Aubl. (among others).

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

· Histoire des plantes de la Guiane Françoise (1775)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 12 (1767)
· Silvae Geneticae (1982)
· Lloydia (1939)
· Archiv für die Botanik (1796)
· Mutation research (1993)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

akaḷī (अकळी).—f (akaḷaṇēṃ) A convulsive gasp or throe (esp. in the last agonies); the violent ejecting or springing up of the breath (as in dying or drowning, or under demoniac possession). v dē, yē. 2 Gaping or yawning; a gape or yawn. v dē, yē.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Akali (अकलि):—[=a-kali] mfn. not quarrelling, [Śiśupāla-vadha]

[Sanskrit to German]

Akali in German

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Akālī (अकाली):—(nm) a sect of the Sikhs; a follower of this sect.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Akāli (ಅಕಾಲಿ):—

1) [noun] an ascetic of Nānak sect established in North India.

2) [noun] the sect itself.

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Akāḷi (ಅಕಾಳಿ):—[noun] a sweet dish made with rice boiled in milk.

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Ākaḷi (ಆಕಳಿ):—

1) [noun] a person who tends to pick up the left over grains on the agricultural field; a person who lives on such collection; a gleaner.

2) [noun] the act of picking up the best among the lot.

3) [noun] the remainder after the good ones are taken out from a lot.

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Ākaḷi (ಆಕಳಿ):—[noun] a thing of low quality or value.

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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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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Akali (அகலி) [akalittal] 11 intransitive verb < அகலம். [agalam.] To broaden out, enlarge; பெருகுதல். அகலியா வினை யல்லல் போயறும் [peruguthal. agaliya vinai yallal poyarum] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 75, 1).

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Akali (அகலி) noun See அகலியை. அகலிமெய்க் கேள்வன் [agaliyai. agalimeyk kelvan] (பாரதம் கிருட்டிணார்ச்சுன. [paratham kiruttinarchuna.] 99).

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Akaḻi (அகழி) noun < idem. [Telugu: agaḍta. K. agaḻu.] Ditch surrounding a fortification, moat; கோட்டையைச் சூழ்ந்துள்ள கிடங்கு. அகழி சூழ் போகி [kottaiyais suzhnthulla kidangu. agazhi suzh pogi] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 13, 183).

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Akaḻi (அகழி) noun cf. அகல்-. [agal-.] Pot with a large mouth; வாயகன்ற பாத்திரம். ஓரகழி பெய்ததற்பின் [vayaganra pathiram. oragazhi peythatharpin] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல. [thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.] 94).

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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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