Amkali, Aṃkali, Ankali, Aṅkali, Aṅkāḷi: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Amkali means something in 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Ankali in India is the name of a plant defined with Bryonopsis laciniosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cayaponia laciniosa (L.) C. Jeffrey (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum
· Journal of Botany, being a second series of the Botanical Miscellany (1841)
· Kew Bulletin (1962)
· Bibliotheca Botanica (1929)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique (1866)
· Ann. Sci. Nat. (1860)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ankali, for example extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, 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 corpusAṃkali (ಅಂಕಲಿ):—[noun] = ಅಂಕಲಿಗ [amkaliga].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAṅkāḷi (அங்காளி) noun See அங்காளம்மை. [angalammai.]
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Aṅkali (அங்கலி) noun < aṅguli.
1. Finger; விரல். [viral.] (சம்பிரதாயவகராதி [sambirathayavagarathi] MS.)
2. Aivirali, a creeper bearing red fruits; ஐவிரலி. (பச்சிலைமூலிகை அகராதி) [aivirali. (pachilaimuligai agarathi)]
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Aṅkali (அங்கலி) noun perhaps from aṅga. Breast; கொங்கை. (சித். அக.) [kongai. (sith. aga.)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Amkaliga, Amkalige, Ankalipi.
Full-text: Ankalamma.
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