Anal, Aṉal, Āṇāḷ, Āṉāl, Añal: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Anal means something in 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.
Ambiguity: Although Anal has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Anala.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Anal in Common names is the name of a plant defined with Psychotria cuspidata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Uragoga acuminata Kuntze (among others).
2) Anal in India is also identified with Plumbago zeylanica It has the synonym Plumbago scandens L. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1980)
· Flora of Southern Africa (1963)
· The botany of the voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur (1845)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1966)
· Biodiversidad del estado de Tabasco (2005)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Anal, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, side effects, 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
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAnal in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) fire..—anal (अनल) is alternatively transliterated as Anala.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAṇal (ಅಣಲ್):—
1) [noun] the roof of the mouth.
2) [noun] the side portion of the mouth where food is chewed; the jaw.
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 LexiconAṇal (அணல்) noun < அண். [an.] [Kanarese, Malayalam: aṇal.]
1. Neck; கழுத்து. கறையணற் குறும்பூழ் [kazhuthu. karaiyanar kurumbuzh] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: perumbanarruppadai] 205).
2. Side of the upper jaw; மேல்வாய்ப்புறம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [melvayppuram. (pingalagandu)]
3. Lower part of the mouth, chin; கீழ் வாய்ப்புறம். (திவா.) [kizh vayppuram. (thiva.)]
4. Throat, windpipe; உண்மிடறு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [unmidaru. (pingalagandu)]
5. Beard; தாடி. மையணற் காளை [thadi. maiyanar kalai] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 83).
6. Dewlap; அலைதாடி. மொய்யண லானிரை [alaithadi. moyyana lanirai] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 1, 12).
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Aṉal (அனல்) noun < anala.
1. Fire; தீ. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [thi. (pingalagandu)]
2. Heat, as of fever, warmth, glow; உஷ்ணம். [ushnam.]
3. Thunder-bolt; இடி. பைம்புனலோ டனலக டடக்கி [idi. paimbunalo danalaga dadakki] (இரகுவமிசம் ஆற்று. [iraguvamisam arru.] 4).
4. Ceylon leadwort. See கொடுவேலி. [koduveli.] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல. [thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.] 129.)
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Aṉal (அனல்) [aṉal(lu)tal] 3 intransitive verb < idem. To burn, glow, blaze, to be hot, to cause heat, as the sun, as fire, as fever; அழலுதல். ஊரலோவாதனன்று [azhaluthal. uralovathananru] (சூளாமணி சீய. [sulamani siya.] 164).
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Āṇāḷ (ஆணாள்) noun < idem. + நாள். [nal.] (Astrology) Male nakṣatras, viz., பரணி, கார்த்திகை, உரோகிணி, புனர்பூசம், பூசம், அத்தம், அனுஷம், திருவோணம், பூரட்டாதி, உத்தரட்டாதி; ஆண் நக்ஷத்திரங்கள். [parani, karthigai, urogini, punarpusam, pusam, atham, anusham, thiruvonam, purattathi, utharattathi; an nagshathirangal.] (விதானமாலை பஞ்சதந்திரப் பாடற்ாங்க. [vithanamalai panchanga.] 17.)
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Āṉāl (ஆனால்) conj. < ஆ-. [a-.]
1. But; ஆயின். [ayin.]
2. Because; ஆகையால். அருளலா தணுவு மசைந் திடா தானால் [agaiyal. arulala thanuvu masain thida thanal] (திருவருட்பா, அருட்பெருஞ். அடி [thiruvarudpa, arudperugn. adi], 976).
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Añal (அஞல்) noun cf. அஞலம். [agnalam.] A species of gnat; கொசுகு. [kosugu.] (சிந்தாமணிநிகண்டு [sintha. ni.] 64.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryAnal is another spelling for अनल [anala].—n. fire;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+14): Anala, Analabha, Analadvesha, Analagan, Analagarbha, Analahaka, Analajanaka, Analaje, Analakalita, Analaksha, Analakshyagandha, Analamarici, Analamarthya, Analamba, Analambanam, Analambanata, Analambi, Analamkarishnu, Analamkrita, Analamkriti.
Full-text (+49): Anal-otuventan, Vintuvanal, Putavanal, Civavanal, Analeru, Analvirai, Analvicu, Kataiyanal, Analkali, Analati, Vatavanal, Analatuppu, Analacciyam, Pullanal, Analvenri, Anala, Bhagandara, X'anal, Male anal, Female anal.
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Gudavivardhan, anal dilatation by dilators < [2023: Volume 12, July issue 11]
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Outcome of lateral internal anal sphincterotomy for anal fissure. < [2018: Volume 7, July special issue 14]
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Value of Cutting Seton for High Transsphincteric Anal Fistula < [v.29(1): 1–160 2022 Feb]
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Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
Complex anal fistula treated with IFTAK: A case report. < [Volume 14 (issue 1), Jan-Feb 2023]
Ksharasutra Therapy Evidence for Fistula-in-Ano: Case Series < [Volume 8 (issue 2), Apr-Jun 2017]
Neem Oil and Ayurvedic therapies in managing anal myiasis: Case report. < [Volume 13 (issue 4), Oct-Dec 2022]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Parikartika (fissure-in-ano) and its certain and best management through ayurveda < [2020, Issue 3, March]
Multicentric randomized controlled trial of kshaar-sootra (herbal medicated thread) in the management of bhagandar (fistula-in-ano) < [2016, Issue V May]
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