Ancali, Añcaḷī, Añcalī, Añcali, Añcāli, Āñcāli: 4 definitions

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Ancali means something in Marathi, 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.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Ancali in India is the name of a plant defined with Aristolochia bracteata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

2) Ancali is also identified with Artocarpus hirsutus It has the synonym Artocarpus hirsuta Lam..

3) Ancali is also identified with Clerodendrum inerme It has the synonym Catesbaea javanica Osbeck (Rubiaceae) (etc.).

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

· Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae (1810)
· Phytologia (1971)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1788)
· Forest Flora of British Burma (1877)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Cytologia (1983)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Ancali, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, 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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

añcaḷī (अंचळी).—f (añcala S) A common term for the unwoven threads at the end of a cloth. añcaḷyā pl The thrum.

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āñcaḷī (आंचळी).—See under aṃ.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

añcaḷī (अंचळी).—f The unwoven threads at the end of a cloth.

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āñcaḷī (आंचळी).—See under अ.

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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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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Ancali (அந்சலி) [añcali] noun cf. anjali.

1. Bat; வாவல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [vaval. (pingalagandu)]

2. Species of Crataeva. See மாவிலிங்கம். [mavilingam.] (L.)

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Añcali (அஞ்சலி) noun [Malayalam: āññali.] Anjali. See காட்டுப்பலா. [kattuppala.] (M.M.)

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Añcali (அஞ்சலி) noun < añjali.

1. Joining the hands and raising them, as in worship; கைகூப் புகை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kaigup pugai. (pingalagandu)]

2. (Nāṭya.) Gesture with both hands in which they are joined in patākai pose; இணைக்கைவகை. [inaikkaivagai.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 3, 18, உரை. [urai.])

3. Double handful of grain. See அரியெடுப்பு. [ariyeduppu.]

4. A measure of weight = 4 palam; நான்குபலம். கழலடி யஞ்சலி யைந்து [nankupalam. kazhaladi yanchali yainthu] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல. [thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.] 54).

5. Kind of arrow; ஒருவகையம்பு. [oruvagaiyambu.] (கம்பராமாயணம் நாகபா. [kambaramayanam nagapa.] 113.)

6. Worm-killer. See வறட்சுண்டி. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [varadsundi. (vaithiya muligai)]

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Añcali (அஞ்சலி) [añcalittal] 11 v.transitive < idem. To worship with folded hands, reverence; கைகூப் பித் தொழுதல். அஞ்சலித் தடிமேற் சூடி [kaigup pith thozhuthal. anchalith thadimer sudi] (பாரதம் மார்க். [paratham mark.] 245).

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Añcali (அஞ்சலி) noun Species of Azima. See சங்கங்குப்பி. [sanganguppi.] (W.)

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Añcali (அஞ்சலி) noun < añjali. Ollock, a measure of capacity; உழக்கு. (நாநார்த்த.) [uzhakku. (nagarthathipigai)]

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Añcali (அஞ்சலி) noun (சிந்தாமணிநிகண்டு [sintha. ni.] 64.)

1. A beetle; வண்டுவகை. [vanduvagai.]

2. cf. añjanikā. Lizard; பல்லி. [palli.]

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Añcali (அஞ்சலி) noun probably from அஞ்சல். [anchal.] Simpleton, fool; பேதமையுள்ளவ-ன்-ள். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [pethamaiyullava-n-l. (agarathi nigandu)]

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Añcāli (அஞ்சாலி) noun perhaps from அஞ்சு. [anchu.] A petty cess; வரிவகை. [varivagai.] (T. A. S. v, 218.)

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Āñcāli (ஆஞ்சாலி) noun See ஆஞ்சான். [anchan.] Nāñ.

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