Biology (plants and animals)

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

Ankani in India is the name of a plant defined with Aloe vera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aloe lanzae Tod. (among others).

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

· Nomenclator Botanicus (1840)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1880)
· Das Pflanzenreich (1908)
· Botanical Magazine, or ‘Flower-Garden Displayed’ (6301)
· Descr. Pl. Anim. (1767)
· Les Figures des Plantes et Animaux d'Usage en Medecine (1764)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

aṅkaṇī (अंकणी).—f A ruler. 2 (Verbal of aṅkaṇēṃ) Marking &c. 3 A division (as in a box), a compartment.

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āṅkaṇī (आंकणी).—See under aṃ.

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

aṅkaṇī (अंकणी).—f A ruler. Marking; a division.

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āṅkaṇī (आंकणी).—&c. 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Aṃkaṇi (ಅಂಕಣಿ):—[noun] a ring with a flat bottom hung by a strap on each side of a saddle and used as a footrest in mounting and riding.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Aṅkaṇi (அங்கணி) noun fem. of அங்கணன். [anganan.] Pārvatī, as gracious-eyed; பார்வதி. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [parvathi. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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Aṇkaṇi (அண்கணி) [aṅkaṇi] noun cf. aṅganā. See கற்றாழை. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [karrazhai. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Aṅkani (அங்கநி) [aṅkaṉi] noun cf. anganā. See கற்றாலை. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [karralai. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Amkaniyokku, Ankaniku, Ankanirnaya, Ankaniya.

Ends with (+6): Agginimamkini, Arankani, Catakankani, Dhankani, Dolejhankani, Ilankani, Itankani, Jhankani, Kalankani, Kankani, Karu-vilankani, Kuvilankani, Malkankani, Mamkani, Manankani, Nalankani, Pala-mutal-kankani, Palakani, Pankani, Pantara-kankani.

Full-text: Ankhani, Angani, Min angani, Ankhane, Ankhanem, Amkane, Akki.

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