Beli, Bēlī, Belī: 6 definitions

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Beli means something in Marathi, biology. 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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Beli [बेली] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Naringi crenulata (Roxb.) D. H. Nicolson from the Rutaceae (Citrus) family having the following synonyms: Limonia crenulata, Hesperethusa crenulata. For the possible medicinal usage of beli, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

1) Beli in India is the name of a plant defined with Aegle marmelos in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Feronia pellucida Roth (among others).

2) Beli is also identified with Limonia acidissima It has the synonym Feronia elephantum Corr. (etc.).

3) Beli is also identified with Limonia crenulata It has the synonym Hesperethusa crenulata (Roxb.) M. Roem. (etc.).

4) Beli in West Africa is also identified with Boscia senegalensis It has the synonym Boscia senegalensis Hochst. (etc.).

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

· Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. (1846)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (2003)
· Synopseos Plantarum (1806)
· Tent. Fl. Abyss. (1847)
· Sitzungsber. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. München (1884)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bēlī (बेली).—f A half of a hollowed cocoanut (serving as a bowl or vessel). 2 A lugaḍēṃ composed of red and dark-colored threads forming squares.

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bēlī (बेली) [or ल्या, lyā].—a Woven with red and blackish-red threads forming squares;--used of a sort of lugaḍēṃ: also variegated with red and blackish-red--a color.

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

bēlī (बेली).—f A half of a hollowed cocoanut. a Woven with red and blackish red threads-used of lugaḍēṃ.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Bēli (ಬೇಲಿ):—

1) [noun] a row of closely planted shrubs, bushes or trees forming a boundary or fence; a hedge.

2) [noun] a place where a game is lured to (for hunting or catching purpose).

3) [noun] an old measure of land.

4) [noun] a dividing line between two villages, towns, countries, states, etc.; border.

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Bēḷi (ಬೇಳಿ):—

1) [noun] a chicken-hearted fellow; a coward.

2) [noun] a man lacking the normal function of the testes.

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Bēḻi (ಬೇೞಿ):—[noun] = ಬೇಳಿ [beli].

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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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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Belī (बेली):—n. 1. Bot. tree jasmine; 2. complementary word denoting way/manner/type used as a suffix as in नामबेली, नालीबेली [nāmabelī, nālībelī]

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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.

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