Cali, Celu, Caḻi: 15 definitions
Introduction:
Cali means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chalin.
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexCali (चलि).—An ārṣeya pravara of the Bhārgavas.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 195. 37.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryCālī.—(IA 15), a system of land revenue. Note: cālī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsCelu in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Cordia obliqua Willd. from the Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not) family having the following synonyms: Cordia grandis, Cordia myxa, Cordia tremula. For the possible medicinal usage of celu, 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)Cali in India is the name of a plant defined with Spinacia oleracea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Atriplex stocksii Boiss. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Icones Plantarum Indiae Orientalis (1789)
· Species Plantarum
· Diagnoses plantarum orientalium novarum (1859)
· Nordic Journal of Botany (1991)
· J. Shanghai Agric. Coll. (1993)
· Gen. Pl. ed. 5 (1754)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Cali, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, 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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarycali : (aor. of calati) moved; stired; trembled.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycaḷī (चळी).—f (caḷa) Spilled state or spilled material (as of flour, grain, sugar &c.) caḷīṃ paḍaṇēṃ To fail or fall away;--used of jhōmpa or sleep; as mājhī jhōmpa caḷīṃ paḍalī My sleep has slipped from me.
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cālī (चाली).—f The chip or piece of wood which is driven in betwixt the navarā & navarī of a sugar-press.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcaḷī (चळी).—f Spilled state or spilled materials.
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cālī (चाली).—f A piece of wood in the sugarpress.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCali (चलि).—A cover, wrapper.
Derivable forms: caliḥ (चलिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCali (चलि).—m.
(-liḥ) A cover, a wrapper, a surtout: see nicola.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cali (चलि):—m. a cover, [Horace H. Wilson]
2) a surtout, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCali (चलि):—(liḥ) 2. m. A cover, surtout.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryCālī (चाली) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Catvāriṃśat.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCali (ಚಲಿ):—
1) [noun] the evergreen tree Strychnos potatorum of Loganiaceae family; clearing nut tree.
2) [noun] its nut used for clearing water; clearing nut.
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Cali (ಚಲಿ):—[noun] = ಚಲಗಾರ [calagara].
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Cali (ಚಲಿ):—[noun] the large-sized, deciduous tree Lagerstroemia parviflora of Lythraceae family, the hard wood of which is used in making agricultural implements, boats, and building materials; white Indian lilac tree.
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Caḷi (ಚಳಿ):—
1) [verb] to lose one’s natural properties (as colour, energy, disposition etc.) 2.to become tired, fatigued, exhausted.
2) [verb] to lose one’s temperature; to become cool or cooler.
3) [verb] (a tooth) to have a sudden, sharp pain (as from sourness).
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Caḷi (ಚಳಿ):—
1) [noun] 'absence of heat; lack of warmth: a low temperature.'2) [noun] the icy crystals that form directly on a freezing surface as moist air contacts it; frost; ice.
3) [noun] the sensation of cold felt by a person having fever.
4) [noun] ಚಳಿ ಬಿಡು [cali bidu] caḷi biḍu (fig.)(shyness, psychological restraint on first meeting) to be overcome; ಚಳಿಗೆ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಕಂಬಳಿ ಮೆಳೆ ಮೇಲಿದ್ದರೇನು, ಮುಳ್ಳಿನ ಮೇಲಿದ್ದರೇನು [calige illada kambali mele meliddarenu, mullina meliddarenu]? caḷige illada kambaḷi meḷe mēliddarēnu, muḷḷi na mēliddarēnu? (prov.) if a thing, however good it is, is not available at the time of need is but useless; good that comes too late is as good as nothing.
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Caḷi (ಚಳಿ):—[noun] the sprinkling of water on the floor (as to keep the dust from raising up).
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Cāli (ಚಾಲಿ):—[noun] any of several movements on the floor ( as with the feet) or in air (as of hands) in dancing.
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Cālu (ಚಾಲು):—
1) [noun] the act of moving, going, walking, etc.
2) [noun] the act of starting, beginning or commencing.
3) [noun] the way a person habitually behaves or acts; manners.
4) [noun] that which has become a regular habit, manner, by observing, performing repeatedly or regularly.
5) [noun] common acceptance; general use; prevalence.
6) [noun] the manner or mode particular to a particular system of music.
7) [noun] the fact or state of being obsessed with an idea, desire, emotion, etc.; an obsession.
8) [noun] a way of doing, being done or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.; a manner.
9) [noun] a particular manner in which one moves to hold his opponent in wrestling.
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Cālū (ಚಾಲೂ):—[noun] = ಚಾಲು [calu].
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Cāḷi (ಚಾಳಿ):—[noun] (astrol.) Rāhu, one of the nine planets that are believed to rule the destiny of human beings.
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Cāḷi (ಚಾಳಿ):—
1) [noun] the act of moving, going, walking, etc.
2) [noun] the act of starting, beginning or commencing.
3) [noun] the way a person habitually behaves or acts; manners.
4) [noun] that which has become a regular habit, manner, by observing, performing repeatedly and regularly.
5) [noun] common acceptance; general use; prevalence.
6) [noun] the manner or mode unique or special to a particular system of music.
7) [noun] the fact or state of being obsessed with an idea, desire, emotion, etc.; an obsession.
8) [noun] a way of doing, being done or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.; a manner.
9) [noun] a particular manner in which one moves to hold his opponent in wrestling.
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Cāḷu (ಚಾಳು):—[noun] = ಚಾಳ [cala].
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Cāḷu (ಚಾಳು):—[noun] = ಚಾಳಿ [cali]2.
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Celu (ಚೆಲು):—[adjective] pleasing to the senses, esp. to the sight; beautiful.
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Cēḷu (ಚೇಳು):—[noun] any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting; a scorpion.
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Cēḷu (ಚೇಳು):—[noun] a kind of plant.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
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Kavyamimamsa of Rajasekhara (Study) (by Debabrata Barai)
Part 3 - Rīti theory and position of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā < [Chapter 4 - Position of the Kāvyamīmāṃsā in Sanskrit Poetics]
Part 7 - Kāvyālaṃkāra of Rudraṭa < [Chapter 2 - A General Outlines of Sanskrit Poetics]
Part 3 - Synthesis of Rīti, Vṛtti and Pravṛitti < [Chapter 3 - Contribution of Rājaśekhara to Sanskrit Poetics]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.4.34 < [Chapter 4 - Name-giving Ceremony, Childhood Pastimes, and Thieves Kidnap the Lord]
Verse 3.1.65 < [Chapter 1 - Meeting Again at the House of Śrī Advaita Ācārya]
Verse 3.2.59 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]
Diaspora of Bhuta (Daiva) worshipping cult—India and Indonesia (by Shilpa V. Sonawane)
Part 3 - Religion and Culture of Bali (Introduction) < [Chapter 4 - Inter-Disciplinary Analysis]
Part 6.5 - Tantric Deities (Shaktism) < [Chapter 4 - Inter-Disciplinary Analysis]
Part 6.2 - Shakti and Shiva < [Chapter 4 - Inter-Disciplinary Analysis]
Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya (by Śrī Gunaraja Khan)
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Lineages of Bhṛgu < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Life of Sariputta (by Nyanaponika Thera)
The Elder's Relatives < [Part II - Maturity Of Insight]