Cili: 3 definitions

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Cili means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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 Chili.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cili (चिलि):—Name of a man, [Pravara texts vii, 10.]

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Cili (ಚಿಲಿ):—[verb] to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth (as a snarling dog or a person in wrath); to grin (angrily).

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Cīli (ಚೀಲಿ):—[noun] a small domesticated carnivore, Felis domestica or F. catus, bred in a number of varieties; the cat.

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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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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cīli (சீலி) [cīlittal] 11 transitive verb < śīla.

1. To lead one in the path of virtue; நல்லொழுக்கத்தில் நிறுத்துதல். சீலிக்கு முறுதியாலே தேடரு நட்பு மாகும் [nallozhukkathil niruthuthal. silikku muruthiyale thedaru nadpu magum] (ஞானவாசிட்டம் தாமவி. [gnanavasittam thamavi.] 15).

2. [Malayalam: śīli.] To practise, accustom oneself to; பழமொழிுகுதல். [pazhuguthal.] (J.) உலகநீதி்கல் சீலிக்கப்பட்ட தோளினையுடையான் [ulakkal silikkappatta tholinaiyudaiyan] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 11, ஆண்பாற். [anpar.] 2, உரை [urai]).

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Cīli (சீலி) noun < śīlin. Person who has fallen into a habit; வழக்கமுள்ளவன். பிறர் பின் செலுஞ் சீலிகட்கு [vazhakkamullavan. pirar pin selugn siligadku] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 859, 8).

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Cīli (சீலி) [cīlittal] 11 intransitive verb To become cool; சிலிர்த்தல். மேனியெல்லாஞ் சீலித்து ரோமஞ் சிவீரென்ன [silirthal. meniyellagn silithu romagn sivirenna] (நெல்விடுதூது. [nelviduthuthu.] 293).

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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.

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