Alternative spellings of this word include Chilla.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

Source: Shodhganga: Portrayal of Animal Kingdom (Tiryaks) in Epics An Analytical study

Cilla (चिल्ल) refers to the Common pariah kite (Milvus Migrans), according to scientific texts such as the Mṛgapakṣiśāstra (Mriga-pakshi-shastra) or “the ancient Indian science of animals and birds” by Hamsadeva, containing the varieties and descriptions of the animals and birds seen in the Sanskrit Epics such as the Ramayana and Mahabharata.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Cillā (चिल्ला) refers to “falcons”, according to the Jayadrathayāmala.—Accordingly, “Those gods who reside in sacred fields and seats, primary and secondary, and those powerful beings who are in the meeting grounds, primary and secondary, move about, O beloved, concealed in the form of falcons (cillā) and the like, their actions, mantras and powers (kept) secret. Who knows what takes place within the body by that activity”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Cilla in India is the name of a plant defined with Croton scabiosus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Oxydectes scabiosa (Bedd.) Kuntze (among others).

2) Cilla is also identified with Entada rheedei It has the synonym Adenanthera gogo Blanco (etc.).

3) Cilla is also identified with Strychnos potatorum It has the synonym Strychnos stuhlmannii Gilg) (Latin potator, oris ‘drinker’ (etc.).

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

· Journal of Botany, being a second series of the Botanical Miscellany (Hooker) (1841)
· Species Plantarum
· Flora of the Lesser Antilles: Leeward and Windward Islands (1988)
· Flore de Madagascar et des Comores (1984)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1950)
· Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1893)

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

cillā (चिल्ला).—m ( H) A bowstring.

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

cillā (चिल्ला).—m A bowstring.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Cilla (चिल्ल).—a. [cilla-ac] Blear-eyed.

-llaḥ 1 A bleared or sored eye.

2) The (Bengal) kite; चिल्ला (cillā) also in this sense; बन्धनभ्रष्टो गृहकपोतश्चिल्लाया मुखे पतितः (bandhanabhraṣṭo gṛhakapotaścillāyā mukhe patitaḥ) M.4; cf. English "From the frying-pan into the fire".

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Cilla (चिल्ल).—m. (Sanskrit Lex.), a kind of falcon: Mahāvyutpatti 4905 = Tibetan ḥol bu (Jäschke (Tibetan-English Dictionary) and [Tibetan-English Dictionary] ḥol pa, [Tibetan-English Dictionary] a kind of kite, Jäschke (Tibetan-English Dictionary) vulture?).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cilla (चिल्ल).—mfn.

(-llaḥ-llī-llaṃ) Blear-eyed. m.

(-llaḥ) 1. The Bengal kite, (Falco cheela, Lath.) 2. A bleared or sore eye. f. (-llī) 1. A potherb, said to be a small kind of Chenopodium: see vāstuka. 2. A cricket. E. cill to be flaccid or loose, affix acḥ see culla, or ni preposition, lac in the second sense, and cil substituted for ni. or cill ac . pakṣibhede . (cil) klinne tri0 .

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

1) Cilla (चिल्ल):—[from cill] mfn. blear-eyed (cf. culla, pilla), [Pāṇini 5-2, 33], [vArttika] 2

2) [v.s. ...] m. n. a bleared or sore eye, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] m. the Bengal kite, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Cilla (चिल्ल):—[(llaḥ-llī)] 1. m. 3. f. The Bengal kite; a sore eye. f. A potherb; a cricket. a. Blear-eyed.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Cilla (चिल्ल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Cilla.

[Sanskrit to German]

Cilla in German

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Cillā (चिल्ला) [Also spelled chilla]:—(nm) a bow-string; (a) biting; —[jāḍā] biting cold; the coldest part of the winter (said to continue for 40 days).

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Cilla (चिल्ल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Cilla.

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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 corpus

Cilla (ಚಿಲ್ಲ):—

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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Cilla (ಚಿಲ್ಲ):—[noun] a hook that joins the spindle to the wheel in a spinning machine.

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Cilla (ಚಿಲ್ಲ):—[adjective] not conforming to what is accepted as standard or decent manner; indecent; mean; unseemly; improper.

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Cilla (ಚಿಲ್ಲ):—

1) [noun] the quality of being improper, indecent, unseemly; unseemliness.

2) [noun] a man whose behaviour is characterised by such a quality or qualities.

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Cilla (ಚಿಲ್ಲ):—

1) [noun] a man suffering from eye-diseases with eyes continuously secreting tear or mucus; a blear-eyed man.

2) [noun] the bird Falco cheela of Falconidae family, with long, pointed wings and a short, curved, notched beak; the Bengal kite; the falcon.

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Ciḷḷa (ಚಿಳ್ಳ):—[adjective] not conforming to what is accepted as standard or decent manner; indecent; mean; unseemly; improper.

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Ciḷḷa (ಚಿಳ್ಳ):—

1) [noun] the quality of being improper, indecent, unseemly; unseemliness.

2) [noun] a man whose behaviour is characterised by such a quality or qualities.

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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

Cillā (சில்லா) noun < Urdu zillā. District. See ஜில்லா. [jilla.]

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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 (+37): Cilla-kolpayccu, Cillabha, Cillabhakshya, Cillabija, Cillabittu, Cillacettu, Cillada, Cilladevi, Cillagotte, Cillahari, Cillahata, Cillai, Cillaka, Cillaki, Cillakimaram, Cillala, Cillale, Cillam, Cillan, Cillan-kutukutu.

Ends with: Calabacilla, Cimcilla, Cruzecilla, Cupicilla, Doddacilla, Kacilla, Kuracilla, Kurucilla, Lamcilla, Limoncilla, Purple spotted scilla, Scilla, Shankhacilla, Siberian scilla, Verricilla, Zarcilla.

Full-text (+28): Cillabha, Cillabhakshya, Cillam, Chilla, Cilli, Sacillaka, Kurucilla, Cirambhana, Viyaccarin, Cill, Culla, Khakamini, Guia chilla, Quije chilla, Chilla poku, Verri chilla, Chilla kampa, Cilladevi, Chilla chettu, Sillaraja.

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