Cillu: 3 definitions
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Cillu means something in 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Cillu in India is the name of a plant defined with Entada gigas in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Adenanthera scandens Forster f. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum
· Fl. Jamaic. (Linnaeus) (1759)
· Enum. Pl.
· Fl. Congo Belge & Ruanda-Urundi (1952)
· Bull. Soc. Linn. Normandie (1865)
· Sylva Telluriana (1838)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Cillu, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, 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
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCillu (ಚಿಲ್ಲು):—[noun] = ಚಿಲ್ಲ [cilla]1.
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Cillu (ಚಿಲ್ಲು):—[noun] = ಚಿಲ್ಲ [cilla]2.
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Cillu (ಚಿಲ್ಲು):—[noun] a small metal projectile, either ball or cone-shaped, for firing from small arms; a bullet.
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Ciḷḷu (ಚಿಳ್ಳು):—[noun] the tree Bauhinia purpurea of Caesalpiniaceae family having two-lobed leaves and large, flat flowers; pink bauninia.
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 LexiconCillu (சில்லு) noun < idem. [Malayalam: Travancore usage cillu.]
1. Broken piece, as of stone; துண்டு. கல்லுச்சில்லுப் பத்துப்பாட்டு: பொருநராற்றுப்படைாசிக்கேழல் [thundu. kalluchillup porunasikkezhal] (திருப்போரூர்ச் சந்நிதி அலங். [thirupporurs sannithi alang.] 18).
2. A round piece used by children in play; வட்ட மாயுள்ள விளையாட்டுக்கருவி. [vatta mayulla vilaiyattukkaruvi.]
3. Glass pane; கண் ணாடிச்சில்லு. [kan nadichillu.]
4. Wheel; சக்கரம். [sakkaram.] Local usage
5. Knee-cap, as being round; முழங்காற்சில்லு. [muzhangarsillu.]
6. A game of hopscotch played with potsherd; நொண்டி விளையாட்டு. [nondi vilaiyattu.]
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Cillu (சில்லு) noun Scimitar-pod. See இரிக்கி. [irikki.] (L.)
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: Cillu-mankottai, Cillu-pulenal, Cillugumdu, Cillukkaruppatti, Cillukkuntu, Cilluna, Cillunettu, Cillunti, Cilluru.
Full-text: Cillu-pulenal, Parvaiccillu, Cillunettu, Cillukkaruppatti, Cillukkuntu, Cillu-mankottai, Allu-cillupatu, Shillu, Cillugumdu, Doda chillu, Chillu, Silluli, Sille, Silluhode, Silli, Sillunayi, Shilluhaku.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Cillu, Chillu, Ciḷḷu, Sillu; (plurals include: Cillus, Chillus, Ciḷḷus, Sillus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 25 - The Wicked King < [Part I - Stories told by the Cultivating Caste and Vaeddas]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Efficacy of triphala formulations in various diseases < [2014, Issue V Sep-Oct]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Ethnobotanical study of entada pursaetha dc < [2018: Volume 7, July issue 13]
History of Science in South Asia
Mastering Deathlessness < [Special Issue]