India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: Vernacular architecture of Assam with special reference to Brahmaputra Valley

Guli is a Rabha term referring to “cowshed”.—It appears in the study dealing with the vernacular architecture (local building construction) of Assam whose rich tradition is backed by the numerous communities and traditional cultures.

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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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Guli in India is the name of a plant defined with Argyreia nervosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ipomoea speciosa Hallier f. (among others).

2) Guli is also identified with Indigofera tinctoria It has the synonym Indigofera sumatrana Gaertn. (etc.).

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

· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1832)
· The Gardeners Dictionary
· Cytologia (1989)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Society of Bengal (1980)
· Bulletin de l’Herbier Boissier (1897)
· Phytotherapy Research (2001)

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

gulī (गुली).—f P Coral.

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guḷī (गुळी).—f Indigo,--the plant or its produce. 2 or guḷīsākhara f A kind of sugar. It is coarse and red. 3 The rectum protruding at stool. v utara.

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

guḷī (गुळी).—f Indigo--the plant or its produce. guḷī or guḷī sākhara f A kind of sugar, coarse and red.

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

1) Gulī (गुली):—[from gula] f. any small globular substance, pill, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] small pox, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. gola.)

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Guḷi (ಗುಳಿ):—

1) [noun] a hole or cavity in the ground; a pit; a depressed part or place; a hollow.

2) [noun] a hollow place within something; a cavity.

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Guḻi (ಗುೞಿ):—

1) [verb] (the surface of something) to become depressed; to become hollow; to sink; to sag.

2) [verb] to cause to become depressed; to dig; to excavate.

3) [verb] to become thin, lean or emaciated.

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Guḻi (ಗುೞಿ):—

1) [noun] a hole or cavity in the ground; a pit; a depressed part or place; a hollow.

2) [noun] a hollow place within something; a cavity.

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Gūḷi (ಗೂಳಿ):—

1) [noun] a male cattle; an ox; a bull.

2) [noun] a bull left, in the name of god, to wander at its will.

3) [noun] anything that is hefty.

4) [noun] a thick head-louse.

5) [noun] a man regarded as like a bull in size, strength, etc.

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Gūḷi (ಗೂಳಿ):—[noun] a basket for catching fish in a small stream or canal.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+29): Guli kheri, Guli-aabbas, Guli-aftab, Guli-anehnal, Gulia, Guliajaib, Gulibilu, Guliga, Guligadde, Guligamji, Guligannu, Gulige, Guligegattu, Guligeyettu, Guligeyidu, Guligeyikku, Gulih, Guliha, Gulihori, Gulika.

Ends with (+237): Aduguli, Adumguli, Agganguli, Agranguli, Aguli, Akkalaguli, Akuli, Aliguli, Aluguli, Amguli, Amjuguli, Ananguli, Aneguli, Angulanguli, Anguli, Ankuli, Antimanguli, Anukuli, Anupurvanguli, Araguli.

Full-text (+2): Vagguli, Jangali, Bija, Kali-guli, Kali Guli, Gulihori, Gulika, Karangali, Gulih, Guli-aftab, Guli kheri, Devdar guli, Guli-aabbas, Nela-guli, Kelutti, Guli-anehnal, Kuliyam, Gutika, Devaru, Gunavagunthitabhuta.

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