Hali, Hālī, Há lí, Ha li, Há lì, Hā lì, Hā lǐ: 23 definitions
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Hali means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Christianity, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Hali (हलि).—(also lāṅgali and baladeva)—Balarāma, brother of Kṛṣṇa; took Kṛṣṇa to task for not getting syamantaka after killing Bhoja and went to Mithilā where he was honoured by its king; Duryodhana learnt gadā from him here; taken back to Dvārakā by Kṛṣṇa.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 66. 80. 85; Viṣṇu-purāṇa V. 28. 11.
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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Halī (हली) is another name for Kalikārī, a medicinal plant identified with Gloriosa superba Linn. (‘flame lily’) from the Colchicaceae family of flowering plants, according to verse 4.128-130 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Together with the names Halī and Kalikārī, there are a total of sixteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
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.
India history and geography
Hali.—(EI 24), a land measure; same as hala. Note: hali 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)
1) Hali in India is the name of a plant defined with Chrysophyllum roxburghii in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Donella lanceolatum var. stellatocarpon (P. Royen) X.Y. Chang (among others).
2) Hali is also identified with Gloriosa superba It has the synonym Methonica abyssinica (A. Rich.) Walp. (etc.).
3) Hali in Nepal is also identified with Rumex nepalensis It has the synonym Rheum delavayi Franch. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1837)
· Ceylon Med. J., (1971)
· Histoire des Plantes (1891)
· Beih. Bot. Centralbl. (1932)
· Diagn. Pl. Orient. (1844)
· Annales Botanices Systematicae (Walpers) (1852)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Hali, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
haḷī (हळी).—f A basket, pedlering &c. Commonly hāḷa f.
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
Hali (हलि).—
1) A large plough.
2) A furrow.
3) Agriculture.
Derivable forms: haliḥ (हलिः).
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Hālī (हाली).—A wife's younger sister.
Hali (हलि).—m.
(-liḥ) 1. A furrow. 2. Agriculture. E. hal to plough, in aff.
Hali (हलि).—m.(?), 1. A furrow. 2. Agriculture.
1) Halī (हली):—[from hala > hal] a f. Methonica Superba, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Hali (हलि):—[from hal] 1. hali m. a large plough (See śata-h)
3) [v.s. ...] a furrow, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] agriculture, [ib.]
5) [v.s. ...] Name of a man [gana] griṣṭy-ādi.
6) [v.s. ...] 2. hali in [compound] for halin
7) Halī (हली):—[from hal] b See hala.
8) Hālī (हाली):—[from hāla > hal] f. a wife’s younger sister, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Hali (हलि):—(liḥ) 2. m. A furrow; agriculture.
Hali (हलि):—[UJJVAL.] zu [Uṇādisūtra 4, 117.]
1) = jityā [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 1, 117] (jitya nach dem Comm.). [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 890.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 26, 20.] ein grosser Pflug [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 9, 2.] haliṃ gṛhṇāti = halayati [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 1, 21, Scholiast] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 21, 17.] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Mannes gaṇa gṛṣṭyādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 136.] — Vgl. unter hala 2), su und hāleya .
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
Hālī (हाली):—(a) current, contemporary.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Hali (हलि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Halin.
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
Hali (ಹಲಿ):—[noun] = ಹಲಧರ [haladhara].
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Hali (ಹಲಿ):—
1) [noun] a kind of big plough.
2) [noun] a groove made in the ground by a plough while ploughing.
3) [noun] the occupation of a farmer (agriculturist).
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Hali (ಹಲಿ):—[noun] (dial.) the unborn young human while still in the uterus, from about eighth week after conception until birth; a foetus.
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Haḷi (ಹಳಿ):—
1) [verb] to scold, rebuke or chide severely.
2) [verb] to drive out (a dog).
3) [verb] to prove oneself better than or superior to (another or others); to excel.
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Haḷi (ಹಳಿ):—[verb] to give a severe beating to; to thrash.
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Haḷi (ಹಳಿ):—
1) [noun] a baseless accusation or vilification.
2) [noun] a driving out or away of a dog.
3) [noun] that which is blamable, censurable.
4) [noun] deep trouble or misery.
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Haḷi (ಹಳಿ):—
1) [noun] a solid metal piece.
2) [noun] any of a series of parallel metal bars laid upon cross ties or in the ground to make a track for trains; rail.
3) [noun] the outer rim of metal of a wheel.
4) [noun] a piece or a fragment.
5) [noun] the coagulated part of milk; curd.
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Haḷi (ಹಳಿ):—[noun] = ಹಳ್ಳಿ [halli].
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Haḷi (ಹಳಿ):—
1) [noun] (rightly, ಹಲಿ [hali])he who is holding a plough, as a farmer.
2) [noun] Balarāma, elder brother of Kṛṣṇa, who has a plough-like weapon.
3) [noun] (jain.) any of the nine Baladēvas who accompany the nine Vāsudēvas.
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Haḷi (ಹಳಿ):—[noun] the bee-hive with six-sided wax cells made by bees to hold their honey or eggs.
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Haḻi (ಹೞಿ):—
1) [verb] to scold, rebuke or chide severely.
2) [verb] to drive out (a dog).
3) [verb] to prove oneself better than or superior to (another or others); to excel.
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Haḻi (ಹೞಿ):—
1) [noun] a solid metal piece.
2) [noun] any of a series of parallel metal bars laid upon crossties or in the ground to make a track for trains; rail.
3) [noun] the outer rim of metal of a wheel.
4) [noun] a piece or a fragment.
5) [noun] the coagulated part of milk; curd.
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Hāli (ಹಾಲಿ):—[adverb] at present; being in currency, power, etc.
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Hāli (ಹಾಲಿ):—[noun] the plant Curcuma aromatica of Zingiberaceae family; wild ginger.
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Hāḷi (ಹಾಳಿ):—[noun] = ಹಾಳೆ [hale]1.
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Hāḷi (ಹಾಳಿ):—
1) [noun] a way of doing, being done or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.; manner.
2) [noun] a practice so long established that it has the force of social or religious law; a custom.
3) [noun] the obligation a servant owes to his master.
4) [noun] the relation that exists between friends; friendship.
5) [noun] the quality or state of being equal; equality.
6) [noun] the extent, dimensions, capacity, etc. of anything, esp. as determined by a standard.
7) [noun] attractiveness; beauty.
8) [noun] the quality of being proper, fitting or suitable; fitness; propriety.
9) [noun] a thin sheet or layer; a membrane; a screen.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Halī (हली):—n. a ploughman;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
Chinese-English dictionary
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
蛤蜊 [há lí] [ha li]—
1. A general term for animals of the genus Meretrix (屬 [shu]), family Veneridae (科 [ke]), class Bivalvia (雙殼綱 [shuang ke gang]). Its shell is oval or triangular, with a smooth surface featuring concentric growth rings, and is yellowish-brown in color. The foot (斧足 [fu zu]) is well-developed and laterally flattened. It lives in shallow sea mud and sand, and its flesh is very delicious. Also known as "蛤蚌 [ha bang]" or "蛤蠣 [ha li]".
2. An apparatus (器具 [qi ju]) installed under the eaves (屋簷 [wu yan]) to collect rain.
3. A wooden couplet (對聯 [dui lian]) made in the shape of a cylindrical pillar (圓柱 [yuan zhu]). Also known as "抱柱對 [bao zhu dui]".
蛤蜊：1.雙殼綱蛤蜊科蛤蜊屬動物的統稱。殼卵圓形或三角形，殼面光滑具同心環紋，呈黃褐色。斧足發達，側扁。生活於淺海泥沙中，肉味甚美。也稱為「蛤蚌」、「蛤蠣」。
2.裝在屋簷下接雨的器具。
3.依照圓柱的形狀而製成的木質對聯。也稱為「抱柱對」。
há lí:1. shuāng ké gāng há lí kē há lí shǔ dòng wù de tǒng chēng. ké luǎn yuán xíng huò sān jiǎo xíng, ké miàn guāng huá jù tóng xīn huán wén, chéng huáng hè sè. fǔ zú fā dá, cè biǎn. shēng huó yú qiǎn hǎi ní shā zhōng, ròu wèi shén měi. yě chēng wèi “há bàng” ,, “há lì” .
2. zhuāng zài wū yán xià jiē yǔ de qì jù.
3. yī zhào yuán zhù de xíng zhuàng ér zhì chéng de mù zhì duì lián. yě chēng wèi “bào zhù duì” .
ha li:1. shuang ke gang ha li ke ha li shu dong wu de tong cheng. ke luan yuan xing huo san jiao xing, ke mian guang hua ju tong xin huan wen, cheng huang he se. fu zu fa da, ce bian. sheng huo yu qian hai ni sha zhong, rou wei shen mei. ye cheng wei "ha bang" ,, "ha li" .
2. zhuang zai wu yan xia jie yu de qi ju.
3. yi zhao yuan zhu de xing zhuang er zhi cheng de mu zhi dui lian. ye cheng wei "bao zhu dui" .
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
蛤蠣 [há lì] [ha li]—
Alias for 蛤蜊 [ha li] (clams). See the 蛤蜊 [ha li] (clams) entry.
蛤蠣：蛤蜊的別名。參見「蛤蜊」條。
há lì: há lí de bié míng. cān jiàn “há lí” tiáo.
ha li: ha li de bie ming. can jian "ha li" tiao.
1) 哈利 ts = hā lì p refers to “Harry”.
2) 哈里 ts = hā lǐ p refers to “Harry or Hari (name)”..
3) 蛤蜊 ts = há lí p refers to “clam”..
4) 蛤蠣 t = 蛤蛎 s = há lì p refers to “clam/same as 蛤蜊 [ge2 li2]”..
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Ha, Ge, Li.
Starts with (+17): Geli, Hali bachchele, Halia, Halibaccele, Halibachcheli, Halibamdi, Halibha, Halibhag, Halibhaga, Halibhu, Halibutbut, Halidda, Haliddakani, Haliddakani Sutta, Haliddavasana, Haliddi, Haliddiraga Jataka, Halidu, Haligarati, Halige.
Full-text (+77): Geli, Halim, Ha li guan yin, Ha li fa, Ha bang, Halipriya, Ha li fa ke si, Ha li lu ya, Ahali, Ha li fa guo, Ha li si bao, Ha li fa ta, Ha li bo dun, Ha li da zhang lao, Ha, Ha li fa di guo, Ha zhu, La ma ni ye wei ha li zhang lao, Li, Jitya.
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