Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Jalanili in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Vallisneria spiralis L. from the Hydrocharitaceae (Tape Grass) family having the following synonyms: Vallisneria numidica, Vallisneria aethiopica, Vallisneria pusilla. For the possible medicinal usage of jalanili, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jalanīli (जलनीलि).—moss.

Derivable forms: jalanīliḥ (जलनीलिः).

Jalanīli is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jala and nīli (नीलि).

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

Jalanīlī (जलनीली).—f. (-lī) Vallisneria. Moss. E. jala and nīlī a blue dye or indigo; imparting its own tinge to the stream. jalaṃ nīlayati nīla + tatkaroti ṇic aṇ upa sa gaurā ṅīṣ .

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

Jalanīlī (जलनीली):—[=jala-nīlī] [from jala] f. = -kuntala, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Jalanīlī (जलनीली):—[jala-nīlī] (lī) 3. f. Vallisneria.

[Sanskrit to German]

Jalanili 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jalanīli (ಜಲನೀಲಿ):—[noun] the aquatic plant Blyxa octandra of Hydrocharitaceae family.

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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)

Partial matches: Jala, Nili.

Starts with: Jalanilika, Jalanilike.

Full-text: Jalanilike, Jalanilika, Upatyaka.

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