Kalapini, Kalāpinī: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Kalapini means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Kalapini in Philippines is the name of a plant defined with Pluchea indica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Erigeron denticulatum Burm. f. (among others).
2) Kalapini is also identified with Vitex trifolia It has the synonym Vitex trifolia var. subtrisecta (Kuntze) Moldenke (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Botanical Magazine (1903)
· Labiatae. Flore de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et Dépendances (2004)
· Phytologia (1961)
· Linnaea (1831)
· Kew Bulletin (2008)
· Blumea (1957)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kalapini, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKalāpinī (कलापिनी).—The night.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Kalāpinī (कलापिनी):—[=kalā-pinī] [from kalā-pin > kalā] f. (inī) a peahen, [Śatruṃjaya-māhātmya]
2) [v.s. ...] night, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] the moon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] a species of Cyperus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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 corpusKaḷāpini (ಕಳಾಪಿನಿ):—[noun] a female pea-fowl.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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