Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Kalinja in India is the name of a plant defined with Albizia odoratissima in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acacia lomatocarpa DC. (among others).

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

· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· London Journal of Botany (1844)
· Research Journal of Medicinal Plant (2007)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1781)
· Chem. Pharm. Bull.

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kaliñja (कलिञ्ज).—A mat, a screen.

-ñjam Wood.

Derivable forms: kaliñjaḥ (कलिञ्जः).

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

Kaliñja (कलिञ्ज).—m.

(-ñjaḥ) A mat, a screen of grass, a tati, &c.

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

1) Kaliñja (कलिञ्ज):—m. a mat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) n. wood, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. kiliñja.)

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

Kaliñja (कलिञ्ज):—(ñjaḥ) 1. m. A mat.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kaliñja (कलिञ्ज) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Kaliñja.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kalinja 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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Kaliñja (कलिञ्ज) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kaliñja.

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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

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kaliṃja (ಕಲಿಂಜ):—

1) [noun] = ಕಲಿಂಜಕ [kalimjaka].

2) [noun] a thick, coarse fabric made of woven or plaited hemp, straw, etc., often used as a floor covering; a mat.

3) [noun] similar, but stiff one, made of thin splits of bamboo, used as a screen.

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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: Kalimjaka, Kalinjango, Kalinjara, Kalinjaravana, Kalinjari.

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