Kamtali, Kaṃṭali, Kantali, Kaṇṭali, Kantaḻi, Kaṇṭāli, Kantāli: 3 definitions

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Kamtali means something in biology, Tamil. 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) Kantali in India is the name of a plant defined with Acalypha fruticosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ricinocarpus fruticosus (Forssk.) Kuntze.

2) Kantali is also identified with Calotropis gigantea It has the synonym Periploca cochinchinensis Lour. (etc.).

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

· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1988)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1895)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1985)
· Journal of Vector Borne Diseases (2010)
· Contraception. (2007)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kaṃṭali (ಕಂಟಲಿ):—[noun] = ಕಂಟಲೆ [kamtale].

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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.

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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kamtali in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kantaḻi (கந்தழி) noun < skandha + அழி-. [azhi-.]

1. Supreme Being, Divine Essence; பரம்பொருள். கொடிநிலை கந்தழி வள்ளலார்சாத்திரம்ி யென்ற . . . மூன்றும் [paramborul. kodinilai kanthazhi valli yenra . . . munrum] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 88).

2. (Puṟap.) Theme of celebrating the destruction of Bana's fortress by Kṛṣṇa; கண்ணன் வாணனது சோநகரத்தை அழித்த தைக்கூறும் புறத்துறை. [kannan vananathu sonagarathai azhitha thaikkurum purathurai.] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 9, 40.)

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Kaṇṭāli (கண்டாலி) noun < gaṇḍālī. White species of harialli grass; வெள்ளறுகு. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி). [vellarugu. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi).]

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Kantāli (கந்தாலி) noun cf. gandhāli. Long zedoary; கச்சோலம். (நாமதீபநிகண்டு) [kacholam. (namathipanigandu)]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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