Kanala, Kānaḷa, Kānala: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Kanala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
The Sanskrit term Kānaḷa can be transliterated into English as Kanala or Kanalia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsKanala [കനല] in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Melicope lunu-ankenda (Gaertn.) T.G. Hartley from the Rutaceae (Lemon) family having the following synonyms: Zanthoxylum roxburghianum, Euodia lunu-ankenda, Evodia roxburghiana. For the possible medicinal usage of kanala, 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.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Kanala in Tanzania is the name of a plant defined with Garcinia livingstonei in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Garcinia angolensis (Vesque).
2) Kanala is also identified with Polysphaeria parvifolia It has the synonym Polysphaeria parvifolia var. glabra Hiern.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1877)
· Genera Plantarum (1873)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1867)
· Kew Bulletin (1980)
· Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas (1895)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1830)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kanala, for example chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, 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
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykānaḷa (कानळ).—m An outrunning portion of a mountain; an ear (with Indians); a knee (Anglice).
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKanala (कनल):—[from kan] mfn. shining, bright ([Tārānātha tarkavācaspati’s Vācaspatyam, Sanskrit dictionary]) [gana] arihaṇādi, [Pāṇini 4-2, 80.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kanalabha, Kanalaka, Kanalakshamsha, Kanalam, Kanalan, Kanalati, Kanalon.
Ends with: Aattukanala, Akkanala, Attukanala, Ekanala, Gurushokanala, Kakkatakanala, Shokanala, Vamkanala.
Full-text: Kanalaka, Ullakam, Kanalam, Kalanaka, Param, Talai.
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