Kandalu, Kamdalu: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Kandalu 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) Kandalu in India is the name of a plant defined with Lobelia nicotianaefolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lobelia nicotianifolia Roth ex Schultes (among others).
2) Kandalu is also identified with Thevetia peruviana It has the synonym Cerbera linearifolia Stokes (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Philippine Journal of Science (1914)
· Synopseos Plantarum (1805)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1997)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1844)
· Nomenclator Botanicus. (1841)
· Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health. (2005)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kandalu, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, 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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKandalu (कन्दलु).—m.
(-luḥ) An esculent root, a sort of Arum.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryKandālu (कन्दालु):—[from kanda] m. Name of several tuberous plants, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKandālu (कन्दालु):—[kandā+lu] (luḥ) 2. m. Idem.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaṃḍāḷu (ಕಂಡಾಳು):—[noun] a small plant Commelina paludosa (=C. obliqua) of commelinaceae family.
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Kaṃdalu (ಕಂದಲು):—[noun] a small earthenware.
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Kāṃḍalu (ಕಾಂಡಲು):—[noun] = ಕಾಂಡಲ [kamdala].
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: Kandalum, Kantalurshala.
Full-text: Triparnika, Puntu, Kamdal, Irekai, Vili, Atti, Dharana.
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