Kilay, Kilāy, Kiḷāy: 2 definitions

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Kilay 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)

Kilay in India is the name of a plant defined with Carissa carandas in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Jasminonerium salicinum (Lam.) Kuntze (among others).

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

· Fl. Cochinch. (1790)
· Nat. Prod. Res. (2003)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1912)
· Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1895)
· Indian J. Med. Res. (1963)
· Histoire des Plantes (1888)

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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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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kilāy (கிலாய்) [kilāyttal] 11 intransitive verb < கலாய்-. [kalay-.]

1. To be angry, indignant; கோபித்தல். பிரணய ரோஷந் தலையெடுத்துக் கிலாய்ப்பதும் [kopithal. piranaya roshan thalaiyeduthug kilayppathum] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 8, 1, 2).

2. To be distressed, afflicted; to grieve; அங்க லாய்த்தல். தனிமையைப்பார்த்துக் கிலாய்க்கையும் [anga laythal. thanimaiyaipparthug kilaykkaiyum] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருநெடுந். [nalayira thivyappirapandam thirunedun.] 9, வ்யா. [vya.]).

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Kiḷāy (கிளாய்) noun Pods or stalks of sesamum, left after threshing; எள்ளுக்காய்க் கோது. [ellukkayk kothu.] (J.)

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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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