Kola: 33 definitions

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In Hinduism
1. Ayurveda
2. Purana
3. Kavya
In Buddhism
1. Theravada
2. Mahayana
In Jainism
1. General definition
India history
Biology
Languages
1. Pali
2. Marathi
3. Sanskrit
4. Prakrit
5. Kannada
6. Tamil
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Introduction:

Kola means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, 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.

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In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)

Source: Wisdom Library: Ayurveda: Cikitsa

Kola (कोल) is a Sanskrit word referring to Ziziphus jujuba Lam., a species of plant from the Rhamnaceae (buckthorn) family of flowering plants. It is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Caraka-saṃhitā and the Suśruta-saṃhitā. It can also be spelled as Kolī, and is also known by the synonym Badara. The fruits of this plant are called Sauvīra. In English, the plant is known as the “Indian jujube”, the “Common jujube” or the “red date”, among others. Some of the commonly used botanical synonyms are: Ziziphus mauritiana Lam., Paliurus mairei and Rhamnus jujuba. The literal translation of the word Kola can be “the breast”, “haunch”, “hip” or “flank”.

This plant (Kola) is also mentioned as a medicine used for the treatment of all major fevers (jvara), as described in the Jvaracikitsā (or “the treatment of fever”) which forms the first chapter of the Sanskrit work called Mādhavacikitsā.

Source: Ancient Science of Life: Botanical identification of plants described in Mādhava Cikitsā

Kola (कोल) (one of the tryuṣaṇa) refers to the medicinal plant Ziziphus jujuba Lamk. Syn. Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk. Syn. Rhamnus jujube L., and is used in the treatment of atisāra (diarrhoea), according to the Ayurvedic Formulary of India (as well as the Pharmacopoeia).—Atisāra refers to a condition where there are three or more loose or liquid stools (bowel movements) per day or more stool than normal. The second chapter of the Mādhavacikitsā explains several preparations [including Kola] through 60 Sanskrit verses about treating this problem.

The plant plant Ziziphus jujuba Lamk. Syn. Ziziphus mauritiana Lamk. Syn. Rhamnus jujube L. (Kola) is known as Badarī according to the 7th century Mādhavacikitsā chapter 2.

Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)

Source: archive.org: Rasa-Jala-Nidhi: Or Ocean of indian chemistry and alchemy

Kola refers to a unit of measurement.—One kola is equal in weight to half a tola or a half rupee weight (i.e. 63 grains, troy). (see Bhudeb Mookerji and his Rasajalanidhi)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Kola (कोल) refers to the “boar”, the meat of which is mentioned in a list of potential causes for indigestion in the 17th century Bhojanakutūhala (dravyaguṇāguṇa-kathana), and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—A complete section in Bhojanakutūhala is devoted for the description of agents that cause indigestion [viz., meat of kola-kūrma (meat of boar and tortoise)]. These agents consumed on a large scale can cause indigestion for certain people. The remedies [viz., yāvakṣāra] for these types of indigestions are also explained therewith.

Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)

Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgraha

Kola (कोल) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning kola] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).

Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)

Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭu

1) Kolā (कोला) is another name for Pippalī, a medicinal plant identified with Piper longum Linn. or “Indian long pepper” from the Piperaceae or ‘pepper’ family of flowering plants, according to verse 6.11-13 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The sixth chapter (pippalyādi-varga) of this book enumerates ninety-five varieties of plants obtained from the market (paṇyauṣadhi). Together with the names Kolā and Pippalī, there are a total of nineteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

2) Kola (कोल) is another name for Marica, a medicinal plant identified with Piper nigrum Linn. or “black pepper” from the Piperaceae or “pepper” family of flowering plants, according to verse 6.30-32. Together with the names Kola and Marica, there are a total of seventeen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

3) Kola (कोल) is also identified with for Cavya, a medicinal plant possibly identified with Piper chaba Hunter, or “piper chilli” from the Piperaceae or “pepper” family of flowering plants, according to verse 6.41-42.— Note: According to the Bhāvaprakāśa, the fruit of Cavya [Cavikā] is said to be Gajapippalī, identified with either Scindapsus officinalis Schott, according to Chopra, Nadkarni and Roxburgh.—Together with the names Kola and Cavya, there are a total of twelve Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

Source: Shodhganga: Drumavichitrikarnam—Plant mutagenesis in ancient India

Kola (कोल) refers to a “pig”, the bones of which are used by certain bio-organical recipes for plant mutagenesis, such as turning plants into creepers, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “Musa paradisiaca tree with its root pierced with a golden rod heated in fire of dust of ivory, turns into a creeper producing fruits for a long time (or fruits of large size). Musa paradisiaca creeper produces wealth in the form of plantains as big as elephant's teeth if the roots are pierced with an iron needle which is heated in the fire made of dry cow dung and bones of pig (kola), elephant and horse”.

Unclassified Ayurveda definitions

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Kola (कोल):—A unit of Measurement; Eight seeds of masha / two sana will make one seed of kola = 6 g of metric units

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Kola (कोल).—A Kauśika and a sage.^*

* Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa II. 32. 118.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Kavya (poetry)

Source: academia.edu: Gleanings from Atula’s Musikavamsa

Kola (कोल) is the name of an ancient city, according to the historical poem Mūṣikavaṃśa by Atula dealing with the royal lineage of North Kerala in roughly 1000 verses.—The Mūṣikavaṃśa begins with an account of a pregnant queen, guarded by her family priest, escaping the animosity of sage Jāmadagnya Rāma, more popularly known as Paraśurāma (‘Rāma with axe’) in the West coast of India, reaching the mountain called Eli. The queen delivers a male child who was properly educated by her priest who becomes King Rāmaghaṭa. He appoints Mahānāvika, a merchant (śreṣṭhin) from māhiṣmatī as his minister and builds Kola, the capital city of the dynasty. Crossing the Killā river, he visits the mountain and seeks the blessing of Paraśurāma. [...]

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

See Kolika.

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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Kola (कोल) refers to a “raft”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 2).—Accordingly, “[Question.—Why do Buddhist sūtras begin with the word evam, ‘thus’?]—[...] In the Buddha’s doctrine, all attachment (saṅga), all false views (mithyādṛṣṭi), all pride of self (asmimāna), is abandoned and cut; one becomes detached from them. Thus the Kolopamasūtra says: ‘If you have understood the sermon on the comparison with the raft (kola-upama dharmaparyāya), you must abandon the holy Dharma and, a fortiori, Adharma’.. [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Kola (कोल) (in Prakrit) refers to Bora, or “jujube-juice” and represents one of 21 kinds of liquids (which the Jain mendicant should consider before rejecting or accepting them), according to the “Sajjhāya ekavīsa pāṇī nī” (dealing with the Monastic Discipline section of Jain Canonical literature) included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—This topic is explained with reference to the first aṅga (i.e. Ācārāṅgasūtra). This matter is distributed over the end of section 7 and the beginning of section 8 of the Piṇḍesaṇā chapter. [...] The technical terms [e.g., kola] used here are either borrowed from the Prakrit or rendered into the vernacular equivalents.—Note: Bora is known in Prakrit as kola and in Sanskrit as badara,

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

India history and geography

Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1

1) Kōla (kola) is one of the gōtras (clans) among the Saluppans (the Tamil form of Janappan: a distinct caste developed from the Balijas). These Saluppans seem to have been called Janappan, because they manufactured gunny-bags of hemp (janapa) fibre. In Tamil they are called Saluppa Chettis, Saluppan being the Tamil form of Janappan.

2) Kola (“ear of corn”) refers to one of the exogamous septs (divisions) among the Medaras: workers in bamboo in the Telugu, Canarese, Oriya and Tamil countries. The Medara people believe that they came from Mahendrachala mountain, the mountain of Indra. They are also known as the Meda, Medarlu or Medarakaran.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Kola.—same as tolaka (q. v.). Note: kola is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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Kola.—same as tola; equal to 2 śāṇas. Note: kola is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Kola in India is the name of a plant defined with Cola acuminata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sterculia acuminata P. Beauv. (among others).

2) Kola is also identified with Ziziphus jujuba It has the synonym Rhamnus jujuba L. (etc.).

3) Kola is also identified with Ziziphus mauritiana It has the synonym Paliurus mairei H. Lév. (etc.).

4) Kola in Madagascar is also identified with Cola nitida It has the synonym Sterculia nitida Vent. (etc.).

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

· Taxon
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 15 (1819)
· Tropenpflanzer (1902)
· Flore d’Oware (1805)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1984)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kola, for example extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

kola : (m.; nt.) jujube fruit.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Kola, (m. nt.) (Halāyudha II. 71 gives kola in meaning of “hog, ” corrupted fr. kroḍa) the jujube fruit M. I, 80; A. III, 49 (sampanna-kolakaṃ sūkaramaṃsa “pork with jujube”); J. III, 22 (=badara); VI, 578.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kōla (कोल).—n An income, or goods and chattels, or produce of fields &c. seized and sequestered (in payment of a debt). v dharūna ṭhēva, sōḍa. 2 f The hole dug at the game of viṭīdāṇḍū, at marbles &c.

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kōla (कोल).—a C (kōlaṇēṃ To pose.) Powerless, helpless, impotent (from poverty, weakness of body, want of wit &c.)

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kōlā (कोला).—m (Commonly kōlhā) A jackal. For compounds see under kōlhē.

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kōḷa (कोळ).—m (kōḷaṇēṃ) Liquor (water, buttermilk &c.) in which tamarinds, mangoes, rice &c. have been squeezed and dissolved. 2 A hand-bundle of plants of sesamum. 3 The refuse portion of squeezed tamarinds. kōḷa hōṇēṃ or vāḷūna kōḷa hōṇēṃ To be thoroughly dry--plants, leaves, and hence gen. Hence, again, to wither or shrink up--plants or animals. Also kāgada jaḷūna kōḷa jhālā The paper is burnt to tinder.

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kōḷa (कोळ).—m Taking and detaining, during the non-payment of a debt, (whether from the debtor or from some other,) property estimated as equivalent. v pāḍa. 2 C A branch off a creek or inlet.

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kōḷā (कोळा).—m W A large kind of mosquito.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

kōḷa (कोळ).—m Liquor (water, buttermilk &c.) in which tamarinds, mangoes, rice &c. have been squeezed and dissolv- ed. The refuse portion of squeezed tamarinds. kōḷa hōṇēṃ or vāḷūna kōḷa hōṇēṃ To be thoroughly dry-plants, leaves &c. Hence to wither or shrink up- plants or animals. Also kāgada jaḷūna kōḷa jhālā The paper is burnt to tinder.

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kola (कोल).—[kul saṃstyāne ac]

1) A hog, boar; Y.3.273; Śiśupālavadha 14.43,86.

2) A raft, boat.

3) The breast.

4) The haunch, hip, lap.

5) An embrace.

6) The planet Saturn.

7) An out-cast, one of a degraded tribe.

8) A barbarian.

9) Name of a tribe inhabiting the hills in Central India.

-lam 1 The weight of one Tola.

2) Black pepper.

3) A kind of berry.

Derivable forms: kolaḥ (कोलः).

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Kolā (कोला).—f. See बदरी (badarī).

[Sanskrit to German]

Kola 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

1) Kola (कोल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kroḍa.

2) Kola (कोल) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kola.

3) Kola (कोल) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kaula.

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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

Kola (ಕೊಲ):—

1) [noun] all the descendants of a common ancestor; a house, a lineage; a family.

2) [noun] a group or set of persons or things; a class.

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Koḷa (ಕೊಳ):—[noun] an old unit of measure of varying quantities (8 seers to ten seers).

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Koḷa (ಕೊಳ):—

1) [noun] a body of still water formed naturally or by hollowing or embanking; a pond; a lake.

2) [noun] a tub, now usu. a bathroom fixture, in which to take a bath; a bath-tub.

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Koḷa (ಕೊಳ):—[noun] an agreed or regular meeting place; a rendezvous.

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Kōla (ಕೋಲ):—

1) [noun] that which is very beautiful or lovely, esp. done in a delicate or carefully manner; exquisite workmanship.

2) [noun] (dial.) worshipping or propitiation of a daemon or heathen god.

3) [noun] (dial.) a ceremony and a dance connected with this worship.

4) [noun] a false or deceiving appearance; pretence; guise.

5) [noun] a public procession (as of a child on its birthday or of the bride and bridegroom).

6) [noun] the behaviour or act of a coquette; flirting; coquetry.

7) [noun] ಕಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ತಕ್ಕ ಕೋಲ [kalakke takka kola] kālakke takka kōla (prov.) a pretending differently on different occasions to suit the situation.

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Kōla (ಕೋಲ):—

1) [noun] a wild boar or swine (Sus scrofa).

2) [noun] a flat floating structure of timber or other materials for conveying persons or things; a boat.

3) [noun] the tree Ziziphus mauritiana ( = Z. jujuba) of Rhamnaceae family.

4) [noun] its edible fruit; jujube; Indian cherry.

5) [noun] the plant Piper nigrum of Piperaceae family; black pepper plant.

6) [noun] its small, black, pungent, fruit, used as a spice.

7) [noun] the front portion of the body between the neck and the abdomen; the chest; the breast.

8) [noun] the fleshy part between the waist and the upper thigh; the hip.

9) [noun] the act of embracing; an embrace; a hug.

10) [noun] the planet Saturn.

11) [noun] a person expelled from his caste; an outcaste.

12) [noun] a savage, cruel man; a brute; a barbarian.

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Kōlā (ಕೋಲಾ):—

1) [noun] the tree Cola acuminata of Sterculiaceae family.

2) [noun] its seed or nut which contain caffeine and yield an extract used in soft drinks and medicines; cola.

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Kōḷa (ಕೋಳ):—

1) [noun] a metal fastening, usu. one of a linked pair, for the wrist or ankle of a prisoner; fetter; manacle; shackle.

2) [noun] a wooden device with a locking facility, used as a shackle for the feet, preventing the prisoner from moving.

3) [noun] (fig.) anything that prevents, restrains, hinders or impedes.

4) [noun] ಉಂಬುವುದಕ್ಕೆ, ಉಡುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಅಕ್ಕನ್ನ ಕರೆ, ಕೋಳಕ್ಕೆ ಹಾಕುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಭಾವನ್ನ ಕರೆ [umbuvudakke, uduvudakke akkanna kare, kolakke hakuvudakke bhavanna kare] umbuvudkke uḍuvudkke akkanna kare, kōḷakke hākuvudakke bhavanna kare (prov.) while one toils, another takes the benefits; asses carry the oats and horses eat them; ಕೋಳ ಹಾಕು [kola haku] kōḷa hāku to bind with fetters; to shackel; to fetter; ಕೋಳ ಹಿಡಿ [kola hidi] kōḷa hiḍi to capture; to seize; to apprehend; 2. to hold firmly.

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Kōḷa (ಕೋಳ):—

1) [noun] a wild boar or swine (Sus scrofa).

2) [noun] a flat floating structure of timber or other materials for conveying persons or things; a boat.

3) [noun] the tree Ziziphus mauritiana ( = Z. jujuba) of Rhamnaceae family.

4) [noun] its edible fruit; jujube; Indian cherry.

5) [noun] the plant Piper nigrum of Piperaceae family; black pepper plant.

6) [noun] its small, black, pungent, fruit, used as a spice.

7) [noun] the front portion of the body between the neck and the abdomen; the chest; the breast.

8) [noun] the fleshy part between the waist and the upper thigh; the hip.

9) [noun] the act of embracing; an embrace; a hug.

10) [noun] the planet Saturn.

11) [noun] a person expelled from his caste; an outcaste.

12) [noun] a savage, cruel man; a brute; a barbarian.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kōlā (கோலா) noun [Malayalam: kōlān.]

1. Flying fish, Exocœtus; பறக்கும் மீன்வகை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [parakkum minvagai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

2. Garfish, garpike, Belone; மீன்வகை. [minvagai.] (M. M. 203.)

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Kōlā (கோலா) noun < kōlā. Long-pepper. See திப்பலி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [thippali. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Kōlā (கோலா) noun probably English kola. A kind of ærated water; ஒருவகைப் பானம். [oruvagaip panam.] Mod.

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Kōḷā (கோளா) noun < gōla.

1. Balls of minced mutton or vegetables mixed with powdered spices and fried in ghee; வாசனைப் பண்டங்கலந்ததும் இறைச்சி முதலியவற்றை உள்ளீடா கக்கொண்டதுமான ஒருவகை உண்டையுணவு. [vasanaip pandangalanthathum iraichi muthaliyavarrai ullida kakkondathumana oruvagai undaiyunavu.] Local usage

2. Balls of ganja drug inducing stupor; மயக் கத்தையுண்டுபண்ணும் கஞ்சாவுருண்டை. [mayag kathaiyundupannum kanchavurundai.]

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Part 4 - The Rasalinga or Rasalingam (Phallus made of Mercury) < [Chapter I - Requisites for metallurgical operations]

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