Kollu: 4 definitions
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Kollu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Kollu in the Tamil language is another name for Kulatthā, medicinal plant identified with Dolichos biflorus Linn. which is a synonym of Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata (L.) Walp. or “cowpea” from the Fabaceae or “legume” family of flowering plants, according to verse 5.71-72 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fifth chapter (parpaṭādi-varga) of this book enumerates sixty varieties of smaller plants (kṣudra-kṣupa). Other than the Tamil word Kollu, there are more synonyms identified for this plant among which seven are in Sanskrit.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Kollu in India is the name of a plant defined with Vigna unguiculata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dolichos tranquebaricus Jacq. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Ann. Inst. Bot. Roma (1908)
· Philippine Journal of Science (1916)
· Amoenitates Academ…. (1759)
· Interpr. Rumphius Herbarium Amboinenese (1917)
· Raccolte Botaniche
· Catalogus Plantarum in Horto Botanico Bogoriensi Cultarum Alter (1844)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kollu, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, 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
Kannada-English dictionary
Kollu (ಕೊಲ್ಲು):—
1) [verb] to cause the death of; to make die; to kill.
2) [verb] to destroy the vital or active qualities of; to destroy; to put an end to; to ruin.
3) [verb] to inflict pain; to torment; to torture.
4) [verb] to spend (time) on matters of little or no importance.
5) [verb] to beat; to strike at.
6) [verb] to render the opponents pawn ineffective or remove it from the board (as in dice game).
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Koḷḷu (ಕೊಳ್ಳು):—
1) [verb] to take; to receive in one’s hand; to accept.
2) [verb] to take in to one’s control or authority.
3) [verb] to get by paying or agreeing to pay money or some equivalent; to purchase; to buy.
4) [verb] to pour down (said of rain or anything like rain).
5) [verb] to strike quickly; to rap on.
6) [verb] to catch (as fire).
7) [verb] to seize, pierce or cut with the teeth; to prick or wound with a sting; to bite.
8) [verb] to become useful.
9) [verb] to consider; to taken into account.
10) [verb] to hold in esteem; to respect; to adore.
11) [verb] to earn; to get as a reward for one’s labour or service.
12) [verb] to agree; to consent; to accept.
13) [verb] to cover from all or almost all sides; to capture; to attack.
14) [verb] (math.) to separate (a quantity) into equal parts; to divide.
15) [verb] to be avoided; to be fended off.
16) [verb] ಕೊಳ್ಳುವವರ ಮಾರುಕಟ್ಟೆ [kolluvavara marukatte] koḷḷuvavara mārukaṭṭe a market or state of trade in which goods and services are plentiful and prices relatively low and where buyers dictate the market.
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Koḷḷu (ಕೊಳ್ಳು):—
1) [noun] the annual plant Dolichos biflorus of Papilionaceae family.
2) [noun] its pea; horse gram.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Koḷḷu (கொள்ளு) noun [Malayalam: koḷḷu.] See கொள். [kol.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kollu-kayvelai, Kollu-tatiani, Kolluga, Kollugole, Kolluk-kay-velai, Kolluk-kay-welai, Kolluka, Kollukai, Kollukattai, Kollukkaavaalai chedi, Kollukkai velai, Kollukkolai, Kollukode, Kollukoduha, Kollukoppankodi, Kollulai, Kollunar, Kolluppattan, Kollupperan.
Full-text (+51): Tattaikkarunkollu, Idi kollu, Kollu-kayvelai, Kollupperan, Kolluppattan, Itukollu, Atarikollu, Atkollu, Kollukoduha, Naraikkollu, Ittitukollu, Ataikollu, Porikollu, Heccukollu, Kalikollu, Kollukode, Kollu-tatiani, Gas-kollu, Vandu kollu, Kaci-k-kollu.
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Search found 13 books and stories containing Kollu, Koḷḷu; (plurals include: Kollus, Koḷḷus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 228 < [Kannada-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Page 204 < [Tamil-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Page 203 < [Tamil-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Pilot study on Brahmi Nei and Kollu Podi for Cerebral Palsy. < [2018: Volume 7, October issue 17]
Horse gram (macrotyloma uniflorum) < [2021: Volume 10, June issue 6]
Literature review on Siddha treatments for renal calculi. < [2023: Volume 12, August special issue 14]
Beginning of Civilization in South India < [January 1968]
Siddha therapies for subacromial impingement: a case report. < [Volume 6, Issue 1: January - February 2019]
Plants from the traditional medical system of the nilgiri tribes < [Volume 16 (issue 4), Apr-Jun 1997]
MEDICINAL PLANT WEALTH OF ANDHRA PRADESH – Part II < [Volume 7 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 1987]
Vegetable Drugs in Basavarajeeyam < [Volume 20 (issue 3), Jan-Mar 2001]
International Journal of Pharmacology
Biosynthesis of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles and Their in vitro Cytotoxicity... < [Volume 14, Number 5 (2018)]
Silver Nanoparticles: Biosynthesis and Antimicrobial Potentialities < [Volume 13, Number 7 (2017)]