India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: Vernacular architecture of Assam with special reference to Brahmaputra Valley

Kotali is a Deori term referring to “room dinning cum elderly couple’s”.—It appears in the study dealing with the vernacular architecture (local building construction) of Assam whose rich tradition is backed by the numerous communities and traditional cultures.

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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)

Kotali in Tamil is the name of a plant defined with Ziziphus mauritiana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Rhamnus jujuba Linnaeus (among others).

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

· FBI (1875)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1913)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1789)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1984)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1788)
· Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh (1967)

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

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kōtaḷi (ಕೋತಳಿ):—[noun] a unit of weight (equal to six maṇa or maunds, a maund being 37.35 kg. approx.).

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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

Kōṭāli (கோடாலி) noun < kuṭhāra. [Telugu: goḍḍali, K. koḍali, M. kōṭāli.] Axe; மரத்தைப் பிளக்கும் கருவிவகை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [marathaip pilakkum karuvivagai. (pingalagandu)]

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Kōṭali (கோடலி) noun Potato plum of Mysore; தெருணை. [therunai.] (L.)

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kotaliga, Kotalikkampu, Kotalikkarantai, Kotalikkontai, Kotalimuticcu, Kotalipa.

Ends with: Kanakkankotali, Kantakotali.

Full-text: Kodali, Kotalikkampu, Kodali mara, Kotalikkarantai, Kotalikkontai, Kodali soppu, Kanakkankotali, Kotalimuticcu, Kotari, Kodali-mara, Kantakotali, Kodale, Kutari, Paracu, Uguru, Amgalu, Culli, Kavu.

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Search found 3 books and stories containing Kotali, Kōtaḷi, Kōṭāli, Kōṭali, Kodali, Kodaali, Kaodaali, Kaodali; (plurals include: Kotalis, Kōtaḷis, Kōṭālis, Kōṭalis, Kodalis, Kodaalis, Kaodaalis, Kaodalis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Triveni Journal

Nationalism in Telugu Poetry < [October 1955]

Nationalism in Telugu Poetry < [October 1955]

‘Kavisamraat’ Viswanatha Satyanarayana < [April - June 1977]

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Vernacular architecture of Assam (by Nabajit Deka)

Deori Vernacular Architecture < [Chapter 6]

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Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)

Story 7 - The Turtle Dove < [Part I - Stories told by the Cultivating Caste and Vaeddas]

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