Kuli, Kuḷī, Kulī: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Kuli means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, 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.
The Sanskrit term Kuḷī can be transliterated into English as Kuli or Kulii, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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India history and geography
Kuli.—(IE 8-6; EI 28), Tamil; a small land measure equal to (1/240) of a pāḍagam. Note: kuli 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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Kūli.—(SII 1), Tamil; hire. Note: kūli 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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Biology (plants and animals)
Kuli [कुली] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Chlorophytum tuberosum (Roxb.) Baker from the Asparagaceae (Asparagus) family. For the possible medicinal usage of kuli, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Kuli [ಕೂಲಿ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Gmelina arborea Roxb. ex Sm. from the Verbenaceae (Verbena) family.
Kuli [ಕುಲಿ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Solanum virginianum L. from the Solanaceae (Potato) family having the following synonyms: Solanum surattense, Solanum xanthocarpum.
Kuli [कुलिः] in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.
Kuli [कुली] in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.
1) Kuli in Guinea is the name of a plant defined with Pennisetum polystachion in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Panicum imberbe Poir. (among others).
2) Kuli in India is also identified with Bauhinia variegata It has the synonym Bauhinia variegata var. candida Voigt (etc.).
3) Kuli is also identified with Solanum melongena It has the synonym Solanum melongena var. depressum Baill. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Essai d’une Nouvelle Agrostographie (1812)
· Numer. List (2628)
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (1975)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1816)
· Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum (1854)
· Hortus Regius Botanicus Berolinensis (1827)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kuli, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
kuḷī (कुळी).—f (kūḷa) Family, lineage, race, tribe. It is rather restricted in use; occurring mostly in inquiries concerning the purity of caste, when marriage is contemplated. 2 A particular esculent vegetable. 3 R A mouthful of water (taken to gargle or rinse).
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kulī (कुली).—m (kula S Tribe or family. This people, whether of Gujarath or of the Maraṭha country, reckoning by Kuls or clans, themselves indeed referring their designation, Kuli, to this their manner. See Evangel. of India. By Rev. Dr. John Wilson.) A class of people or an individual of it, a Kuli.
kuḷī (कुळी).—f Family, race.
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kuḷī (कुळी) [-ta-tha-da, -त-थ-द].—m A vetch, Glycine tomentosa.
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
Kulī (कुली).—f. A group of families; दुशकुलीं वा गोपः (duśakulīṃ vā gopaḥ) Kau. A.; दशकुलीवाटं कूपस्थानम् (daśakulīvāṭaṃ kūpasthānam) Kau. A.2.4.
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Kuli (कुलि).—A hand.
Derivable forms: kuliḥ (कुलिः).
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Kulī (कुली).—A wife's elder sister.
Kuli (कुलि).—m.
(-liḥ) A hand. f.
(-liḥ) A prickly nightshade: see kula E. kul to accumulate, &c. ki aff.
1) Kulī (कुली):—[from kula] a f. a wife’s elder sister, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] the plant Solanum Jacquini or Solanum longum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) Kuli (कुलि):—m. the hand, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) f. (= lī) Solanum Jacquini (prickly nightshade), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Kulī (कुली):—b See kula.
6) Kūli (कूलि):—m. Name of a Brāhman, [Kathārṇava]
Kuli (कुलि):—(liḥ) 2. m. A hand. f. A prickly nightshade, a plant.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Kulī (कुली):—(nm) a coolie; —[kabāḍī] a rag-tag, person commanding no respect; low-born (person).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Kuli (ಕುಲಿ):—
1) [noun] the plant Solanum surattense ( = S. xanthocarpum) of Solanaceae family; dwarf wild brinjal plant.
2) [noun] its fruit.
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Kuli (ಕುಲಿ):—[noun] a man of virtuous family.
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Kuḷi (ಕುಳಿ):—
1) [verb] (the surface of something) to become depressed; to become hollow; to sink; to sag.
2) [verb] to cause to become depressed; to dig; to excavate.
3) [verb] to become thin, lean or emaciated.
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Kuḷi (ಕುಳಿ):—
1) [noun] a hole or cavity in the ground; a pit; a depressed part or place; a hollow.
2) [noun] a hollow place within something; a cavity.
3) [noun] a natural depression on the skin (esp. on the cheek) formed when smiled; a dimple.
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Kuḻi (ಕುೞಿ):—
1) [verb] (the surface of something) to become depressed; to become hollow; to sink; to sag.
2) [verb] to cause to become depressed; to dig; to excavate.
3) [verb] to become thin, lean or emaciated.
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Kuḻi (ಕುೞಿ):—
1) [noun] a hole or cavity in the ground; a pit; a depressed part or place; a hollow.
2) [noun] a hollow place within something; a cavity; ಕುೞಿಯ ಸುಂಕ [kuliya sumka] k ułiya sunka a tax levied (earlier) on farmers based on the number of seed beds.
3) [noun] a similar tax based on number of wells one has.
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Kūli (ಕೂಲಿ):—
1) [noun] a payment made daily or weekly, by an employer to an employee (esp. an unskilled or manual worker), in return for work or service rendered.
2) [noun] wages, salary or other recompense earned by working; earnings.
3) [noun] a payment for the use or possession of a property.
4) [noun] a hired labourer or burden carrier; a coolie.
5) [noun] ಕೂಲಿ ಕಂಬಳ [kuli kambala] kūli kambaḷa = ಕೂಲಿ [kuli]1 - 1; ಕೂಲಿ ಕುಂಬಳಿ [kuli kumbali] kūli kumbaḷi = ಕೂಲಿ [kuli]1 - 1; ಕೂಲಿ ಕುಪ್ಪಟೆ [kuli kuppate] kūli kuppaṭe = ಕೂಲಿ [kuli]1 - 1; ಕೂಲಿನಾಲಿ [kulinali] kūli nāli = ಕೂಲಿ [kuli]1 - 1; ಕೂಲಿಮಾಡು [kulimadu] kūli māḍu to work (esp. engage in a hard work) as a coolie on daily or weekly wages.
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Kūli (ಕೂಲಿ):—[noun] the tree Gmelina arborea ( = Premna arborea) of Verbenaceae family.
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Kūḷi (ಕೂಳಿ):—[noun] a basket for catching fish in a small stream or canal.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Kuḻi (குழி) [kuḻital] 4 intransitive verb [K. kuḻi.] To be hollowed out, as a hole, a pit, a cavity; to sink hollow; உட்குழிவாதல். குழிந்தாழ்ந்த கண்ண வாய் [udkuzhivathal. kuzhinthazhntha kanna vay] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 49).
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Kuḻi (குழி) [kuḻittal] 11 intransitive verb Causative of குழி¹-. [kuzhi¹-.] [K. kuḻi.]
1. To form pits, hollows, cavities; to sink, excavate; குழியாக்குதல். குழித்துழி நிற்பது நீர் [kuzhiyakkuthal. kuzhithuzhi nirpathu nir] (நான்மணிக்கடிகை [nanmanikkadigai] 30).
2. To inscribe, engrave; செதுக்கு தல். குழித்தமோதிரம் [sethukku thal. kuzhithamothiram] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 84, உரை. [urai.])
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Kuḻi (குழி) noun < குழி¹-. [kuzhi¹-.]
1. cf. Marathi khuḍī. [Telugu: goyyi, Kanarese, Malayalam: kuḻī.] Pit, hole, hollow, cavity, dimple, depression, excavation; பள்ளம். (திவா.) [pallam. (thiva.)]
2. Tank, pond; நீர்நிலை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [nirnilai. (pingalagandu)]
3. Well; கிணறு. (திவா.) [kinaru. (thiva.)]
4. Stomach; வயிறு. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [vayiru. (agarathi nigandu)]
5. Cavity at the bottom of a well. See பட்டைக்கிடங்கு. [pattaikkidangu.] (J.)
6. Garden bed, irrigated portion of a garden; பாத்தி. இன்சொற் குழியின் [pathi. insor kuzhiyin] (நான்மணிக்கடிகை [nanmanikkadigai] 16).
7. Square of a number; ஓர் எண்ணின் வருக்கம். [or ennin varukkam.]
8. Square foot; சதுரவடி. [sathuravadi.] Local usage
9. Cubic foot; கனவடி. [kanavadi.] Local usage
10. Twelve feet square in land measure; பன்னீரடிச் சதுரக்குழி. [panniradis sathurakkuzhi.] (J.)
11. A land measure varying in different places from 144 sq. ft. to 576 sq. ft.; 144 சதுர அடிமுதல் [sathura adimuthal] 576 சதுர அடிவரை பற்பல விடங்களில் வெவ்வேறாய் வழங்கும் ஒரு நிலவளவு. [sathura adivarai parpala vidangalil vevveray vazhangum oru nilavalavu.]
12. A unit of square measurement for building sites = the square of a tacca-k-kōl of 33 inches; 33 அங்குலங்கொண்ட தச்சுக்கோலின் சதுர நிலவளவை. [angulangonda thachukkolin sathura nilavalavai.] (G. T n. D. 239.)
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Kuḷi (குளி) [kuḷittal] 11 verb [Malayalam: kuḷi.] intransitive
1. To bathe; நீராடுதல். களிப்பர் குளிப்பர் [niraduthal. kalippar kulippar] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 6, 103).
2. To wash one’s body up to the neck; கண்டஸ்நானஞ்செய்தல். [kandasnanancheythal.] Local usage
3. To take purificatory bath after menstruation; ருதுஸ்நானம் செய்தல். அவள் குளித்து நான்குமாதம் ஆயிற்று. [ruthusnanam seythal. aval kulithu nankumatham ayirru.] Colloq.
4. To pierce, as an arrow; தைத்தல். கூர்ங்கணை குளிப்ப [thaithal. kurnganai kulippa] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 10, சிறப்பிற். [sirappir.] 10, கொளு [kolu]).
5. To press against; அழுந்துதல். மென்கொங்கை யென் னங்கத்திடைக் குளிப்ப [azhunthuthal. menkongai yen nangathidaig kulippa] (திருக்கோவையார் [thirukkovaiyar] 351).
6. To enter the thick of a fight; வலிய உட்புகுதல். கடற் படை குளிப்ப மண்டி [valiya udpuguthal. kadar padai kulippa mandi] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 6).
7. To hide, conceal oneself; மறைதல். யானறித லஞ்சிக் குளித்து [maraithal. yanaritha lanchig kulithu] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 98).
8. To be defeated; தோல்வியுறுதல். மீன் குளிக்குங் கற்பின் [tholviyuruthal. min kulikkung karpin] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 2141). — transitive To dive for pearls; முத்துக்களை மூழ்கியெடுத்தல். பணிலம் பலகுளிக்கோ [muthukkalai muzhkiyeduthal. panilam palagulikko] (திருக்கோவையார் [thirukkovaiyar] 63).
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Kuḷi (குளி) noun < குளி-. [kuli-.] [Malayalam: kuḷi.]
1. Bath, ablution; ஸ்நானம். இது எத்தனைகுளிக்கு நிற்கும் [snanam. ithu ethanaigulikku nirkum] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 4, 5, 1).
2. Diving, as for pearls or chanks; முத்துக்குளி. [muthukkuli.]
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Kūli (கூலி) noun [Telugu: Kanarese, Malayalam: Travancore usage kūli.]
1. Wages, pay; வேலைக்குப் பெறும் ஊதியம். முயற்சி மெய்வருத்தக் கூலி தரும் [velaikkup perum uthiyam. muyarsi meyvaruthag kuli tharum] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 619).
2. Fare, hire, freight; வாடகை. [vadagai.] (W.)
3. See கூலிக்காரன். [kulikkaran.] Colloq.
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Kūḷi (கூளி) noun < கூள்-. [kul-.]
1. Company, multitude; கூட்டம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kuttam. (pingalagandu)]
2. Family; குடும்பம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kudumbam. (pingalagandu)]
3. Commander of an army; படைத்தலைவன். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [padaithalaivan. (sudamaninigandu)]
4. [Malayalam: kūḷi.] Devil, demon; பேய். கணங்கொள் கூளியொடு [pey. kanangol kuliyodu] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பட்டினப்பாலை [pathuppattu: pattinappalai] 259).
5. Dwarfish, malformed race of goblins constituting the army of Śiva; சிவகணங்களாகிய பூதம். [sivaganangalagiya putham.]
6. Large species of eagle; பெருங்கழுகு. [perungazhugu.] (W.)
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Kūḷi (கூளி) noun probably from Pkt. khulla.
1. Dwarfishness, shortness; குள்ளம். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [kullam. (agarathi nigandu)]
2. Fault; குற்றம். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [kurram. (sudamaninigandu)]
3. Unchaste woman; கற்பில்லாத வள். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [karpillatha val. (sudamaninigandu)]
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Kūḷi (கூளி) noun [K. gūḷi.]
1. Ox; எருது. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [eruthu. (pingalagandu)]
2. Covering bull; பொலியெருது. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [poliyeruthu. (pingalagandu)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Pali-English dictionary
kuli (ကုလိ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[kula+i]
[ကုလ+ဣ]
[Pali to Burmese]
kuli—
(Burmese text): (၁) ငှက်မ။ ကုလိက-(၂)-ကြည့်။ (တိ) (၂) လက်။ ထောမ,ကုလိသ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Bird. Kulika - (2) Look. (Ti) (2) Hand. Thoma, Kulitha - Look.
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.
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Partial matches: I, Kula, Kola.
Starts with (+21): Kolika, Ku li, Kuli amu, Kuli daroo, Kuli seeds, Kuli-kanimisa, Kulicanku, Kuliccatti, Kuliccevakan, Kuliccilanti, Kulicilai, Kulicinki, Kulicotanai, Kulijana, Kulikan, Kulikaran, Kulikelasa, Kulikkal, Kulikkanakku, Kulikkanni.
Full-text (+475): Pamsukuli, Kulisha, Akuli, Arikuli, Suvarnanakuli, Kolika, Kulikuli, Pukkuli, Kutakkuli, Kulicilai, Marukuli, Caturkuli, Nir-kuli, Kulikaran, Kurukuli, Mukkuli, Tikkuli, Nilakkuli, Kulikan, Cattakkuli.
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