Loli, Loḷī: 6 definitions

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Loli means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, biology. 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 Loḷī can be transliterated into English as Loli or Lolii, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Loli in Guinea is the name of a plant defined with Psorospermum lanatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

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

· Annuaire du Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de Genève (1919)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Loli, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, side effects, 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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

Loḷī, see āloḷi. (Page 589)

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

lōlī (लोली).—f A small anchor of a particular kind.

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lōḷī (लोळी).—f (Dim. of lōḷā) A small bell-clapper or tongue; a small pendulum; a pendant or bob of an earring, a jewel, or a chandelier; (esp. with jibhēcī) the uvula; (esp. with gaḷyācī, gaḷyākhāla- cī, or bailācyā gaḷyākhālacī) a dewlap; (with ghāṃsācī or annācī or auṣadhācī or tōṇḍānta) the hard or cloggy mass of food or of medicines in a mouth dry from checked saliva; (guḷācī) the clammy pendant of a string of gūḷa marred in the boiler; (kaphācī or śēmbuḍācī) a pendulous gob of phlegm or ball of viscid snot; (phaṇasācī) a bellclappershaped jack-fruit. 2 (Or lōḷaṇa or ṇī) The wild rolling or itch to roll (as of horses and asses exposed to the sun). v ghē, ghāla, māra, & . Also, generally, desire (as from drowsiness) to lie down. v . 3 (Better lōlī) A small anchor of a particular kind.

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

lōlī (लोली).—f A small anchor of a particular kind.

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lōḷī (लोळी).—f A small bell-clapper. A small pendulum.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Lolī (लोली):—[from lola > lul] f. (in music) a kind of composition, [Saṃgīta-sārasaṃgraha]

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Lōḷi (ಲೋಳಿ):—[noun] = ಲೋಳಿಸರ [lolisara].

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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.

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