Makali, Makaḷī, Makalī, Mākali: 11 definitions
Introduction:
Makali means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Makaḷī can be transliterated into English as Makali or Makalii, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsMakali [ಮಾಕಾಳಿ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Melicope lunu-ankenda (Gaertn.) T.G. Hartley from the Rutaceae (Lemon) family having the following synonyms: Zanthoxylum roxburghianum, Euodia lunu-ankenda, Evodia roxburghiana. For the possible medicinal usage of makali, 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.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Makali in Benin is the name of a plant defined with Colocasia esculenta in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Arum chinense L. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Botanical Museum Leaflets (1932)
· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1879)
· Synopsis Aroidearum (1856)
· Meletemata Botanica (1832)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Contributions from the United States National Herbarium (1905)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Makali, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymakaḷī (मकळी).—f A blight or mildew; esp. upon jōndhaḷā & sajagurā.
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 dictionaryMākali (माकलि).—
1) Name of Mātali, the charioteer of Indra.
2) The moon.
Derivable forms: mākaliḥ (माकलिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryMākali (माकलि).—m.
(-liḥ) 1. The charioteer of Indra. 2. The moon.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mākali (माकलि):—m. the moon, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Name of the charioteer of Indra, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. mātali).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryMākali (माकलि):—(liḥ) 2. m. The charioteer of Indra; the moon.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMākāḷi (ಮಾಕಾಳಿ):—[noun] the most formidable form of Pārvati.
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Mākāḷi (ಮಾಕಾಳಿ):—[noun] the tree Euodia roxburghiana ( = E. lunu-ankenda) of Rutaceae family.
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 LexiconMākāḷi (மாகாளி) [mā-kāḷi] noun < mahā-kālī.
1. Durgā; துர்க்கை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [thurkkai. (pingalagandu)]
2. Mākāḷi, one of catta-mātar, q.v.; சத்தமாதரி லொருத்தி. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [sathamathari loruthi. (sudamaninigandu)]
3. A species of Bengal currant; களாவகை. (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல.) [kalavagai. (thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.)]
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Mākāḷi (மாகாளி) noun See மாகாளிக்கிழங்கு. [magalikkizhangu.]
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: Makali beru, Makali-baeru, Makali-beru, Makalikkilanku, Makalikkirai, Makalinkam, Makalir, Makalir-narkunam, Makalircati, Makalirparuvam.
Ends with: Carmakali, Charmakali, Iramakali, Kamakali, Ramakali, Tavittu-makali, Uccani-makali, Uccini-makali, Utiramakali, Vira-makali.
Full-text: Nagali, Uccini-makali, Vira-makali, Makali beru, Maguli, Magaligenasu, Magali beru, Uccani-makali, Makali-beru, Makali-baeru, Ilainemal, Maturuppu, Vannamakal, Magali-baeru, Entiravavi, Cattamatar, Patumai, Arani, Ukkam, Curi.
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