Makkal, Makkaḷ, Mākkal, Mākkaḷ: 4 definitions

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

Makkal in India is the name of a plant defined with Citrullus colocynthis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Colocynthis vulgaris Schrad. (among others).

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

· Species Plantarum
· Index Seminum [Goettingen] (1833)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Garcia Orta, Sér. Bot. (1976)
· Linnaea (1838)

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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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Makkaḷ (ಮಕ್ಕಳ್):—[noun] = ಮಕ್ಕಳು [makkalu].

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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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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Makkal (மக்கல்) noun < மட்கு-. [madku-.] Anything spoiled; கெட்டுப்போன பொருள். அரிசி மக்கலா யிருக்கிறது. [kettuppona porul. arisi makkala yirukkirathu.]

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Makkaḷ (மக்கள்) noun < மக. [maga.] [K. makkaḷ.]

1. Human beings, in general; மானுடவர்க்கம். உயர் திணை யென்மனார் மக்கட் சுட்டே [manudavarkkam. uyar thinai yenmanar makkad sutte] (தொல். சொல். [thol. sol.] 1).

2. Human beings par excellence, as having the five senses as well as the mind which is the sixth sense; ஐம்பொறியுணர்வோடு மனவறிவு முடைய உயிர்கள். [aimboriyunarvodu manavarivu mudaiya uyirkal.] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 588.)

3. [Malayalam: makkaḷ.] Children; பிள்ளைகள். தம்பொரு ளென்ப தம்மக்கள் [pillaigal. thamboru lenpa thammakkal] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 63).

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Mākkal (மாக்கல்) [mā-kal] noun < மா⁶ [ma⁶] +. [Malayalam: mākallu.]

1. Postone, greyish blue soft stone, used for making pots, slate-pencils, etc.; பலப்ப முதலிய செய்தற்குரிய கல். [palappa muthaliya seytharkuriya kal.] Colloq.

2. Soapstone, Steatile; சவுக்காரக்கல். [savukkarakkal.] (W.)

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Mākkaḷ (மாக்கள்) noun cf. மக்கள். [makkal.]

1. Men, people, mankind; மனிதர். தவத்துறை மாக்கள் [manithar. thavathurai makkal] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 6, 97). கொலை வினையராகிய மாக்கள் [kolai vinaiyaragiya makkal] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 329).

2. Persons wanting in discrimination; பகுத்தறிவிலார். மாவு மாக்களு மையறிவினவே [pagutharivilar. mavu makkalu maiyarivinave] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 587).

3. Children; குழந்தைகள். தத்தமாக்களைத் தம்படையாற் சிலர் தடிந்தார் [kuzhanthaigal. thathamakkalaith thambadaiyar silar thadinthar] (கம்பராமாயணம் கிங்கர. [kambaramayanam kingara.] 42).

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Makkal (மக்கல்) noun < மக்கு-. [makku-.] Rotten straw; muck; கூளம். [kulam.] Local usage

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Makkal is another spelling for मक्कल [makkala].—n. a small movable earthenware stove;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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