Meli: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Meli means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryMeli.—(EI 9), same as meḍi. (q. v.). Note: meli is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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)1) Meli in Cameroon is the name of a plant defined with Entandrophragma candollei in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Entandrophragma ferrugineum A. Chev..
2) Meli in Ivory Coast is also identified with Erythrophleum suaveolens It has the synonym Erythrophleum guineense G. Don (etc.).
3) Meli in Uganda is also identified with Afzelia africana It has the synonym Pahudia africana Prain (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· West African Journal of Medicine (2006)
· The Mende Language. (1908)
· Flora van Nederlandsch Indië (1855)
· Taxon (1980)
· Les végétaux Utiles de l’Afrique Tropical Française (1909)
· Notizblatt des Königlichen botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin (1896)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Meli, for example pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMeli (मेलि).—[masculine] crackling, rustling.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMeli (मेलि):—or meḍi m. crackling, roaring, sounding (said of wind, fire etc.), [Ṛg-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Atharva-veda] (in, [Kāṭhaka] [varia lectio] meḍu).
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
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMelī (मेली):—(nm) a friend, an associate; -[mulākātī] friends and comrades, companions.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMeli (ಮೆಲಿ):—[verb] = ಮೆಲ್ಲು [mellu]1.
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Mēḷi (ಮೇಳಿ):—
1) [noun] a pillar erected as a monument of victory.
2) [noun] a pole set in the middle of the threshing floor (to which a series of cattle are one by the side of the other, to tread the harvested crop for separating the grain).
3) [noun] the act or practice of growing crops, producing food-grains; agriculture.
4) [noun] the land endowed to the chief of a village.
5) [noun] the quality of being superior, excellent; superiority; superiority.
6) [noun] a man of excellent qualities.
7) [noun] a leader.
8) [noun] a suprvisor who supervises the work of workers.
9) [noun] the central portion.
10) [noun] a farm implement having a cutting tool, long beam,which is drawn usu. by a pair of oxen, to cut, turn up and break up the soil; a plough.
11) [noun] the handle of a plough.
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Mēḻi (ಮೇೞಿ):—[noun] = ಮೇಳಿ [meli].
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 LexiconMeli (மெலி) [melital] 4 intransitive verb
1. To be weak; வலிகுறைதல். [valiguraithal.]
2. To become lean, thin; உடல் இளைத்தல். ஆக்கையைப் போக்கப் பெற்று மெலிகின்ற என்னை [udal ilaithal. akkaiyaip pokkap perru meliginra ennai] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 6, 10). (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு [sudamaninigandu])
3. To suffer; to languish; வருந்துதல். அளப்பினாள் மெலிகிற்பாள் [varunthuthal. alappinal meligirpal] (காசிகண்டம் மகளிர். [kasigandam magalir.] 8).
4. To perish; அழிதல். மெலியு நம்முடன் மேல்வினை யானவே [azhithal. meliyu nammudan melvinai yanave] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 318, 10).
5. To become poor; to be reduced in circumstances; எளியராதல். [eliyarathal.] (W.)
6. (Grammar) To be softened, as a hard consonant into the corresponding soft or nasal consonant; இன மொத்த மெல்லெழுத்தாக மாறுதல். குழைத்த வென் பது குழைந்தவென மெலிந்து நின்றது [ina motha mellezhuthaga maruthal. kuzhaitha ven pathu kuzhainthavena melinthu ninrathu] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 21, உரை [urai]).
7. (Music) To be lowered in pitch; சுரத்திற் றாழ்தல். யாழ்மேற் பாலை யிடமுறை மெலிய [surathir razhthal. yazhmer palai yidamurai meliya] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 3, 92).
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Meli (மெலி) [melittal] 11 transitive verb Causative of மெலி¹-. [meli¹-.]
1. To weaken; வலிகுறைத்தல். [valiguraithal.]
2. To make thin, lean; உடல் மெலியச்செய்தல். [udal meliyacheythal.]
3. To cause suffering; வருத்துதல். [varuthuthal.]
4. To destroy; அழித்தல். கடற்கரை மெலிக்குங் காவிரி [azhithal. kadarkarai melikkung kaviri] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 6, 164).
5. (Grammar) To soften, as a hard consonant into the corresponding soft or nasal consonant; வல்லினவெழுத்தை இனமொத்த மெல் லினவெழுத்தாக மாற்றுதல். மெலிக்கும் வழி மெலித் தலும் [vallinavezhuthai inamotha mel linavezhuthaga marruthal. melikkum vazhi melith thalum] (தொல். சொல். [thol. sol.] 403).
6. (Music) To lower the pitch; சுரத்தைத் தாழ்த்தல். [surathaith thazhthal.]
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Meli (மெலி) noun < மெலி¹-. [meli¹-.] (Grammar) See மெல்லெழுத்து. மெலிமிகலுமாகும் [mellezhuthu. melimigalumagum] (நன். [nan.] 215).
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Mēḻi (மேழி) noun cf. mēdhi. [Telugu: Kanarese, Malayalam: mēḍi.]
1. Plough; கலப்பை. வினைப்பக டேற்ற மேழி [kalappai. vinaippaga derra mezhi] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 388).
2. Plough-tail, handle of a plough; கலப்பையின் கைப்பிடி. மேழி பிடிக்குங் கை [kalappaiyin kaippidi. mezhi pidikkung kai] (திருக்கைவழக்கம் [thirukkaivazhakkam], 22).
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Mēḷi (மேளி) [mēḷittal] 11 transitive verb < idem. [K. meḷisu.] To assemble, collect; கூட்டுதல். (இலக்கியச் சொல்லகராதி) [kuttuthal. (ilakkiyas sollagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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