The Sanskrit term Mīḷa can be transliterated into English as Mila or Milia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Meel.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Mila in Southern Africa is the name of a plant defined with Callilepis laureola in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Callilepis glabra DC. (among others).

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

· South African Med. J. (1971)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1836)
· South Afr. Med. J. (1979)
· Human & Experimental Toxicology (2002)
· Clinical Biochemistry (2002)
· Hum. Exp. Toxicol. (1999)

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

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mīḷa (मीळ).—f (Vulgar miḷaṇēṃ) Earnings, gains, profits.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Milā (मिला):—[from mil] See dur-m.

[Sanskrit to German]

Mila in German

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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

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Mila (मिल) [Also spelled mil]:—(nf) a mill; -[majadūra] a mill-worker; -[mālika] a mill-owner.

2) Mīla (मील) [Also spelled meel]:—(nf) a mile; —[kā patthara] a milestone.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Mila (मिल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Mil.

2) Milā (मिला) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Mlai.

2) Milā has the following synonyms: Milāa.

3) Mīla (मील) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Mīl.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Mīḷa (மீள) adverb < மீள்¹-. [mil¹-.] Again; மறுபடியும். உன்வயிற்றுட் கடைநாட் சென்றுறைந்து மீளவருந் தேவரை [marupadiyum. unvayirrud kadainad senrurainthu milavarun thevarai] (திருவேங்கடக் கலம்பகம் [thiruvengadag kalambagam] 11).

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Mila (मिल):—n. mill;

2) Mīla (मील):—n. → मिल [mila]

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+130): Milaa, Milaa, Milaca, Milacara, Milacchikara, Milacchrikara, Milachadayan, Milachityan, Miladvyadha, Milagaaipoondu, Milagainangai, Milagaipoondu, Milagaranai, Milagarannai, Milagu, Milagu naarai, Milagu-nari, Milagu-takkali, Milagu-taragu, Milagucharanai.

Ends with (+80): Ajamila, Ambrosia pumila, Amila, Anamila, Aramemila, Arememila, Aryamila, Asclepias pumila, Betula pumila, Brahmayamila, Castanea pumila, Cetiyadamila, Chamaecrista pumila, Chenamila, Chulthi amila, Damila, Dashmila, Dasmila, Dhamila, Dhammila.

Full-text (+17): Milaa, Mil, Durmila, Milayati, Milavum, Unmila, Milam, Milakkotu, Unmilana, Pepara, Pinri, Patasana, Mlai, Meel, Melana, Nimilika, Ilavirutam, Patsan, Nittiralu, Pepar.

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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)

Text 9.40 [lotus diagram] < [Chapter 9 - Ornaments of Sound]

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The gods of northern Buddhism (by Alice Getty)

Ts'ogs-sing (tsok-shin)

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Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)

Temples in Ponnamaravati < [Chapter VIII - Temples of Rajaraja II’s Time]

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