Mutalai, Muṭalai, Mutaḷai, Mūṭalai: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Mutalai means something in 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Mutalai in India is the name of a plant defined with Sesbania bispinosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Coronilla aculeata Willd., nom. superfl. (among others).

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

· North American Flora (1924)
· Illustrations of the Botany … of the Himalayan Mountains (1833)
· Nomenclator Botanicus. (1841)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1806)
· Nova Acta Physico-medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum Exhibentia Ephemerides sive Observationes Historias et Experimenta (1770)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Mutalai, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.

Biology book cover
context information

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.

Discover the meaning of mutalai in the context of Biology from relevant books on Exotic India

Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Mutalai in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Muṭalai (முடலை) noun probably from முடங்கு-. [mudangu-.]

1. Ball, globe; உருண்டை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [urundai. (pingalagandu)]

2. Twist in the fibre, as of firewood; முறுக்கு. முடலை விறகின் [murukku. mudalai viragin] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 16, 26).

3. Roughness; முருடு. (திவா.) [murudu. (thiva.)]

4. Wen, tubercle, excrescence; கழலை. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [kazhalai. (agarathi nigandu)]

5. Hardness of heart; மனவன்மை. நன்றுணரா ராய முடலை முழுமக்கள் [manavanmai. nanrunara raya mudalai muzhumakkal] (பழமொழி [pazhamozhi] 25).

6. Large pincers; பெருங்குறடு. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [perunguradu. (agarathi nigandu)]

--- OR ---

Muṭalai (முடலை) noun cf. முடை. [mudai.] Bad smell, as of flesh; புலால் நாற்றம். முடலை யாக்கையின் [pulal narram. mudalai yakkaiyin] (ஞானாமிர்தம் [gnanamirtham] 23, 5).

--- OR ---

Muṭalai (முடலை) noun (பிங்கலகண்டு [pingalagandu])

1. cf. மிடல். [midal.] Strength; வலி. [vali.]

2. Greatness; பெருமை. [perumai.]

--- OR ---

Mutalai (முதலை) noun cf. musalī. [Malayalam: mutala.] Crocodile; நீர்வாழும் பிராணிவகை. நெடும்புனலுள் வெல்லு முதலை [nirvazhum piranivagai. nedumbunalul vellu muthalai] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 495).

--- OR ---

Mutalai (முதலை) noun < முதல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [muthal. (pingalagandu)]

1. Quill of a feather; இறகின் அடிக்குருந்து. [iragin adikkurunthu.]

2. Prickly sesban. See செங்கிடை. [sengidai.]

--- OR ---

Mutaḷai (முதளை) noun

1. See முதலை¹. [muthalai¹.] (W.)

2. See முதலைப் பூண்டு. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [muthalaip pundu. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

--- OR ---

Mūṭalai (மூடலை) noun < மூடம். [mudam.] Lack of sense; மதிகேடு. மூடலையாதவன் காரணமென்னை [mathigedu. mudalaiyathavan karanamennai] (நீலகேசி [nilagesi], 380).

context information

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

Discover the meaning of mutalai in the context of Tamil from relevant books on Exotic India

See also (Relevant definitions)

Relevant text

Let's grow together!

I humbly request your help to keep doing what I do best: provide the world with unbiased sources, definitions and images. Your donation direclty influences the quality and quantity of knowledge, wisdom and spiritual insight the world is exposed to.

Let's make the world a better place together!

Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: