India history and geography

Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1

Nagali (“plough”) is one of the exogamous septs (divisions) among the Kapus (the largest caste in the Madras Presidency). The Kapus or Reddis (Ratti) appear to have been a powerful Dravidian tribe in the early centuries of the Christian era. The term Kapu means a watchman, and Reddi means a king.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Nagali [નાગલી] in the Gujarati language is the name of a plant identified with Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. from the Poaceae (Grass) family having the following synonyms: Cynosurus coracanus, Eleusine africana, Eleusine tocussa. For the possible medicinal usage of nagali, 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.

Nagali [नागली] in the Marathi language, ibid. previous identification.

Magali [ಮಾಗಳಿ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Plectranthus barbatus Andrews from the Lamiaceae (Mint) family having the following synonyms: Coleus barbatus, Coleus forskohlii, Plectranthus forskohlii.

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

Magali in India is the name of a plant defined with Decalepis hamiltonii in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

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

· Contributions to the Botany of India (1834)
· Flora of the British India (1883)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

nāgalī (नागली).—f A grain, Raggy, Cynosurus corocanus.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nāgali (ನಾಗಲಿ):—[noun] Rāgi, the finger millet (the edible grain of the grass Eleusine coracana of Poaceae family.

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Nāgāli (ನಾಗಾಲಿ):—[noun] a seat (as a stool, chair, etc.) that has four legs.

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Nāgāli (ನಾಗಾಲಿ):—[noun] that which has, runs on, four wheels; a four-wheeler.

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Māgaḷi (ಮಾಗಳಿ):—

1) [noun] the plant Coleus forskohlii ( = C. barbatus) of Lamiaceae family.

2) [noun] its fragrant root used for making pickles.

3) [noun] the plant Decalepis hamiiltonii of Asclepiadaceae family.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Magaligenasu, Nagalichi, Nagalika, Nagalinga, Nagalingam, Nagalipi, Nakalinkam.

Ends with: Dinagali, Haranagali, Kadanagali, Managali, Ranakali.

Full-text: Maguli, Magaligenasu, Magali beru, Ilainemal, Rabasa, Maturuppu, Vannamakal, Magali-baeru, Entiravavi, Patumai, Nakal, Arani, Ukkam, Curi.

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