Biology (plants and animals)

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

Narikeli in India is the name of a plant defined with Cocos nucifera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Calappa nucifera Kuntze (among others).

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

· International Journal of Dermatology (2007)
· Illustrations of the Botany … of the Himalayan Mountains (1840)
· The Gardeners Dictionary
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Res. Microbiol. (2004)
· Diss. de Sagu (1757)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

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

Nārīkelī (नारीकेली):—[from nārīkela] f. the cocoa-nut or a fermented liquor made from the milk of it, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Nārikelī (नारिकेली) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇālierī.

[Sanskrit to German]

Narikeli 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nārikēli (ನಾರಿಕೇಲಿ):—[noun] = ನಾರಿಕೇಳ [narikela].

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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: Narikelimaram, Narikelipujana.

Full-text: Narikela, Nalieri, Narikera.

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The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)

Part 7 - Flora and fauna (found in the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita) < [Chapter IV - Socio-cultural study of the Śrīkaṇṭhacarita]

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Description of Mythical Beings in the Kathasaritsagara < [Chapter 5 - Religion and Philosophy]

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