Nekili, Ñekiḻi, Nekiḻi: 2 definitions
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Nekili 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)Nekili in India is the name of a plant defined with Plumbago zeylanica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Plumbago rosea L. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Prodr. Fl. SW. Afr. (1967)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1966)
· Flora of Tropical East Africa, Plumbaginaceae (1976)
· FBI (1882)
· Fontqueria (1987)
· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (1985)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Nekili, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, 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
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconÑekiḻi (ஞெகிழி) noun < idem.
1. Fire-brand; கடைக்கொள்ளி. விடுபொறி ஞெகிழியிற் கொடிபட மின்னி [kadaikkolli. vidupori gnegizhiyir kodipada minni] (அகநா. [agana.] 108).
2. Piece of wood used for kindling fire by friction; தீக்கடைகோல். கானவர் . . . ஞெகிழி பொத்த [thikkadaigol. kanavar . . . gnegizhi potha] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: குறிஞ்சிப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu: kurinchippattu] 226).
3. [Telugu: negaḍi.] Fire; தீ. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [thi. (pingalagandu)]
4. Fuel; விறகு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [viragu. (pingalagandu)]
5. Ceylon leadwort. See கொடுவேலி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [koduveli. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
6. Tinkling anklet; சிலம்பு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [silambu. (pingalagandu)]
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Nekiḻi (நெகிழி) noun < நெகிழ்¹-. [negizh¹-.] cf. ஞெகிழி. [gnegizhi.]
1. Tinkling foot-rings; பாதச்சிலம்பு. [pathachilambu.] (W.)
2. Fire; நெருப்பு. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [neruppu. (agarathi nigandu)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Nekil-iyalvastu.
Ends with: Ponnekili.
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