Nilam, Nīḷam: 5 definitions
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Nilam means something in the history of ancient India, Hindi, 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.
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India history and geography
Source: academia.edu: Minor Chiefs and "Hero" in Ancient TamilakamNilam (land) is a name related to the historical geography and rulers of ancient Tamil Nadu, occuring in Sangam literature such as the Akanāṉūṟu and the Puṟanāṉūṟu.—Notes: ‘nilam’, nilaṉ—(VIS 389-90), perunilam “vast land” (Puṟam. 363), mostly wasteland if one travels from Vaṭamaturai (north of Tiṇṭukkal) to Maṇappāṟai (sandy rock”) onward Tiruccirāppaḷḷi.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Nilam in India is the name of a plant defined with Ageratum conyzoides in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Carelia scabriuscula (Benth.) Kuntze (among others).
2) Nilam is also identified with Borassus flabellifer It has the synonym Pholidocarpus tunicatus H. Wendl. (etc.).
3) Nilam is also identified with Indigofera suffruticosa It has the synonym Anila tinctoria var. vera Kuntze (etc.).
4) Nilam is also identified with Indigofera tinctoria It has the synonym Indigofera oligophylla Baker (etc.).
5) Nilam in Indonesia is also identified with Pogostemon cablin It has the synonym Mentha auricularia L. (etc.).
6) Nilam in Malaysia is also identified with Pogostemon heyneanus It has the synonym Pogostemon suavis Ten..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Phytotherapy Research (2001)
· Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, Publie par la Société Philomatique de Paris (1817)
· Flora de Filipinas, ed. 2 (1845)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1994)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1768)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1992)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Nilam, for example side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, 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
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNilam in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a sapphire..—nilam (नीलम) is alternatively transliterated as Nīlama.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNīlaṃ (ನೀಲಂ):—
1) [noun] a variety in mango trees.
2) [noun] its fruit.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNilam (நிலம்) noun perhaps from நில்-. [nil-.] [Telugu: nēla, K. nela, M. nilam.]
1. Ground, earth, land; தரை. நிலத்தியல்பா னீர்திரிந் தற்றாகும் [tharai. nilathiyalpa nirthirin tharragum] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 452).
2. Soil; மண். நிலந்தினக் கிடந்தன நிதி [man. nilanthinag kidanthana nithi] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1471).
3. Field; வயல். [vayal.]
4. The earth; the world; பூவுலகு. நிலந்திறம் பெயருங் காலையாயினும் [puvulagu. nilanthiram peyarung kalaiyayinum] (பதிற்றுப்பத்து [pathirruppathu] 63, 6).
5. Inhabitants of the world; நிலத்தி லுள்ளார். நிலம்வீசும் . . . குன்றனைய தோள் [nilathi lullar. nilamvisum . . . kunranaiya thol] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 287).
6. Place, region; இடம். நிலப் பெயர் [idam. nilap peyar] (தொல். சொல். [thol. sol.] 167).
7. Rank; பதவி. கற் றுணர்ந்தோரைத் தலைநிலத்து வைக்கப்படும் [pathavi. kar runarnthoraith thalainilathu vaikkappadum] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 133). (பிங்கலகண்டு [pingalagandu])
8. Source of musical sound, as letters, syllables and metrical feet; எழுத்தசை சீர்களாகிய இசைப்பாட்டின் தானம். நிலங்கலங் கண்ட நிகழக் காட்டும [ezhuthasai sirkalagiya isaippattin thanam. nilangalang kanda nigazhag kattuma] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 28, 42).
9. Object of sense; விஷயம். அவதார ரகசியம் ஒருவர்க் கும் அறிய நிலமல்ல [vishayam. avathara ragasiyam oruvark kum ariya nilamalla] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 1, 3, 11).
10. Storey or upper floor of a house; மேன்மாடம். பல நிலமாக அகத்தை எடுக்கும் [menmadam. pala nilamaga agathai edukkum] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 4, 9, 3).
11. See நிலக்கள்ளி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [nilakkalli. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Nīlam (நீலம்) noun < nīla.
1. Blue, azure or purple colour; நீலநிறம். (திவா.) [nilaniram. (thiva.)]
2. Blue dye, indigo; நீலச்சாயம். [nilachayam.]
3. Sapphire, one of nava-maṇi, q.v.; நவமணியிலொன்று. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [navamaniyilonru. (pingalagandu)] (திருவாலவாயுடையார் திருவிளையாடற் [thiruvalavayudaiyar thiruvilaiyadar] 25, 18.)
4. A kind of gem; மாணிக்கவகை. பது மமு நீலமும் [manikkavagai. pathu mamu nilamum] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 14, 186).
5. One of the nine treasures of Kubera; நவநிதியிலொன்று. [navanithiyilonru.] (நாமதீபநிகண்டு [namathipanigandu] 387.)
6. Black colour; கறுப்பு. (திவா.) செங்கை நீலக் குஞ்சி நீங்கா தாகலின் [karuppu. (thiva.) sengai nilag kunchi ninga thagalin] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 22, 154).
7. Darkness; இருள். (திவா.) [irul. (thiva.)]
8. Blue nelumbo. See கருங்குவளை. (திவா.) நீலமொடு நெய்த னிகர்க்குந் தண்டுறை யூரன் [karunguvalai. (thiva.) nilamodu neytha nigarkkun thandurai yuran] (ஐங்குறுநூறு [aingurunuru] 2).
9. Blue cloth; நீலகேசி ஆடை. பூங்கரை நீலந் தழீஇ [nilagesi adai. pungarai nilan thazhii] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 115).
10. Poison; விஷம். நீறேறு மேனியார் நீலகேசி முண்டார் [visham. nireru meniyar nilagesi mundar] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 226, 9).
11. Verdigris; துரிசு. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [thurisu. (vaithiya muligai)]
12. Collyrium; கண்ணிலிடும் மை. நீலகேசி மிட்டகண் மடவியர் மயக்கால் [kannilidum mai. nilagesi mittagan madaviyar mayakkal] (திருவருட்பா [thiruvarudpa], ii, கருணைபெறாதிரங். [karunaiperathirang.] 7).
13. See நீலகிரி [nilagiri],
1. (பிங்கலகண்டு [pingalagandu])
14. Palmyra tree; பனைமரம். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [panaimaram. (agarathi nigandu)]
15. An old coin; பழமொழிைய நாணயவகை. [pazhaiya nanayavagai.] (நேமிநாதம் சொல். [neminatham sol.] 10, உரை. [urai.])
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Nīḷam (நீளம்) noun < நீள்-. [nil-.] [K. nīḷa, M. nīḷam.]
1. Extension, length; நெடுமை. நீளம் பெறுங் கண்களே [nedumai. nilam perungathai kankale] (திருக்கோவையார் [thirukkovaiyar] 109).
2. Distance, remoteness; தூரம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) கையா னீளமாப் புடைப்ப [thuram. (pingalagandu) kaiya nilamap pudaippa] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 2248).
3. Delay, procrastination; தாமதம். [thamatham.] (W.)
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Nīḷam (நீளம்) noun < nīḍa. Bird's nest; பறவைக்கூடு. நீள நீங்கிய பறவையின் விண்ணுற நிமிர்ந்தான் [paravaikkudu. nilagesi ningiya paravaiyin vinnura nimirnthan] (கம்பராமாயணம் கவந். [kambaramayanam kavan.] 40).
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+88): Nilam bukit, Nilam wangi, Nilama, Nilamabari, Nilamadhava, Nilamahisha, Nilamai, Nilamaintan, Nilamakal, Nilamakan, Nilamaksha, Nilamakshika, Nilamalanton, Nilamalikai, Nilamalikkam, Nilamalli, Nilamallika, Nilamallikai, Nilamandala, Nilamani.
Ends with (+60): Ainnilam, Aivakaimanilam, Alarnilam, Alattunilam, Alavanilam, Ananilam, Arunilam, Cama-kattunilam, Camutayanilam, Cantayanilam, Cappainilam, Catuppunilam, Cen-tamilnilam, Cennilam, Cirunilam, Cukkiranilam, Cuttanilam, Gul-e-nilam, Intiranilam, Irantanilam.
Full-text (+360): Kempunilam, Palainilam, Pushparakanilam, Navamukil, Pancarattinam, Nilampalai, Nilametu, Nilampavi, Nilamanivon, Nirupana, Vattakainilam, Anusmarana, Punilam, Puncainilam, Cirunilam, Cantayanilam, Nilam bukit, Kai-parrunilam, Vilai-anilam, Nakkunilam.
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