Palaki, Pālakī: 7 definitions

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Palaki means something in Marathi, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Palki.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Palaki in the Telugu language is the name of a plant identified with Capparis zeylanica L. from the Capparaceae (Caper) family having the following synonyms: Capparis formosa, Capparis ovalifolia, Capparis rufescens. For the possible medicinal usage of palaki, 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.

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Palaki in Indonesia is the name of a plant defined with Carica papaya in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Vasconcellea peltata A. DC. (among others).

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

· Flore des Antilles (1824)
· Verhandelingen van het bataviaasch genootschap van kunsten en wetenschappen (1790)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1790)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1804)
· Eclogae Plantarum Rariorum (1811)
· Florae Fluminensis Icones

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

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)
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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

pālakī (पालकी).—f Commonly pālakhī.

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary
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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Pālakī (पालकी) [Also spelled palki]:—(nf) a palanquin; sedan chair.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Kannada-English dictionary

Palaki (ಪಲಕಿ):—[noun] = ಪಲಂಗ [palamga].

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Pālaki (ಪಾಲಕಿ):—

1) [noun] a piece of furniture sanding on four legs with a flat rectangular surface to lay the bed and sleep on; a couch; a cot.

2) [noun] a structure of canvas, cloth, metal, etc. extended around the body, just above the opening of a chariot, palanguin, etc. either as a protection from the sun, rain, etc. or as a decorative piece; a kind of awning.

3) [noun] a room in a house with a couch to sleep on; a bed-room.

4) [noun] an uncovred litter for carrying an idol of a deity, a venerable person etc. in procession or a covered litter, for one person to sit in, carried by poles on the shoulders of two or more men; a palankeen.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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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.

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Tamil dictionary

Palaki (பலகி) noun cf. phalaka. [K. halike.] A kind of harrow used for levelling the ground after ploughing; உழுதபின் நிலத்தைச் சமப்படுத்த உதவும் பரம்புப்பலகை. [uzhuthapin nilathais samappadutha uthavum parambuppalagai.] Coimbatore

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

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Nepali dictionary

Paalaaki is another spelling for पालङ्की [pālaṅkī].—n. 1. spinach; 2. Bot. olibanum;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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