Pilli: 4 definitions
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Pilli means something in the history of ancient India, 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.
India history and geography
Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 11) Pilli (“cat”) is one of the exogamous septs (divisions) among the Malas (considered the Pariahs of the Telugu country) of the Reddi Bhumi section. The Mala people are almost equally inferior in position to the Madigas and have, in their various sub-divisions, many exogamous septs (e.g., Pilli).
2) Pilli (“cat”) refers to one of the exogamous septs (divisions) among the Medaras: workers in bamboo in the Telugu, Canarese, Oriya and Tamil countries. The Medara people believe that they came from Mahendrachala mountain, the mountain of Indra. They are also known as the Meda, Medarlu or Medarakaran.
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) Pilli in India is the name of a plant defined with Asparagus racemosus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Asparagopsis javanica Kunth (among others).
2) Pilli is also identified with Stipa trichoides It has the synonym Stipa turkestanica subsp. trichoides (P.A. Smirn.) Tzvelev.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada (1906)
· Linnaea (1841)
· Tent. Fl. Abyss. (1850)
· Species Plantarum. (1799)
· Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. (1810)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Pilli, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPilli (ಪಿಲ್ಲಿ):—[noun] a kind of ring-like ornament worn by women on their toes.
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Pilli (ಪಿಲ್ಲಿ):—[noun] a cat.
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 LexiconPilli (பில்லி) noun < Sinhalese billi.
1. Sorcery, witchcraft, magic; சூனியவித்தை. [suniyavithai.]
2. Demon in the service of sorcerers; சூனியக்காரர் ஏவும் துர்த்தேவதை. அவனைப் பில்லி அடித்துவிட்டது. [suniyakkarar evum thurthevathai. avanaip pilli adithuvittathu.] (W.)
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Pilli (பில்லி) noun [Telugu: K. pilli.] Cat; பூனை. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [punai. (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 (+18): Pilli gaddalu, Pilli hesaru, Pilli pisara, Pilli teegalu, Pilli Vankaravan, Pilli yuyu, Pilli-cuniyametu, Pilli-pesalu, Pilli-pichara, Pilli-tega, Pillia, Pillia, Pilliadugu, Pillicarikai, Pillicarikaimaram, Pillicchakoli, Pillicuniyam, Pillihesaru, Pillikkurayan, Pillincan.
Ends with: Akkipilli, Calapilli, Callapilli, Callipilli, Cellapilli, Cellipilli, Cupilli, Gejjepilli, Kalpilli, Karkapilli, Kattuppilli, Kiripilli, Kirupilli, Kumtampilli.
Full-text: Pilli-pichara, Pilli yuyu, Pilliyati, Pillicuniyam, Pilli gaddalu, Pilli-tega, Pillippatai, Pilli pisara, Pilli teegalu, Pilliyumgura, Pilli hesaru, Mantirampannu, Pillippanna, Pilli-pesalu, Pilli-cuniyametu, Pilli Vankaravan, Pille, Ceykai, Puli.
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