Puli, Pulī, Puḷi, Pūḻi: 10 definitions
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Puli means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.
The Sanskrit term Puḷi can be transliterated into English as Puli or Pulii, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaPuḷi [in the Malayalam language] is another name for “Ciñcā” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning puḷi] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
India history and geography
Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 11) Puli (“tiger”) is the name of an exogamous sept (family) of the Balijas (a trading caste of the Telugu country). The Balija people are Kshatriyas of the Lunar Race. The name Balija is said to be derived from the Sanskrit bali (a sacrifice) and ja (born), signifying that the Balijas owe their origin to the performance of a yagam.
2) Puli (“tiger”) refers to one of the gotras (clans) 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.
3) Puli (“tiger”) refers to one of the exogamous septs (divisions) among the Mutrachas: a Telugu caste most numerous in the Kistna, Nellore, Cuddapah, and North Arcot districts. The Mutracha people were employed by the Vijayanagar kings to defend the frontiers of their dominions, and were honoured with the title of paligars.
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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsPuli [புளி] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Tamarindus indica from the Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar) family. For the possible medicinal usage of puli, 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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Puli in India is the name of a plant defined with Achyranthes aspera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Centrostachys indica (L.) Standl. (among others).
2) Puli is also identified with Flueggea leucopyrus It has the synonym Phyllanthus albicans Wall., nom. inval. (etc.).
3) Puli is also identified with Hibiscus surattensis It has the synonym Abelmoschus rostellatus Walp. (etc.).
4) Puli is also identified with Kydia calycina It has the synonym Kydia roxburghiana Wight (etc.).
5) Puli is also identified with Pterocarpus marsupium It has the synonym Pterocarpus marsupium fo. acuminata (Prain) Prain (etc.).
6) Puli is also identified with Tamarindus indica It has the synonym Tamarindus occidentalis Gaertn. (etc.).
7) Puli is also identified with Ziziphus rugosa It has the synonym Ziziphus latifolia Blanco (etc.).
8) Puli in Sierra Leone is also identified with Cordia platythyrsa It has the synonym Cordia platythyrsa A. Chev..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Acta Botanica Austro Sinica (1989)
· Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (1958)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2002)
· Numer. List (7937)
· Bot. Porto Rico (1924)
· Brittonia (1983)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Puli, for example extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypulī (पुली).—f ( H) A small bundle (of hay, grass, kaḍabā).
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puḷī (पुळी).—f (pulaka S) A pustule or pimple. 2 A phagedenic ulcer. puḷīcēṃ phāmpara karaṇēṃ (To make an ulcer of a pimple.) To make a mountain of a molehill.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpuḷī (पुळी).—f A pustule or pimple.puḷīcē phāmpara karaṇēṃ To make a mountain of a molehill.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPulī (पुली):—[from pula] f. a bunch (See tṛṇa-pulī)
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPūlī (पूली):—(nf) a sheaf.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPuli (ಪುಲಿ):—[noun] the large, fierce cat Panthera tigris of Felidae family, having a tawny coat striped with black; a tiger.
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Puḷi (ಪುಳಿ):—[verb] to become sour; to sour.
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Puḷi (ಪುಳಿ):—
1) [verb] to be eaten of infected by worms; to become putrid or rotten; to be decomposed; to putrefy.
2) [verb] (fig.) to lose strength, soundness; to deteriorate; to decay.
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Puḷi (ಪುಳಿ):—[adjective] having the sharp, acid taste of lemon juice, vinegar, green fruit, etc.; sour.
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Puḷi (ಪುಳಿ):—
1) [noun] the quality of being sour; sourness; acidity.
2) [noun] the sour juice of fruits like lemon, tamarind, etc.
3) [noun] the fruit of tamarind tree (Tamarindus indica).
4) [noun] a kind of thick soup made of toor dal, vegetables, spices, tamarind fruit, etc. usu. for mixing with rice.
5) [noun] the plant Artocarpus lakoocha of Moraceae family.
6) [noun] haughtiness; arrogance.
7) [noun] a person who plays mischief to spoil the relation between two persons.
8) [noun] the tree Pemphis acidula of Lythraceae family.
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Puḻi (ಪುೞಿ):—[verb] = ಪುಳಿ [puli]2.
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Pūli (ಪೂಲಿ):—
1) [noun] the plant Arubyn oritense.
2) [noun] the plant Securinega leucopyrus ( = Flueggea leucopyrus) of Euphorbiaceae family.
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Pūli (ಪೂಲಿ):—[noun] (hist.) a monetary coin of gold of a particular value.
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 LexiconPuli (புலி) noun < புல்லு-. [pullu-.]
1. [Telugu: Kanarese, Malayalam: puli, Travancore usage pilli.] Tiger; panther; விலங்குவகை. புலி தாக்குறின் [vilanguvagai. puli thakkurin] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 599).
2. See புலிக்கால்முனி. தில்லைச் சிவனேயிவ் வாட்டை விட்டுப் போமோசொல் லாயப் புலி [pulikkalmuni. thillais sivaneyiv vattai vittup pomosol layap puli] (தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்டு [thanippadarrirattu] ii, 40, 79).
3. East Indian kino. See வேங்கை. [vengai.] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல. [thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.] 74.)
4. Lion; சிங்கம். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [singam. (agarathi nigandu)]
5. Leo of the Zodiac; சிங்கவிராசி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [singavirasi. (pingalagandu)]
6. A compound ointment, one of nālvakai-c-cāntu, q.v.; நால்வகைச் சாந் துள் ஒன்று. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [nalvagais san thul onru. (pingalagandu)]
7. A perfumed unguent for the hair; மயிர்ச்சாந்து. ஓர் புலிப் பூங்குழலாள் [mayirchanthu. or pulip punguzhalal] (தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்டு [thanippadarrirattu] ii, 5, 8).
8. Uvula; உண்ணாக்கு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [unnakku. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
9. Piece in the game of puli-k-kaṭṭam; சூதசங்கிதைுகருவிகளி லொன்று. [suthugaruvigali lonru.]
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Puḷi (புளி) noun [K. puli.]
1. Acidity, tartness; புளிப்புச்சுவை. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [pulippuchuvai. (vaithiya muligai)]
2. Tamarind, large tree, Tamarindus indicus; மரவகை. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [maravagai. (vaithiya muligai)]
3. Curry containing tamarind; புளிங் கறி. அயிலை துழந்த அம்புளிச் சொரிந்து [puling kari. ayilai thuzhantha ambulis sorinthu] (அகநா. [agana.] 60).
4. Sweetness; தித்திப்பு. [thithippu.] (பத்துப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu] 175, உரை. [urai.])
5. Acid substance, in general; பெண்சரக்குவகை. [pensarakkuvagai.] (W.)
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Puḷi (புளி) [puḷittal] 11 intransitive verb < புளி. [puli.]
1. To turn sour; to ferment; to be leavened; புளிப் பேறுதல். அமுது புளித்தாங்கு [pulip peruthal. amuthu pulithangu] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 2015).
2. To become sore; கன்றுதல். கன்னம் புளிக்க அறைந்தான். [kanruthal. kannam pulikka arainthan.]
3. To change in taste or quality; தன்மை திரிதல். [thanmai thirithal.]
4. To be disgusting, as from surfeit; வெறுத்துப்போதல். [veruthuppothal.]
5. To be given up as being beyond one’s reach; கைக்கெட்டா தென்ற காரணத்தால் விடப்படுதல். [kaikketta thenra karanathal vidappaduthal.]
6. To become soft and pasty, as lime; வேலைக்கு உதவுமாறு களிப்பாக இருத்தல். சுண்ணாம்பு புளித்திருக்கிறது. [velaikku uthavumaru kalippaga iruthal. sunnambu pulithirukkirathu.]
7. To be thick, close, crowded or dense; செறி தல். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [seri thal. (agarathi nigandu)]
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Pūli (பூலி) [pūlittal] 11 intransitive verb < பூரி-. [puri-.] To swell; உடம்பு பூரித்தல். பூலித்தகங் குழைந்து பொன் னூச லாடாமோ [udambu purithal. pulithagang kuzhainthu pon nusa ladamo] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 16, 8).
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Pūḻi (பூழி) noun probably from bhūti. [Malayalam: pūḻi.]
1. Powder; தூள். வானம்பூழி படக்கருக்கி [thul. vanambuzhi padakkarukki] (கல்லாடம் [kalladam] 25, 28).
2. Dust; புழுதி. பூழி பூத்த புழற்கா ளாம்பி [puzhuthi. puzhi putha puzharka lambi] (பத்துப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu] 134).
3. Sacred ashes; விபூதி. பூழி புனைந்தவர் [viputhi. puzhi punainthavar] (கந்தபு. யுத். வரவு. [kanthapu. yuth. varavu.] 13).
4. See பூழிநாடு. [puzhinadu.] (நன். [nan.] 273.)
5. Soft mire or mud; குழைசேறு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kuzhaiseru. (pingalagandu)]
6. Bubble in muddy water; சேற்றிற் குமிழி. [serrir kumizhi.] (W.)
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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Starts with (+338): Pul-iyanma, Puli indu, Puli naralai, Puli natalai, Puli tatukki, Puli vaga, Puli---nagam, Puli---nakham, Puli-ccankay, Puli-cheera, Puli-chinta, Puli-chira, Puli-dumpa, Puli-ilaikampi, Puli-illakari, Puli-ittakari, Puli-ittatunkari, Puli-kankal, Puli-kanmuni, Puli-katimal.
Ends with (+196): Aarampuli, Aaronpuli, Acarippuli, Aivaypuli, Ampuli, Anaippuli, Anaipuli, Arampuli, Aronpuli, Arumpuli, Asaripuli, Ayvayapuli, Bemtepuli, Calanapuli, Calapuli, Calpuli, Camparappuli, Campuli, Camukkala-kottupuli, Cara-konraipuli.
Full-text (+208): Trinapuli, Pavuliyan, Pulimatalai, Pulintayir, Pulinatu, Puliccanai, Ammilam, Carukupuli, Camparappuli, Kottaippuli, Puliccoru, Pulikkocu, Pulimaru, Tavanappuli, Pulikkarunai, Mampuli, Pooli, Timpuli, Pulla, Puliyintu.
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