The Sanskrit term Pūttāḷi can be transliterated into English as Puttali or Puttalii, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Puttali [பூத்தாளி] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Givotia moluccana (L.) Sreem. from the Euphorbiaceae (Castor) family having the following synonyms: Croton moluccanus, Givotia rottleriformis. For the possible medicinal usage of puttali, 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) Puttali in India is the name of a plant defined with Borassus flabellifer in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lontarus domestica Gaertn., nom. superfl. (among others).

2) Puttali is also identified with Cochlospermum religiosum It has the synonym Wittelsbachia gossypium (L.) Mart. & Zucc., nom. illeg. (etc.).

3) Puttali is also identified with Givotia moluccana It has the synonym Croton moluccanus L. (etc.).

4) Puttali is also identified with Sterculia urens It has the synonym Kavalama urens (Roxb.) Raf. (etc.).

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

· Catalogus plantarum phanerogamarum (1899)
· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 12 (1767)
· Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. (1844)
· Kew Bulletin (1991)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)

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

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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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Puttalī (पुत्तली).—

1) An image, idol, a statue, effigy.

2) A doll, puppet.

See also (synonyms): puttala.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Puttalī (पुत्तली):—[from puttala] f. = m.

2) [v.s. ...] an idol

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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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Puttalī (पुत्तली) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Putrikā.

Puttalī has the following synonyms: Puttaliyā.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Puttali (ಪುತ್ತಲಿ):—[noun] = ಪುತ್ತಳಿ [puttali].

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Puttaḷi (ಪುತ್ತಳಿ):—

1) [noun] a doll, puppet made to resemble a human being.

2) [noun] (hist.) a monetary coin of gold.

3) [noun] a necklace made of gold coins.

4) [noun] gold (in gen.).

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Puttaḻi (ಪುತ್ತೞಿ):—[noun] = ಪುತ್ತಳಿ [puttali].

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Puttaḷi (புத்தளி) noun < puttaḷikā. Effigy made of darbha grass; தருப்பையாற் செய்த உரு. [tharuppaiyar seytha uru.]

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Pūṭṭaḻi (பூட்டழி) [pūṭṭaḻittal] transitive verb < பூட்டு [puttu] +. To scatter, disperse, as an army; கட்டுக்குலைத் தல். பூலந்தை வான்புகப் பூட்டழித்த . . . வேந்தன் [kattukkulaith thal. pulanthai vanpugap puttazhitha . . . venthan] (இறையனாரகப் பொருள் [iraiyanaragap porul] 17, உரை, பக். [urai, pag.] 100).

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Pūttāḷi (பூத்தாளி) noun perhaps from idem. +.

1. White catamaran tree, medium tree, Givotia rottleriformis; மரவகை. [maravagai.]

2. False tragacanth. See செந்தணக்கு. [senthanakku.] (L.)

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Puttalibanna, Puttalibombe, Puttalicalana, Puttalidahana, Puttalige, Puttaligombe, Puttalika, Puttalike, Puttalipuja, Puttalividhi, Puttaliya.

Ends with: Citraputtali, Velaipputtali, Vellaipputtali.

Full-text: Putali, Puttalipuja, Puttala, Vellai-puthali, Puttaligombe, Puttalige, Putthali, Putthalike, Puttalike, Puttalibombe, Putrika, Puttalicalana, Puttaliya, Puttalidahana, Puttalividhi, Puttige.

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