Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Rayil in the Adi language is the name of a plant identified with Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers. from the Lauraceae (Laurel) family having the following synonyms: Litsea piperita, Laurus cubeba, Tetranthera cubeba. For the possible medicinal usage of rayil, 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.

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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

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Rayil (ரயில்) noun < English rail. Train propelled by steam or electricity; நீராவியால் அல்லது மின் சாரத்தாற் செல்லும் வண்டித்தொடர். [niraviyal allathu min sarathar sellum vandithodar.]

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Rāyil (ராயில்) noun Bastion; கொத்தளம். [kothalam.] Pond.

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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: Rayilatukku, Rayilpak.

Full-text: Rayilpak, Rayilatukku.

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No search results for Rayil, Rāyil, Raayil; (plurals include: Rayils, Rāyils, Raayils) in any book or story.