Thali, Thāli, Thālī: 8 definitions

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Thali means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology. 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.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Thali in India is the name of a plant defined with Actinodaphne angustifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Litsea angustifolia (Nees) Hook. f. (among others).

2) Thali is also identified with Actinodaphne hookeri.

3) Thali is also identified with Sapindus saponaria It has the synonym Cupania saponarioides Sw. (etc.).

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

· Lindl. Introd. Nat. Syst. (1836)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1824)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica (1997)
· Investigatio et Studium Naturae (1992)
· Botanica Acta (1990)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Thali, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

thāli : (f.) a plate; a dish.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Thālī, (f.) (thāli° in cpds.) (Sk. sthālī, cp. thāla) an earthen pot, kettle, large dish; in —dhovana washing of the dish A. I, 161 (+sarāva-dhovana);—pāka an offering of barley or rice cooked in milk Vin. III, 15; D. I, 97 (=DA. I, 267); S. II, 242; V, 384; A. I, 166; J. I, 186; Miln. 249. (Page 308)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

thaḷī (थळी).—f Commonly thaḷa.

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thālī (थाली).—f (sthālī S) A cooking pot.

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thāḷī (थाळी).—f A hole in the ground to hold fuel and fire, a stove. 2 (Dim. of thāḷā) A small-sized thāḷā. thāḷī piṭaṇēṃ g. of o. To blazon abroad.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

thālī (थाली).—f A cooking pot.

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thāḷī (थाळी).—f A hole in the ground to hold fuel, fire, a stove; a small-sized thāḷā. thāḷī piṭaṇēṃ Blazon abroad.

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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

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Thālī (थाली):—(nf) a smaller form of [thāla] (see); —[kā baiṃgana] fickle-minded, wavering (person); —[meṃ ghī idhara-udhara/bikharā-bikharā] as broad as it is long.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

1) Thalī (थली) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Sthalī.

2) Thalī (थली) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Sthalī.

3) Thālī (थाली) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Sthālī.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ṭhāḷi (ಠಾಳಿ):—

1) [noun] lack of honesty; a disposition to lie, cheat or steal; deceiving; dishonesty.

2) [noun] a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood; a lie.

3) [noun] the feeling, attitude or expression of disdaining; the feeling of contempt.

4) [noun] a man who habitually cheats another; a fraud or cheat.

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Thaḷi (ಥಳಿ):—[noun] the act of scattering (a liquid) in drops; a sprinkling.

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Thāli (ಥಾಲಿ):—[noun] a metal vessel, chiefly a water container, with narrow neck.

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Thāḷi (ಥಾಳಿ):—[noun] = ಥಾಲಿ [thali].

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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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