Thali, Thāli, Thālī: 10 definitions
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Thali means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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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In Jainism
Jain philosophy
Thāḷī (थाऌई) (Gujarati; in Sanskrit: Sthālī) refers to an “earthen pot (or pan)”, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. II, P. 110, l. 16]—‘Sthālī’ (Gujarati: thāḷī) means (i) an earthen pot or pan, a cooking pot and (ii) a particular vessel used m the preparation of ‘soma’. These are the meanings given in Vaidya’s The Standard Sanskrit English Dictionary.
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Biology (plants and animals)
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.
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
Pali-English dictionary
thāli : (f.) a plate; a dish.
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)
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.
Marathi-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.
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.
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.
Hindi 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
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.
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
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].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Thālī (थाली):—n. small plate;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+15): Tali, Tali-ceripentukal, Tali-kattukaliyanam, Tali-manivatam, Tali-perukkikattukai, Tali-pulakaniyayam, Tali-vankuneram, Taliccaratu, Talicceri, Talikkari, Talikkayiru, Talikkoluntu, Talikkovai, Talinoy, Taliperukutal, Talippentukal, Talippetti, Talippiccai, Talipporuttam, Talippottu.
Full-text (+121): Lohathali, Pacanathali, Sthali, Vamanathali, Thalidhovana, Udakathali, Thalipaka, Nagadali, Karuttali, Thali periyan, Tali, Patta-thali, Taliccaratu, Cankuttali, Talicceri, Talippentukal, Cunnamputali, Tali-ceripentukal, Taliyaru, Talivatakam.
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