Tilai, Tiḷaī, Tilaī, Tiḷai, Dilāi: 4 definitions
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Tilai means something in Marathi, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Tilai in India is the name of a plant defined with Wendlandia heynei in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Rondeletia cinerea Wall. (among others).
2) Tilai is also identified with Wendlandia tinctoria It has the synonym Rondeletia tinctoria Roxb. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1830)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1824)
· Flora of the British India (1880)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1962)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1819)
· Flora de Filipinas (1845)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tilai, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, 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 Dictionarytiḷaī (तिळई).—f (tīḷa) A kind of sesamum.
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTiḷai (திளை) [tiḷaittal] 11 intransitive verb
1. To be close, crowded; நெருங்குதல். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) பன் மயிர் திளைத்திடில் [nerunguthal. (sudamaninigandu) pan mayir thilaithidil] (காசிகண்டம் மகளிர். [kasigandam magalir.] 8).
2. To be full; to abound, as water in a river; நிறைதல். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [niraithal. (sudamaninigandu)]
3. To swing to and fro; to move; அசைதல். தாமம்புறந் திளைப்ப [asaithal. thamamburan thilaippa] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 1, 21).
4. To play, disport; விளையாடுதல். எகினந் துணை யொடு திளைக்கும் [vilaiyaduthal. eginan thunai yodu thilaikkum] (அகநா. [agana.] 34, 13).
5. To dive; to sport in water; முழுகுதல். திளைக்குந் தீர்த்த மறாத [muzhuguthal. thilaikkun thirtha maratha] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 533, 2).
6. To flow, fall unceasingly; இடைவிடா தொழுகுதல். தேனு மமிழ்துந் திளைத்தாங்கு [idaivida thozhuguthal. thenu mamizhthun thilaithangu] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 519).
7. To practise constantly; தொழி லில் இடைவிடாதுபயிலுதல். மட்டு வாக்கலிற் றிளைத் தவர் [thozhi lil idaividathupayiluthal. mattu vakkalir rilaith thavar] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 50).
8. To rejoice; மகிழ்தல். மடந்தை யர் சிந்தை திளைப்பன வாகாதே [magizhthal. madanthai yar sinthai thilaippana vagathe] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 49, 8).
9. To fight; பொருதல். ஈரெண்மர் திளைத்து வீழ்ந்தார் [poruthal. irenmar thilaithu vizhnthar] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 3076). — transitive To experience, enjoy, copulate with; அனுபவித்தல். கன்னி நாரையைத் திளைத் தலின் [anupavithal. kanni naraiyaith thilaith thalin] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 50).
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Tiḷai (திளை) [tiḷaittal] 11 transitive verb cf. துளை-. [thulai-.] To perforate, bore; துளைத்தல். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [thulaithal. (sudamaninigandu)]
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Tiḷai (திளை) [tiḷaittal] 11 transitive verb cf. தளை⁴-. [thalai⁴-.] [Malayalam: tiḷaikka.] To boil; கொதிக்கக் காய்ச்சுதல். [kothikkag kaychuthal.] Nāñ.
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryDilāi (दिलाइ):—n. to cause to be given (by, to); to consign;
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: Tilaia.
Ends with (+6): Akatilai, Anaikkatilai, Arattottilai, Attilai, Camattilai, Catilai, Cavantilai, Cottilai, Cuvantilai, Elikkatilai, Entilai, Irampa-palvettilai, Kattuvettilai, Koluntilai, Kottilai, Kutilai, Kuttilai, Mattilai, Mucalkatilai, Muyalkatilai.
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