Veli, Vēlī, Velī, Veḷi: 5 definitions

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Veli means something in the history of ancient India, 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.

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India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Veḻi.—(IE 8-6; EI 25), Tamil; a big land measure. See vāṭikā. Note: veḻi is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Veli in India is the name of a plant defined with Artemisia nilagirica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Artemisia vulgaris var. nilagirica C.B. Clarke.

2) Veli is also identified with Daemia extensa It has the synonym Doemia extensa (Jacquin) R. Br. (etc.).

3) Veli is also identified with Pergularia daemia It has the synonym Asclepias scandens P. Beauv. (etc.).

4) Veli is also identified with Plumbago zeylanica It has the synonym Plumbago rosea L. (etc.).

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

· Compositae Indicae (1876)
· Species Plantarum (1762)
· Prodr. Fl. SW. Afr. (1967)
· Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden (1985)
· Nuovo Giornale Botanico Italiano (1926)
· Chem. Pharm. Bull. (Tokyo)

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vēlī (वेली).—f (Commonly vēla) A creeping or climbing plant.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vēli (ವೇಲಿ):—

1) [noun] a row of closely planted shrubs, bushes or trees forming a boundary or fence; a hedge.

2) [noun] a place where a game is lured to (for hunting or catching purpose).

3) [noun] an old measure of land.

4) [noun] a dividing line between two villages, towns, countries, states, etc.; border.

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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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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Veli (வெலி) noun perhaps from வெளி¹. [veli¹.] [Telugu: veli.]

1. Banishment, excommunication; புறம்பாக்குகை. [purambakkugai.] (W.)

2. Expunging; எழுத்தினின்றும் தவறான பகுதியை விலக்குகை. [ezhuthininrum thavarana paguthiyai vilakkugai.] Local usage

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Veli (வெலி) noun Corr. of பலி³. [pali³.] See பலி³ [pali³], 1, 2. Nāñ.

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Veḷi (வெளி) noun cf. bahis.

1. Outside; புறம். வெளியே போ. [puram. veliye po.]

2. Open space, plain; மைதானம். [maithanam.]

3. Space, as an element; sky; ஆகாசம். வெளி யிடை யொன்றாய் விளைந்தாய் போற்றி [agasam. veli yidai yonray vilainthay porri] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 4, 141).

4. Intervening space, room, gap; இடை வெளி. வானகம் விழுங்கினர் விண்ணவர் வெளியின் றென்னவே [idai veli. vanagam vizhunginar vinnavar veliyin rennave] (கம்பராமாயணம் திருவவதாரப். [kambaramayanam thiruvavatharap.] 85).

5. Openness, plainness; வெளிப்படை. [velippadai.]

6. Publicity; பகி ரங்கம். இரகசியங்கள் வெளியாய் விட்டன. [pagi rangam. iragasiyangal veliyay vittana.]

7. See வெளித்தோற்றம் [velithorram], 1,

8. Means, way; உபாயம். அன்னவை தீரும் வெளி பெற்றேம் [upayam. annavai thirum veli perrem] (கம்பராமாயணம் மகேந். [kambaramayanam magen.] 3).

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Veḷi (வெளி) [veḷittal] 11 intransitive verb < வெளி¹. [veli¹.]

1. To be open or public; வெளிப்படையாதல். வெளித்து வைகுவ தரிதென வவருரு மேவி ஒளித்து வாழ்கின்ற தருமமன்னான் [velippadaiyathal. velithu vaiguva tharithena vavaruru mevi olithu vazhkinra tharumamannan] (கம்பராமாயணம் ஊர்தேடு. [kambaramayanam urthedu.] 136).

2. To come to light, as dishonest tricks; தந்திரம் முதலியன வெளியாதல். [thanthiram muthaliyana veliyathal.] (J.)

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Veḷi (வெளி) noun < வெள்¹. [vel¹.]

1. Purity; தூய்மை. உளம் வெளிசெய்திடும் [thuymai. ulam veliseythidum] (சேதுபுராணம் அசுவ. [sethupuranam asuva.] 76).

2. (Pros.) Veṇpā metre; வெண்பா. (இலக்கியச் சொல்லகராதி) [venpa. (ilakkiyas sollagarathi)]

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Veḷi (வெளி) [veḷittal] 11 intransitive verb < வெளி³. [veli³.]

1. To break, as the day; விடிதல். [vidithal.]

2. To clear, as the sight after dimness, or the sky after cloudiness; to brighten, as the sun or moon after being obscured; to become clear, as the meaning of an obscure verse; தெளிவாதல். [thelivathal.] (J.)

3. To become white; வெண்ணிறங் கொள்ளுதல். [vennirang kolluthal.] (கம்பராமாயணம் ஊர்தேடு. [kambaramayanam urthedu.] 136.)

4. To become useless; பயனிலதாதல். (இலக்கியச் சொல்லகராதி) [payanilathathal. (ilakkiyas sollagarathi)]

5. To be vacant, empty; வெறிதாதல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [verithathal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Vēli (வேலி) noun

1. [Telugu: vēlugu, K. bēli, M. vēli.] Hedge, fence; முள் கழி முதலியவற்றா லான அரண். வேரல்வேலி வேர்க்கோட் பலவின் [mul kazhi muthaliyavarra lana aran. veralveli verkkod palavin] (குறுந்தொகை [kurundogai] 18.)

2. Wall; மதில். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [mathil. (pingalagandu)]

3. Custody, watch, guard; காவல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) நிறைநாண் வேலி நீங்கி [kaval. (pingalagandu) nirainan veli ningi] (கல்லாடம் [kalladam] 87, 3).

4. Land; நிலம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) சாலிவேலியுந் தழீஇய வைப்பும் [nilam. (pingalagandu) saliveliyun thazhiiya vaippum] (கம்பராமாயணம் நாட்டுப். [kambaramayanam nattup.] 12).

5. Field; வயல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [vayal. (pingalagandu)]

6. Land measure= 6.74 acres; ஒரு நிலஅளவு. [oru nilaalavu.] (G. T j. D. I , 135.)

7. Cowshed; பசுக்கொட்டில். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [pasukkottil. (pingalagandu)]

8. Village; ஊர். (பிங்கலகண்டு) பன்னிரு வேலிகொண் டருளுஞ் செய்கைகண்டு [ur. (pingalagandu) panniru veligon darulugn seykaigandu] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 176, 2).

9. See வேலிப்பருத்தி. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [velipparuthi. (vaithiya muligai)]

10. Red-flowered silk cotton tree. See முள்ளிலவு. வேலியங் குறுஞ்சூல் விளை காய்ப் பஞ்சதந்திரப் பாடற்ினம் [mullilavu. veliyang kurunchul vilai kayp panchinam] (கல்லாடம் [kalladam] 87).

11. Sound; ஓசை. (அரு. நி.) [osai. (aru. ni.)]

12. cf. வளி¹. [vali¹.] Wind; காற்று. (அரு. நி.) [karru. (aru. ni.)]

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