Velli, Veḷḷi: 10 definitions
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Velli means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, 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.
The Sanskrit term Veḷḷi can be transliterated into English as Velli or Velilii, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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India history and geography
Veḻḻi.—(EI 15), name of a coin. Note: veḻḻi 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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Veḻḻi.—name of a coin. Note: veḻḻi is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
Veḷḷi (வெள்ளி) (in Tamil) refers to Śukra in Sanskrit, and represents one of the proper nouns mentioned in the Kanchipuranam, which narrates the Shaivite Legends of Kanchipuram—an ancient and sacred district in Tamil Nadu (India). The Kanchipuranam (mentioning Veḷḷi) reminds us that Kanchipuram represents an important seat of Hinduism where Vaishnavism and Shaivism have co-existed since ancient times.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Velli in India is the name of a plant defined with Elettaria cardamomum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Amomum racemosum Lam. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London (1812)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Les Figures des Plantes et Animaux d'Usage en Medecine (1764)
· Flora Peruviana, et Chilensis (1798)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1811)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Velli, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Velli, (dial. ?) is a word peculiar to the Jātaka. At one passage it is explained by the Commentary as “vedi” (i.e. rail, cornice), where it is applied to the slender waist of a woman (cp. vilāka & vilaggita): J. VI, 456. At most of the other passages it is explained as “a heap of gold”: thus at J. V, 506 (verse: velli-vilāka-majjhā; C. : “ettha vellī ti rāsi vilākamajjhā ti vilagga-majjhā uttattaghana-suvaṇṇa-rāsi-ppabhā c’eva tanu-dīgha-majjhā ca”), and VI, 269 (verse: kañcana-velli-viggaha; C. : “suvaṇṇa-rāsi-sassirīka-sarīrā”). At V, 398 in the same passage as VI, 269 explained in C. as “kañcana-rūpakasadisa-sarīrā”). The idea of “golden” is connected with it throughout. (Page 650)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Velli (वेल्लि).—f. A creeper; cf. वल्लि (valli).
Derivable forms: velliḥ (वेल्लिः).
Velli (वेल्लि).—f. (-lliḥ or llī) A creeping plant. E. vell to shake, aff. in or ṅīp .
Velli (वेल्लि):—[from vell] f. (cf. valli) a creeping plant, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Velli (वेल्लि):—(lliḥ) 2. f. A creeping plant.
Velli (वेल्लि):—f. = latā [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] — Vgl. valli .
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Tamil dictionary
Velli (வெல்லி) noun cf. bālā. A species of cardamom. See சிற்றேலம். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [sirrelam. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Velli (வெல்லி) noun probably from வெல்-. [vel-.] Clever woman; சமர்த்தி. [samarthi.] Nāñ.
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Veḷḷi (வெள்ளி) noun < வெண்-மை. [ven-mai.] [Telugu: veṇḍi, K. beḷḷi, M. veḷḷi.]
1. Whiteness; வெண்மை. வெள்ளி நோன்படை [venmai. velli nonpadai] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 41).
2. Silver, Argentum; வெண்ணிறமுள்ள லோகவகை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) விண்ணகு வெள்ளி வெற்பின் [venniramulla logavagai. (pingalagandu) vinnagu velli verpin] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1646).
3. A silver coin; வெள்ளிநாணயவகை. [vellinanayavagai.]
4. Star; நட்சத்திரம். வானத்திலுள்ள வெள்ளியைக் கணக்கிட முடியுமா [nadsathiram. vanathilulla velliyaig kanakkida mudiyuma]?
5. The planet Venus; சுக்கிரனென் னுங் கோள். இலங்கு கதிர் வெள்ளி தென்புலம் படரினும் [sukkiranen nung kol. ilangu kathir velli thenpulam padarinum] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 35).
6. Śukra, the priest of the Asuras; அசுரகுருவாகிய சுக்கிரன். [asuraguruvagiya sukkiran.]
7. Friday; வெள்ளிக்கிழமை. வெள்ளி வாரத்து [vellikkizhamai. velli varathu] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 23, 135).
8. An ascetic of Dharmapuram mutt who is said to have made interpolations in many poems, such as Kampa-rāmayaṇam, Periya-purāṇam, etc.; தருமபுரவாதீனத்துத் தம்பிரான்களிலொரு வரும் கம்பராமாயணம் பெரியபுராண முதலிய முன்னூல் களில் தம்கவிகளை இடைச்செருகியவராகச் சொல் லப்படுபவருமாகிய ஒரு புலவர். இது வெள்ளி பாடல். [tharumapuravathinathuth thambirankaliloru varum kambaramayanam periyapurana muthaliya munnul kalil thamkavigalai idaicherugiyavaragas sol lappadupavarumagiya oru pulavar. ithu velli padal.]
9. Ignorance; அறிவின்மை. வெள்ளியை யாதல் விளம்பினை [arivinmai. velliyai yathal vilambinai] (கம்பராமாயணம் வேள்வி. [kambaramayanam velvi.] 29).
10. Semen virile; விந்து. வெள்ளி யுருகியே பொன்வழி யோடாமே [vinthu. velli yurugiye ponvazhi yodame] (திருமந். [thiruman.] 834).
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Veḷḷi (வெள்ளி) noun Corr. of வள்ளலார்சாத்திரம்ி². [valli².]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with: Velli-ampalatampiran, Velli-ankiri, Velli-ilaiceti, Velli-kundricum, Velli-lothi, Vellica, Velliccarikai, Vellikkacu, Vellikkaliyanam, Vellikkaram, Vellikkaru, Vellikkilamai, Vellikkilanku, Vellikkol, Vellilottiram, Vellittankam, Vellittati, Velliyampalam, Velliyelutal.
Full-text (+143): Velli-matantai, Carikaivelli, Velli-ampalatampiran, Vellittankam, Cettiyai-konranvelli, Utuvelli, Vellikkilanku, Cokka-kattivelli, Velli-ilaiceti, Velliccarikai, Pincuvelli, Velli-varaikappon, Velli-matantankentai, Itaiyan-kalvelli, Vellikkilamai, Utivelli, Velli-ankiri, Vellippatal, Vellippillaiyar, Velliparpam.
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