Nergal, Nirgal, Nirgali, Nērḡál, Nergel: 2 definitions
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Nirgal in India is the name of a plant defined with Hopea parviflora in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
2) Nirgal is also identified with Punica granatum.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Ann. Cat. Vasc. Pl. W. Pakistan & Kash. (1972)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2009)
· Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (1936)
· North American Flora (1928)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· New Botanist (1981)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Nirgal, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNirgāḷi (ನಿರ್ಗಾಳಿ):—[noun] a place not having air or gas; vacuum.
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Nīrgal (ನೀರ್ಗಲ್):—[noun] = ನೀರ್ಗಲ್ಲು [nirgallu].
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Nīrgāli (ನೀರ್ಗಾಲಿ):—
1) [noun] a wheel turned by water running against or falling on paddles, used as a source of power; a water wheel.
2) [noun] a wheel with buckets on its rim, used for lifting water; a water wheel.
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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Full-text: Nirgarati.
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