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Mili, īī, ī, Miḻi, Mīḷi: 5 definitions

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Mili means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 Mīḷi can be transliterated into English as Mili or Milii, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: academia.edu: The Structure and Meanings of the Heruka Maṇḍala

īī (मीली) is the name of a Ḍākinī who, together with the Vīra (hero) named ī forms one of the 36 pairs situated in the Jalacakra, according to the 10th century Ḍākṇa chapter 15. Accordingly, the jalacakra refers to one of the three divisions of the ṃbDz-ṭa (‘enjoyment layer�), situated in the ܰ첹ṇḍ. The 36 pairs of Ḍākinīs [viz., īī] and Vīras are white in color; the shapes of their faces are in accordance with their names; they have four arms; they hold a skull bowl, a skull staff, a small drum, and a knife..

In Jayasena’s Ratnapadmarāganidhi, īī’s name is Śilī (D 1516, 29 v 2)

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (Բ) are collected indepently.

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Biology (plants and animals)

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Mili in Nigeria is the name of a plant defined with Pycnanthus angolensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Myristica microcephala Benth. (among others).

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

· Flora of Tropical Africa (1909)
· Fitoterapia (2008)
· Catalogue of the vascular plants of S. Tomé (1944)
· Adansonia (1868)
· Notizblatt des Königlichen botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin (1895)
· Flora orientalis (1755)

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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

Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Miḷi (ಮಿಳಿ):�

1) [noun] a cord made by interweaving thin leather straps.

2) [noun] a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax or the like or thin swires; a rope.

3) [noun] a flat, long leather strap used to bind around the waist of an elephant or horse.

4) [noun] a metal chain.

5) [noun] a narrow leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit in the mouth of a horse, by which the rider controls it; reins.

6) [noun] a arch.tax levied on leather straps and cords.

7) [noun] the large plant Colocasia esculenta ( = C. antiquorum, = Arum colocasia) of Araceae family.

8) [noun] a structure of a literary work constructed by interweaving different thoughts, sentiments, etc.

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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

: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Miḻi (மிழி) noun Corr. of விழி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்த� மானிப்பாயகராதி) [vizhi. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Mīḷi (மீளி) noun < மீள்¹-. [¹-.]

1. Returning; மீளுகை. இரவில்வந்த� மீளியுரைத்தி [milugai. iravilvanthu miliyuraithi] (திருக்கோவ໾யார் [thirukkovaiyar] 151).

2. Pity; இரங்கல�. (அர�. நி.) [irangal. (aru. ni.)]

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Mīḷi (மீளி) noun perhaps from மீள்²-. [²-.]

1. Lord, chieftain; தலைவன். மீளி . . . ஆகோள� கருதின� [thalaivan. mili . . . agol karuthin] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமால�. [purapporulvenpamalai.] 1, 20).

2. Chief of a desert tract; பாலைநிலத� தலைவன். (சடாமணிநிகண்டு) [palainilath thalaivan. (sudamaninigandu)]

3. King; sovereign; இறையனாரகப் பொருள் (அர�. நி.) [iraiyanaragap porul (aru. ni.)]

4. Commander of an army; சேனைத் தலைவன். [senaith thalaivan.] (நாமத௶பநிகண்டு [namathipanigandu] 139.)

5. Strong man; திண் ணியன�. (பிȨகலகண்ட�) [thin niyan. (pingalagandu)]

6. Great man; worthy; பெருமை யிற் சிறந்தோன�. (பிȨகலகண்ட�) [perumai yir siranthon. (pingalagandu)]

7. Strength; வலிம�. (பிȨகலகண்ட�) [valimai. (pingalagandu)]

8. Valour, bravery; வீரம�. மீளிமுன்பி னாளிபோ� [viram. milimunpi nalipola] (புறநானூற� [purananuru] 207).

9. Greatness; பெருமை. (பிȨகலகண்ட�) [perumai. (pingalagandu)]

10. Merit, distinction; தலைம�. மீளிக் கடற்றானை [thalaimai. milig kadarranai] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமால� [purapporulvenpamalai] 7, 5).

11. Yama; கூற்றுவன�. மீளி யுடம்பிடித� தடக்கை [kurruvan. mili yudambidith thadakkai] (பத்துப்பாட்ட�: பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்பட� [pathuppattu: perumbanarruppadai] 75).

12. Devil; பேய். சீயமாவ� மீளியும் [pey. siyamavu miliyum] (கம்பராமாயணம் மூலப�. [kambaramayanam mulapala.] 80).

13. Youth, young man; இளைஞன். வீவி லாற்� லொர் மீளி [ilaignan. vivi larra lor mili] (சீகாளத்த� புராணம� கண்ணப்�. [sigalathi puranam kannappa.] 50).

14. Period of life between the seventh and tenth year; ஏழுபிராயத்துக்கு மேல் பத்துப்பிராயம் முடியுமள வுள்� பருவம் [ezhupirayathukku mel pathuppirayam mudiyumala vulla paruvam] (பன்னிருபாட்டியல் [pannirupattiyal] 228.)

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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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Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Mili is another spelling for माइली [徱ī].—n. � माहिली [󾱱ī]

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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.

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