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Shalmali
शाल्मलीSay it SHAAL-muh-lee
- Meaning today
- Silk cotton tree
- Original meaning
- "the silk-cotton tree (Bombax); also a river and a Śakti of Viṣṇu" Monier-Williams, p. 1068
- Say it
- SHAAL-muh-lee
- Written
- शाल्मली
- Other spellings
- Shalmalee, Salmali
Shalmali
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Shalmali meaning
Shalmali (शाल्मली) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
The silk-cotton tree (Bombax); also a river and a Śakti of Viṣṇu
Also used to mean: silk cotton tree
Shalmali (शाल्मली) is the Sanskrit śālmalī, another form of śālmali, the silk-cotton or semul tree, Bombax, a tall thorny tree known for its large red flowers and woolly seed pods. Monier-Williams also lists Śālmalī as the name of rivers in the Purāṇas and of one of the Śaktis of Viṣṇu, and Purāṇic geography names one of its seven great continents Śālmali-dvīpa after the tree. Name lists give "silk cotton tree", the dictionary sense. The name is used mainly in Maharashtra; the playback singer Shalmali Kholgade is a well-known bearer.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1068 · entry śālmalī · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, śālmalī, p. 1068 · Wikipedia, Shalmali Kholgade
Famous namesakes
- Shalmali Kholgade, playback singer
Spellings
Shalmali · Shalmalee · Salmali