Palava, Paḷavā, Palavā, Palāva: 12 definitions

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Palava means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Paḷavā can be transliterated into English as Palava or Paliava, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

paḷavā (पळवा).—m Dried and preserved pālēbhājī (leafvegetables) or leaves or blades gen. Note. paḷavā differs from usarī.

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pālava (पालव).—m (pallava S) The extremity of a branch bearing new leaves; a sprig of young and luxuriant foliage: also a tuft of foliage; a cluster of shoots or sprouts. 2 The skirt of a garment or cloth; esp. as used in waving to one at a distance, in flapping out a light, in whisking off &c. v ghāla, ṭāka, kara, dē. 3 fig. Outskirts, precincts, purlieus. 4 fig. The projecting portion of the slopes of a roof, or of the ridge over the gableends. 5 fig. An embellishing circumstance added to a tale by the narrator. 6 Affinity. v miḷa, bhiḍa, lāga g. of s. & o. Pr. sadaivācā pā0 barā. 7 Spread or expansion of a family.

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pālavā (पालवा).—m C (pālava) A common green stick; as plucked from the hedge &c.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

pālava (पालव).—m A tuft of foliage. The skirt of a garment. Outskirts. Affinity. pālava kāpūna dēṇēṃ To dissolve the matrimonia connection. See the phrase kāḍī mōḍūna dēṇēṃ .

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Palava (पलव).—A kind of net or basket for catching fish.

Derivable forms: palavaḥ (पलवः).

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Palāva (पलाव).—A fish-hook; Vās.

Derivable forms: palāvaḥ (पलावः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Palāva (पलाव).—(m. or nt.; once in Atharvaveda) or palāpa (= Pali id.; so Kashgar recension of Saddharmapuṇḍarīka. both times), chaff: niṣpal° Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 39.3; 44.13 (both edd. with Nepalese mss. °va), free from chaff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Palava (पलव).—m.

(-vaḥ) A snare or basket of wicker work for catching fish. E. pala flesh, and to get, aff. ac.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Palāva (पलाव).—[substantive] fishing-hook; [masculine] [plural] chaff, husks.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Palāva (पलाव):—[from pala] m. chaff, husks, [Atharva-veda]

2) [v.s. ...] a fish-hook, [Vāsavadattā]

3) Palava (पलव):—m. plava (√plu), a basket of wicker-work for catching fish, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Name of a man, [Prav.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Palava (पलव):—[pala-va] (vaḥ) 1. m. A snare or basket of wicker work for catching fish-

[Sanskrit to German]

Palava in German

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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.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Palava (पलव) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pralap.

2) Palāva (पलाव) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Nāśa.

3) Palāva (पलाव) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Plāva.

4) Palāva (पलाव) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Pralāpa.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Paḻava (ಪೞವ):—[noun] = ಪೞಹ [palaha].

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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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