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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ālavāla (आलवाल).—n S (Poetry.) A cavity made around the foot of trees &c. See the popular aḷaṃ Sig. I.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Alavāla (अलवाल).—A basin for water at the root of a tree; see आलवाल (ālavāla).

Derivable forms: alavālam (अलवालम्).

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Ālavāla (आलवाल).—[āsamantāt lavaṃ jalalavaṃ ālāti, ā-lā-ka Tv.] A basin or trench for water (round the root of a tree); °पूरणे नियुक्ता (pūraṇe niyuktā) Ś.1; विश्वासाय विहङ्गानामालवालाम्बुपा- यिनाम् (viśvāsāya vihaṅgānāmālavālāmbupā- yinām) R.1.51. विपुलालवालभृतवारिदर्पणः (vipulālavālabhṛtavāridarpaṇaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 13.57.

Derivable forms: ālavālam (आलवालम्).

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

Alavāla (अलवाल).—n.

(-laṃ) A basin for water at the root of a tree. E. a neg. lū to cut, and āla affix; also ālavāla.

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Ālavāla (आलवाल).—n.

(-laṃ) A basin for water round the root of a tree. E. āṅ before lū to cut or dig, and ālac aff.

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

Ālavāla (आलवाल).—n. A basin for water round the root of a tree, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 41.

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

Ālavāla (आलवाल).—[neuter] trench for water round the root of a tree.

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

1) Alavāla (अलवाल):—m. = ālavāla q.v., [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Ālavāla (आलवाल):—m. a basin for water round the root of a tree, [Raghuvaṃśa; Vikramorvaśī; Śiśupāla-vadha etc.]

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

1) Alavāla (अलवाल):—(laṃ) 1. n. A basin or small gutter round the bottom of a tree for watering the roots.

2) Ālavāla (आलवाल):—[ā-lavāla] (laṃ) 1. n. A basin for water at the root of a tree.

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

Ālavāla (आलवाल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ālavāla.

[Sanskrit to German]

Alavala 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Ālavāla (आलवाल):—(nm) a basin (around a tree etc.).

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Ālavāla (आलवाल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ālavāla.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Alavāla (ಅಲವಾಲ):—[noun] a basin or trench for water round the root of a tree.

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Aḷavaḷa (ಅಳವಳ):—[noun] a condition of wretchedness or suffering because of pain, sorrow; suffering; sorrow.

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Aḻavaḻa (ಅೞವೞ):—

1) [noun] = ಅೞಲ್ [alal]2.

2) [noun] a habit, esp. a bad one, addicted to; addiction.

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Ālavāla (ಆಲವಾಲ):—[noun] a basin or trench for water round the root of a tree.

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Āḷavāḷa (ಆಳವಾಳ):—[noun] a basin or trench for water round the root of a tree.

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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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Partial matches: Lavala, A.

Starts with: Alavalad, Alavalagattu, Alavalai, Alavalaimai, Alavalajala, Alavalaka, Alavalam, Alavalamgey, Alavalappu, Alavalavu.

Ends with (+4): Bahalavala, Balavala, Calavala, Dalabala, Galavala, Gauyalavala, Halavala, Jalavala, Jayalavala, Kalavala, Khalavala, Kutryaci Valavala, Magalavala, Mulalavala, Palavala, Pasalavala, Phalaphalavala, Phalavala, Pivalavala, Ratnalavala.

Full-text: Avala, Billa, Alavalam, Pamsumardana, Talla, Alavalajala, Alavalaka, Avapa, Mulalavala, Dvijaprapa, Alavalavu, Kedara, Alem.

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