Ale, Āle: 8 definitions
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Ale means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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.
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: Advances in Zoology and Botany: Ethnomedicinal List of Plants Treating Fever in Ahmednagar District of Maharashtra, IndiaĀle in the Marathi language refers to the medicinal herb “Zingiber officinale Roxb.”, and is used for ethnomedicine treatment of Fever in Ahmednagar district, India. The parts used are: “Dried rhizome, Fresh rhizome”. Instructions for using the herb named Āle: -
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsAle in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Zingiber officinale Roscoe from the Zingiberaceae (Ginger) family. For the possible medicinal usage of ale, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Ale in Kenya is the name of a plant defined with Acacia seyal in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acacia flava (Forssk.) Schweinf. var. seyal (Delile) Roberty (among others).
2) Ale is also identified with Acacia xanthophloea It has the synonym Vachellia xanthophloea (Benth.) Banfi & Galasso) (the specific name from the Greek xanthos ‘yellow’ and phloios ‘bark of trees’.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1875)
· Flowering Plants of Africa
· Nature (1999)
· Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Civico Storia Nat. Milano (2008)
· Nordic Journal of Botany (1989)
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (1973)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ale, for example side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, extract dosage, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAle (अले).—ind. Unmeaning words in the dialect of the Piśāchas chiefly introduced in plays.
See also (synonyms): alele.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAle (अले).—ind. An unmeaning word in the dialect of the demons or Pisachas, when they are introduced in plays, &c. also alale.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAle (अले):—or alele ind. (cf. are and arere), unmeaning words in the dialect of the demons or Piśācas (introduced in plays etc.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAle (अले):—— interj. Unmeaning word used by imps.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAle (ಅಲೆ):—
1) [verb] to wander a) to travel or go here and there without any definite route or object, to rove, ramble or roam; b) to follow an irregular or winding course; c) to deviate from the right or proper course; d) to digress from the subject in hand.
2) [verb] to overthrow, to discomfit; to defeat; to scatter in fight.
3) [verb] to subject to torment, to afflict, to vex, to irritate; to torment.
4) [verb] to parry, to turn aside, to keep off; to ward off; to avert.
5) [verb] to speak to rudely or contemptuously; to insult; to slight; to disgrace.
6) [verb] to meet the surface of, to have no intervening space between at one or more points, to be in contact with, to come into contact with; to touch.
7) [verb] to wash (with water).
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Ale (ಅಲೆ):—
1) [noun] torture a) the inflicting of severe pain to force information or confession, get revenge, etc. b) any method by which such pain is inflicted.
2) [noun] the act of (air) blowing.
3) [noun] a sudden or new movement (as in poetry, art, politics, etc.); a movement of people, etc., in groups or masses, which recedes or grows smaller before subsiding or being followed by another.
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Ale (ಅಲೆ):—
1) [noun] a ridge or swell moving along the surface of a liquid or body of water as a result of disturbance, as by wind; a wave; a billow.
2) [noun] ಹೊಸ ಅಲೆ ಎಬ್ಬಿಸು [hosa ale ebbisu] hosa ale ebbisu (fig.) to cause a new movement, different style in literature, art, public life etc.
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Ale (ಅಲೆ):—[interjection] an interjection used in calling a woman.
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Aḷe (ಅಳೆ):—
1) [verb] to find out or estimate the extent, dimensions, etc. of, esp. by the use of a standard; to measure.
2) [verb] to judge or determine the worth or quality of; appraise; to evaluate.
3) [verb] (colloq.) to lie; to make believe; to exaggerate disproportionately.
4) [verb] ಅಳೆದು ಸುರಿ [aledu suri]/ಅಳೆದು ಹೊಯ್ [aledu hoy] aḷedu suri/aḷedu hoy (fig.) to think thoroughly; 2. to take over-care in considering the pros and cons of an act or to hesitate in taking a decision; ತಳವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಅಳೆ [talavillade ale] taḷavillade aḷe (fig.) to tell a lie; to pull a fast one.
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Aḷe (ಅಳೆ):—[noun] the liquid left after churning butter from milk; butter milk.
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Āle (ಆಲೆ):—
1) [noun] the sugar-cane mill; the sugar-cane crushing machine.
2) [noun] a rotary for extracting oil from oil seeds.
3) [noun] ಆಲೆ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಊರಿಗೆ ಇಪ್ಪೆಹೂವೇ ಸಕ್ಕರೆ [ale illada urige ippehuve sakkare] āle illada ūrige ippehūvē sakkare in the absence of good, bad looks better.
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Āle (ಆಲೆ):—[noun] (correctly ಹಾಲೆ [hale]) the lobe of the ear.
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Āle (ಆಲೆ):—[noun] the plant Chrysophyllum cainito of Sapotaceae family; West Indian star apple.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+126): Al-eluttucelai, Ale odan, Alea, Alebakora, Alebanda, Alebe, Alebiya, Alectoria sarmentosa, Alectra parasitica, Alectra sessiliflora, Alectryon diversifolius, Alectryon excelsus, Alectryon oleifolius, Alecuveppam, Alecuveppu, Alecuvitaiyam, Alecuvitayam, Aledadisu, Aledadu, Aledan bliassou.
Ends with (+2227): Aale, Aane kathhaale, Aane katthaale, Aanekattaale, Abale, Abe abale, Abesukale, Abhijatakale, Abhipale, Abyssinian kale, Acajou pale, Acale, Acanthospermum australe, Accagadale, Aconitum lethale, Adakebale, Adakejaple, Adale, Adale Ganjale Pidale, Adatale.
Full-text (+6): Alele, Son th'ale, Ale odan, N'ale, Aleshaija, Bhumisamrajya, Vedyaramitah, Antarale, Panagoshthi, Niharam, Apras, Apakashaka, Raan-ale, Madasthana, Madirashala, Ran-ale, Madasthala, Dhanyamadya, Rikamacavadi, Madiragriha.
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Search found 21 books and stories containing Ale, Āle, Aḷe; (plurals include: Ales, Āles, Aḷes). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Heimskringla (by Snorri Sturlson)
Part 39 - Vow Of The Jomsborg Vikings < [Chapter VI - King Olaf Trygvason's Saga]
Part 25 - Comparison Between The Two Kings < [Chapter XII - Saga Of Sigurd The Crusader And His Brothers Eystein And Olaf]
Part 3 - Fashion Of King Olaf's Court < [Chapter X - Saga Of Olaf Kyrre]
A Collection of Popular Tales from the Norse and North German (by Peter Christian Asbjørsen)
Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
Text 18.6 (Commentary) < [Chapter 18 (Text And Commentary)]
Text 12.6 (Commentary) < [Chapter 12 (Text and Commentary)]
Commentary 3: Gathering the Three Trainings without Contradiction < [Chapter 19 (Text And Commentary)]
W. Somerset Maugham: Novelist, Playwright, Traveller < [January 1969]
Humour in Indo-English Plays < [January – March, 1982]
Keteki < [October 1954]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 3.8.3 < [Section 8 - Eighth Tiruvaymoli (Mutiyane)]
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 75 - The Crocodile And The Jackal < [Part II (e) - Stories of the Kinnaras]
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