Aral, Āral, Ārāl: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Aral means something in Hindi, 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.
Ambiguity: Although Aral has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Arala.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Aral in India is the name of a plant defined with Cassytha filiformis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ocotea cuneata Mez (among others).
2) Aral is also identified with Clitoria ternatea It has the synonym Lathyrus spectabilis Forssk. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Mémoires de la Société Linnéenne de Paris (1826)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1768)
· Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Kjøbenhavn (1870)
· Beskrivelse af Guineeiske planter (1827)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1825)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (1823)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Aral, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, 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
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryAral in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) bent, slanting; crooked..—aral (अराल) is alternatively transliterated as Arāla.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAral (ಅರಲ್):—
1) [verb] (flower) to open into blossoms; to bloom.
2) [verb] (skin, as from cold) to crack.
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Aral (ಅರಲ್):—[noun] in a plant, the seed-producing structure of an angiosperm, consisting of colourful petals, and pollen-bearing stamens unfolding around the pistils; a flower.
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Araḷ (ಅರಳ್):—[noun] = ಅರಳು [aralu]1.
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Araḷ (ಅರಳ್):—[noun] = ಅರಳು [aralu]2.
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Araḷ (ಅರಳ್):—[noun] paddy, maize kernels, etc. burst and puffed up by heating; popcorn.
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Aṟal (ಅಱಲ್):—
1) [noun] the act or fact of being or becoming thoroughly dry; loss of water content.
2) [noun] the uneasiness or suffering caused by the need to drink liquid; want of water for the natural function of one’s bodily system; thirst.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAraḷ (அரள்) [araḷ(ḷu)tal] 2 intransitive verb [K. āraḷ.] cf. அருள்³-. [arul³-.] To be terrified; பீதியடைதல். அரண் டவன் கண்ணுக்கு இருண்டதெல்லாம் பேய். [pithiyadaithal. aran davan kannukku irundathellam pey.]
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Aṟal (அறல்) noun < அறு¹-. [aru¹-.]
1. Becoming detached by cutting; அறுகை. [arugai.]
2. Flowing water; அறுத்துச் செல்லும் நீர். எக்கர் போழ்ந்தறல் வார [aruthus sellum nir. ekkar pozhntharal vara] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 29).
3. Laving; அரித்தோடுகை. மட்டறனல் யாற்று [arithodugai. mattaranal yarru] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 177).
4. Water; நீர். [nir.] (மாறனலங்காரம் மேற்கோ. [maranalangaram merko.] 723.)
5. Wave, ripple; நீர்த்திரை. (திவா.) [nirthirai. (thiva.)]
6. Black sand found on the sea-shore; கருமணல். தண் ணறல் வண்ணந் திரிந்து வேறாகி [karumanal. than naral vannan thirinthu veragi] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 20, 41).
7. Curl; மயிர்நெறிப்பு. [mayirnerippu.] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: perumbanarruppadai] 162, உரை. [urai.])
8. Low jungle; சிறுதூறு. (திவா.) [siruthuru. (thiva.)]
9. Happiness, prosperity; கலியாணம். [kaliyanam.] (மாறனலங்காரம் பக். [maranalangaram pag.] 438.)
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Āral (ஆரல்) noun < ஆர்¹-. [ar¹-.]
1. Fire; நெருப்பு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [neruppu. (pingalagandu)]
2. The third nakṣatra See கார்த்திகை. அரவுக்கண் ணணியுற ழாரன்மீன் றகையொப்ப [karthigai. aravukkan naniyura zharanmin ragaiyoppa] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 64, 4).
3. Brownish or greenish sand-eel, Rhynchobdella aculeata; ஆரால்மீன். நுண்ணாரற் பருவரால் [aralmin. nunnarar paruvaral] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 18).
4. Wall; மதில். ஆர லோங் கிய வயோத்திமா நகரி [mathil. ara long kiya vayothima nagari] (அரிச்சந்திர புராணம் விவாக. [arichandira puranam vivaga.] 283).
5. Coping of a wall; சுவர்மேல் அமைக்கப்படும் மறைப்பு. ஒட்டாரல். [suvarmel amaikkappadum maraippu. ottaral.]
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Āral (ஆரல்) noun cf. āra. The planet Mars; செவ்வாய். (திவா.) [sevvay. (thiva.)]
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Ārāl (ஆரால்) noun < ஆரல். [aral.]
1. Brownish or greenish sand-eel, Rhynchobdella aculeata; மீன்வகை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [minvagai. (pingalagandu)]
2. Rich brown thorny-backed eel, Mastacembalus armatus; சேற்றாரால். [serraral.]
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Aral (அரல்) noun cf. அரலை. [aralai.] Phlegmatic humour in the body; சிலேட்டுமம். (பரிபாசை அகராதி) [silettumam. (paripasai agarathi)]
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Aral (அரல்) noun Principal; முதலாளி. [muthalali.] (J. N.)
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Aṟal (அறல்) noun < அறு-. [aru-.]
1. Fine sand; நுண்மணல். (பொதிகை நிகண்டு) [nunmanal. (pothigai nigandu)]
2. Festival; விழா. (பொதிகை நிகண்டு) [vizha. (pothigai nigandu)]
3. Koṟṟāṉ, a parasitic leafless plant; கொற்றான். (பச்சிலைமூலிகை அகராதி) [korran. (pachilaimuligai agarathi)]
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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