Balai, Balāī, Balāi: 3 definitions
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Balai means something in Marathi, Hindi, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsBalai [ಬಾಳಾಯಿ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb. from the Ebenaceae (Ebony) family having the following synonyms: Diospyros tupru, Diospyros dubia, Diospyros wightiana. For the possible medicinal usage of balai, 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.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybalāī (बलाई).—f An evil &c. See balāya.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryBālāī (बालाई):—(a) superficial; extra; (nf) see [malāī; -āmadanī] extra income.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Balai-doux, Balai-lamok, Balaibattara, Balaikand, Balaimsi, Balaire, Balaiuak, Balaiya, Balaiyaphata.
Ends with (+8): Alaibalai, Balabalai, Herbe a balai, Irumbalai, Kampalai, Karumpalai, Kattaiccempalai, Kaympalai, Kirikampalai, Kokkampalai, Kumbambalai, Kumpalai, Kumpampalai, Mercempalai, Mukkampalai, Mukkanbalai, Nilambalai, Nilampalai, Nittiyakampalai, Po-nampalai.
Full-text: Herbe a balai, Herbe a balai sauvage, Petit balai a graines, Balai-lamok, Balai-doux.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.10.127 < [Chapter 10 - The Glories of Śrī Puṇḍarīka Vidyānidhi]
Verse 3.4.117 < [Chapter 4 - Descriptions of Śrī Acyutānanda’s Pastimes and the Worship of Śrī Mādhavendra]
Verse 2.13.128 < [Chapter 13 - The Deliverance of Jagāi and Mādhāi]
Black and White < [April 1970]
Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Attur < [Chapter II - Temples of Rajaraja I’s Time]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)