Baula, Bāūla: 3 definitions
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Baula means something in Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Baula in India is the name of a plant defined with Mimusops elengi in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mimusops elengi Bojer (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1981)
· Prodr. (DC.) (1844)
· Hortus Mauritianus (1837)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Baula, for example side effects, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybāūla (बाऊल).—m A wild predatory animal of the catkind. 2 See bāū
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bāūḷa (बाऊळ).—f R Rice-ground spread out over rock, yet ever moist and suitable for rice. 2 n Understood in vāḍīprānta as Moist vegetable-ground along the bank of a river.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryBaula (बौल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Bakula.
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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Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) (by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo)
Jaina Antiquities at Yogichata (Keonjhar) < [Chapter 3: Survey of Jaina Antiquities in Odisha]
Historical Background of Jainism in Odisha < [Chapter 1]
Jaina Antiquities in Podasingidi (Keonjhar) < [Chapter 3: Survey of Jaina Antiquities in Odisha]
Temples of Purushottama Kshetra Puri (by Ratnakar Mohapatra)
11. Gopaljee Temple (nearby the Bata-Mangala temple) < [Chapter 4 - Vaishnavite Temples of Purushottama Kshetra]
Paumacariya (critical study) (by K. R. Chandra)
2.4. Knowledge of Flora and Fauna < [Chapter 8 - Education, Literature, Sciences, Arts and Architecture]
Burushaski Shepherd Vocabulary of Indo-European Origin < [Volume 70 (2009)]