Bilara, Biḷāra: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Bilara means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 DrugsBilara [ಬಿಲಾರ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Diospyros ebenum J.König ex Retz. from the Ebenaceae (Ebony) family having the following synonyms: Diospyros ebenaster, Diospyros assimilis, Diospyros timoriana. For the possible medicinal usage of bilara, 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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarybiḷāra : (m.) a cat.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryBiḷāra, (etym. uncertain, prob. a loan-word; cp. late Sk. biḍāla & see also P. biḷāla. The Prk. forms are birāla & virāla, f. birālī) a cat D. II, 83; M. I, 128, 334; S. II, 270; A. III, 122 (viḷāra); V, 202, 289; Th. 1, 1138; J. I, 461 (as representing deceit), 480; V, 406, 416, 418; Miln. 118; DhA. II, 152; PugA 225. On biḷāra in similes cp. J. P. T. S. 1907, 116.—nissakkana (-matta) (large enough) for a cat to creep through A. V, 195.—bhastā (a bag of) catskin M. I, 128 (expld by Bdhgh as “biḷāra-camma-pasibbako”); Th. 1, 1138. At both passages in similes. (Page 488)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarybilarā (बिलरा).—m ( P) Anything serving as bedding.
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 dictionaryBilāra (बिलार):—(nm) a he-cat; hence ~[rī] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusBilāra (ಬಿಲಾರ):—[noun] the tree Diospyros melanoxylon ( = D. tupru) of ebenaceae family.
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: Bilarabhasta, Bilaran.
Full-text: Biluvare, Biluvara, Vilara, Bilala, Keratika, Nissakkana, Bilali, Bhasta, Bidalabhastra, Babbu.
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The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 128: Biḷāra-jātaka < [Book I - Ekanipāta]