The Sanskrit term Buḷā can be transliterated into English as Bula or Bulia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Bula in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Schrebera swietenioides from the Oleaceae (Jasmine) family. For the possible medicinal usage of bula, 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) Bula in India is the name of a plant defined with Pouzolzia zeylanica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Parietaria indica L. (among others).

2) Bula is also identified with Schrebera swietenioides It has the synonym Nathusia swieteniodes Kuntze (etc.).

3) Bula in Papua New Guinea is also identified with Aegiceras corniculatum It has the synonym Rhizophora corniculata L. (etc.).

4) Bula in Sierra Leone is also identified with Marantochloa cuspidata It has the synonym Clinogyne flexuosa (Bentham) K. Schum. (etc.).

5) Bula is also identified with Marantochloa leucantha It has the synonym Clinogyne eburnea A. Chev. (etc.).

6) Bula in Tanzania is also identified with Vitex doniana It has the synonym Vitex cuneata Schumach. & Thonn. (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· The Complementarity of Feed Resources for Animal Production in Africa. (1991)
· Herbarium Amboinense (1754)
· Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique, Compt. Rend. (1899)
· International Journal of Pharmacognosy (1996)
· Monandr. Pl. Scitam. (1828)
· Interpr. Rumph. Herb. Amb. (1917)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Bula, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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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 Dictionary

buḷā (बुळा).—a Impotent, wanting power of procreation. 2 (Used sometimes in the figurative sense of buḷakā) Lax, careless, disorderly.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

buḷā (बुळा).—a Impotent. Lax.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bula (बुल):—[gana] balādi, [Kāśikā-vṛtti]

[Sanskrit to German]

Bula in German

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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 corpus

Buḷa (ಬುಳ):—[noun] the plant Schrebera swietenioides of Oleaceae family.

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Būla (ಬೂಲ):—

1) [noun] the physical structure of human beings; the body.

2) [noun] (dial.) the part of the body between the ribs and the hips;the waist.

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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 (+37): Bula-Kana-Kana-Kara-Dini-Dishi, Bulaa, Bulaa gante, Bulabarkele, Bulabula, Bulabulacashmi, Bulabulane, Bulabulanem, Bulabulata, Bulabulavinem, Bulabule, Bulabuli, Bulabulita, Bulafet, Bulahan, Bulahat, Bulahata, Bulai, Bulai kayu, Bulai-patani.

Ends with (+62): Agababula, Agratambula, Ambula, Babbula, Babula, Balbula, Bambula, Baydambula, Bhatajambula, Bhombula, Binbula, Bocebulabula, Bubbula, Bubula, Bulabula, Bulbula, Chambula, Chulabula, Chulbula, Culabula.

Full-text: Bulya, Bulu, Scheru-bula, Vajiba, Vajib, Bula-Kana-Kana-Kara-Dini-Dishi, Bura.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Bula, Buḷā, Bulā, Buḷa, Būla; (plurals include: Bulas, Buḷās, Bulās, Buḷas, Būlas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)

Verse 2.26.32 < [Chapter 26 - Descriptions of the Mercy Bestowed on Śuklāmbara and Vijay and the Lord’s Desire to Accept Sannyāsa]

Verse 1.9.53 < [Chapter 9 - Nityānanda’s Childhood Pastimes and Travels to Holy Places]

Verse 2.132 < [Chapter 2 - The Lord’s Manifestation at the House of Śrīvāsa and the Inauguration of Saṅkīrtana]

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Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)

Introduction to the tradition of Betel-chewing < [Appendix 8.2 - The Romance of Betel-Chewing]

Appendix 3.1 - Sneezing Salutations < [Appendices]

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