Challa, Challā: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Challa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chhalla.
India history and geography
1) Challa (“buttermilk”) is one of the many exogamous septs (division) among the Telugu section of the Devangas (a caste of weavers). The Devangas, speaking Telugu or Canarese, are found all over the Madras Presidency. Devanga is composed of Deva and angam, “limb of god”.
2) Challa (“butter milk”) is one of the exogamous septs (divisions) among the Malas (considered the Pariahs of the Telugu country) of the Sarindla section. The Mala people are almost equally inferior in position to the Madigas and have, in their various sub-divisions, many exogamous septs (e.g., Challa).
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
1) Challa in India is the name of a plant defined with Asparagus racemosus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Asparagopsis subquadrangularis Kunth (among others).
2) Challa is also identified with Lagerstroemia speciosa It has the synonym Lagerstroemia flosreginae Retz. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· South African Journal of Botany (1983)
· Mant. Pl. Altera (1771)
· Nouv. Ann. Mus. Paris (1834)
· Species Plantarum. (1799)
· Enum. Pl. (1850)
· Linnaea (1841)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Challa, for example health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, extract dosage, 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
challā (छल्ला).—m ( H) A gold ring. It is octangular, and is worn upon the little finger.
challā (छल्ला).—m A gold ring of a particular form.
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
Challa (छल्ल).—[, text in Mahāvastu ii.125.8 kola-challaṃ pi āhāram āharanti; so one ms., but v.l. kolaṃ curṇṇa, which clearly points to kola-cūrṇaṃ = Pali kola-cuṇṇaṃ, Majjhimanikāya (Pali) i.80.3 in a closely parallel passage; so read; powder of jujube- berries. Senart assumes a m. or nt. equivalent of challi, bark (Pali, late and lex. Sanskrit, see Schmidt, Nachträge.)]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Challā (छल्ला) [Also spelled chhalla]:—(nm) a ring, ringlet, stirrup; washer; eye-curl; [challedāra] ringed; curly.
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Nepali dictionary
Challa (छल्ल):—adv. 1. to gush forth; 2. to flow in a stream;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+15): Callaikkatuppu, Callakam, Callakantam, Callakkatuppu, Callal, Callali, Callapam, Callapan, Callapattaru, Callapavuppu, Callari, Callatai, Callataikkalivu, Callataikkan, Callataikkoppu, Callataimuruku, Callatam, Callattiyenal, Callattu, Callavattam.
Full-text: Salla, Challa gadda, Challa mulaga, Holeda challa, Challa-gaddalu, Chall, Iravaicalla, Callakkatuppu, Callavattam, Tukkaccalla, Ravaicalla, Vaikuntaccalla, Aranthal.
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