Alternative spellings of this word include Chhalla.

India history and geography

Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1

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).

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

challā (छल्ला).—m ( H) A gold ring. It is octangular, and is worn upon the little finger.

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

challā (छल्ला).—m A gold ring of a particular form.

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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: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid 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.)]

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Challā (छल्ला) [Also spelled chhalla]:—(nm) a ring, ringlet, stirrup; washer; eye-curl; [challedāra] ringed; curly.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Challa (छल्ल):—adv. 1. to gush forth; 2. to flow in a stream;

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+13): Calla, Callai, Callaikkatuppu, Callakam, Callaki, Callakkatuppu, Callal, Callali, Callam, Callapam, Callapan, Callapattaru, Callapi, Callari, Callataikkalivu, Callataikkan, Callataimuruku, Callatam, Callattiyenal, Callattu.

Ends with: Calla, Holeda challa, Iravaicalla, Maruvaachalla, Nathachalla, Nicchalla, Puccalla, Puchalla, Pumchalla, Ravaicalla, Tukkaccalla, Vacchalla.

Full-text: Challa mulaga, Challa gadda, Holeda challa, Challa-gaddalu, Chall, Aranthal.

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