Galashundika, Galaśuṇḍikā, Gala-shundika: 9 definitions

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Galashundika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

The Sanskrit term Galaśuṇḍikā can be transliterated into English as Galasundika or Galashundika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Galaśuṇḍikā (गलशुण्डिका):—Uvula - Small soft structure hanging from free edge of soft palate in the midline above the root of the tounge

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Galashundika in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

galaśuṇḍikā (गलशुंडिका).—f S According to nighaṇṭa, the œsophagus or gullet (gaḷaghāṇṭī); according to other authorities, the uvula; according to a learned living physician, a tumor, proboscis-form, in the throat. Quot doctores tot sententiæ.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Galashundika in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Galaśuṇḍikā (गलशुण्डिका).—the uvula.

Galaśuṇḍikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gala and śuṇḍikā (शुण्डिका).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Galaśuṇḍikā (गलशुण्डिका).—f.

(-kā) The uvula or soft palate. E. gala the throat, and śuṇḍikā the elephant’s trunk, resembling it in being a pendulous, roundish, and fleshy substance.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Galaśuṇḍikā (गलशुण्डिका).—f. 1. the uvufa or the soft palate, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 98. 2. swelling of the kernels of the throat, [Suśruta] 1, 90, 16.

Galaśuṇḍikā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gala and śuṇḍikā (शुण्डिका).

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

1) Galaśuṇḍikā (गलशुण्डिका):—[=gala-śuṇḍikā] [from gala > gal] f. the uvula, [iv, 7; Suśruta iv]

2) [v.s. ...] swelling of the uvula, [1 f., iv]

3) [v.s. ...] f. du. the soft palate, [Yājñavalkya iii, 98.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Galaśuṇḍikā (गलशुण्डिका):—[gala-śuṇḍikā] (kā) 1. f. The uvula or soft palate of the mouth.

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Galashundika 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.

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