Gale: 3 definitions
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Gale means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Gale in Ethiopia is the name of a plant defined with Commicarpus plumbagineus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Boerhavia verticillata var. glandulosa Franch. (among others).
2) Gale in Tanzania is also identified with Adenia gummifera It has the synonym Ophiocaulon cissampeloides sensu Bak. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Webbia (1981)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (4352)
· Fl. Maurit. Seychell. (1877)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1983)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1953)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Gale, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGale (गले):—[from gal] [locative case] of 2. gala.
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 corpusGaḷe (ಗಳೆ):—[noun] = ಗಳು [galu].
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Gaḻe (ಗೞೆ):—
1) [noun] a long bamboo staff.
2) [noun] a stick with zigzag surfaced head at one end, used to stir, beat or shake curd in a churn to make butter; a churn-stick.
3) [noun] a slender shaft with a pointed tip and other end being feathered used to be shot from a bow; an arrow.
4) [noun] an old unit for measuring the area of a land.
5) [noun] a stick of standard length used for this purpose.
6) [noun] the heavy wood or stone which by revolving in a mortar grinds oil-seeds to extract oil, in a bullock-driven oil mill.
7) [noun] a long pole with a broad blade at one end used for propelling or steering a boat; an oar.
8) [noun] the slender, jointed stem of plants as sugarcane, jowar, etc.
9) [noun] the long beam of the plough.
10) [noun] any of the farm implements, as plough, etc.
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 (+14): Gale-takiya, Galearis rotundifolia, Galebaja, Galecopaka, Galedu, Galega, Galega officinalis, Galeganda, Galegul, Galegusadu, Galegusu, Galehode, Galehudu, Galekapu, Galekara, Galekatu, Galekherem, Galelatha, Galelaththa, Galeng.
Ends with (+216): Ae sagale, Agale, Aggale, Alegale, Aligale, Allagale, Amamgale, Amaramagale, Amgale, Amkolegale, Amtugale, Angale, Anigale, Asargale, Asugale, Atigale, Attumgale, Avagale, Badagale, Bagale.
Full-text (+136): Vraji, Vatagulma, Jhanjha, Galeganda, Vatali, Varshaprabhanjana, Vatula, Vatarusha, Sanu, Vatya, Copaka, Galestani, Candavata, Karishankasha, Javanila, Vayadhula, Pha, Gala, Dhraji, Galecopaka.
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Search found 53 books and stories containing Gale, Gāle, Gālē, Gaḷe, Gaḻe; (plurals include: Gales, Gāles, Gālēs, Gaḷes, Gaḻes). 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 3.10.129 < [Chapter 10 - The Glories of Śrī Puṇḍarīka Vidyānidhi]
Verse 3.10.142 < [Chapter 10 - The Glories of Śrī Puṇḍarīka Vidyānidhi]
Verse 3.10.168 < [Chapter 10 - The Glories of Śrī Puṇḍarīka Vidyānidhi]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.16.34 < [Chapter 16 - Description of Śrī Rādhikā’s Wedding]
Verse 1.6.46 < [Chapter 6 - Description of Kaṃsa’s Strength]
Verse 1.6.60 < [Chapter 6 - Description of Kaṃsa’s Strength]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya (by Śrī Gunaraja Khan)
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.2.19 < [Part 2 - Ecstatic Expressions (anubhāva)]