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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Galla (गल्ल):—[gallaḥ] The long arch that joins zygomatic processes of the temporal and malar bones on the sides of the skull.

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

galla (गल्ल).—f The hole made at marbles &c.

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galla (गल्ल).—m S A cheek. gallaśaṣpa n S A whisker.

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gallā (गल्ला).—( P) Corn or grain. 2 The money-pit (in the shop) of shroffs and dealers.

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

gallā (गल्ला).—m Corn or grain.

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Galla (गल्ल).—The cheek; especially, the part of the cheek near the corners of the mouth; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.123. (Rhetoricians consider this word to be grāmya or vulgar; cf. the instance given in K. P.7 :-tāmbūlabhṛtagallo'yaṃ bhallaṃ jalpati mānuṣaḥ; but cf. Bhavabhūti's use :-pātālapratimallagallavivara- prakṣiptasaptārṇavam Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 5.22).

Derivable forms: gallaḥ (गल्लः).

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

Galla (गल्ल).—m.

(-llaḥ) The cheek. E. gal to eat, and la affix; from lā to get or receive.

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

Galla (गल्ल).— (probably a dialectical form of gaṇḍa), m. The cheek, [Pañcatantra] 125, 9.

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

Galla (गल्ल).—[masculine] cheek.

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

1) Galla (गल्ल):—m. ([from] gaṇḍa) the cheek, [Kāśī khaṇḍa, from the skanda-purāṇa viii, 59; Vīracarita viii, 67; Śārṅgadhara-paddhati]

2) cf. ajagallikā.

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

Galla (गल्ल):—(llaḥ) 1. m. The cheek.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Galla (गल्ल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Galla.

[Sanskrit to German]

Galla 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Gallā (गल्ला):—(nm) grain, corn; a shopkeeper’s sale proceeds for the day the cash box; herd, flock.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Galla (गल्ल) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Galla.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Galla (ಗಲ್ಲ):—

1) [noun] either side of the face between the nose and ear, below the eye; the cheek.

2) [noun] the part of the face below the lower lip; projecting part of the lower jaw; the chin.

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Galla (ಗಲ್ಲ):—[noun] = ಗಲ್ಲು [gallu].

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Galla (ಗಲ್ಲ):—[noun] = ಗಲ್ಲಾ [galla].

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Gallā (ಗಲ್ಲಾ):—

1) [noun] the cash-table or cash-pit of a shop, hotel, etc.

2) [noun] a cash box of a shop or hotel-keeper.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Galla (गल्ल):—adv. to laugh loud;

2) Gallā (गल्ला):—n. 1. food grain; corn; wheat; 2. a small cash box;

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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 (+6): Galla jari, Gallacaturi, Gallachaturi, Gallagaigol, Gallagivi, Gallagugguri, Gallaguli, Gallagulli, Gallahidi, Gallaka, Gallakapitha, Gallaki, Gallakishilamahatmya, Gallamasuri, Gallambidi, Gallamise, Gallana, Gallane, Gallant soldier, Gallapurana.

Ends with (+65): Abhimanagalla, Adagugalla, Adatamgalla, Agalla, Ajjagalla, Anasugalla, Anavagalla, Aradigalla, Avagalla, Avamangalla, Bhashegalla, Culagalla, Cullagalla, Danagalla, Darigalla, Erandagalla, Gagugalla, Gamtugalla, Gandagalla, Gunigalla.

Full-text (+2): Gallacaturi, Gallamasuri, Gallekari, Vasuli Galla, Gallavadya, Gallika, Galla jari, Gallapurana, Gallopadhaniya, Kallappalakai, Ajagallika, Phullana, Moligalla, Ubhirasha, Galle, Hriniya, Jyotirasa, Mushara, Musagalva, Catura.

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