Halaya: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Halaya 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Halaya in Philippines is the name of a plant defined with Cleome gynandra in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pedicellaria pentaphylla (L.) Schrank (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2007)
· Flora de Filipinas (1845)
· Nomenclator Botanicus. (1840)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1915)
· Travels Through North and South Carolina (1791)
· Enumeratio Plantarum (1833)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Halaya, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, 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 DictionaryHalaya (हलय):—[from hal] [Nominal verb] [Parasmaipada] yaiti, to plough (= halaṃ gṛhṇāti), [Vopadeva]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Halayama.
Relevant text
Search found 2 books and stories containing Halaya; (plurals include: Halayas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 139 < [Hindi-Kashmiri-English Volume 1]
Page 517 < [Hindi-Kannada-English Volume 2]
Page 379 < [Hindi-Kashmiri-English Volume 3]
Abhijnana Sakuntalam (with translation and notes) (by Bidhubhusan Goswami)
Chapter 3: Translation and notes < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and notes]