Laddu, Laḍḍu, Laddū: 12 definitions
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Laddu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, 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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsLaddu in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Allium wallichii Kunth from the Alliaceae (Onion) family having the following synonyms: Allium polyastrum, Allium bulleyanum, Allium praelatitium. For the possible medicinal usage of laddu, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Laddu in India is the name of a plant defined with Allium wallichii in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Nothoscordum mairei H. Lév. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Enumeratio Plantarum Omnium Hucusque Cognitarum (1843)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Laddu, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarylaḍḍu (लड्डु).—m laḍḍuka n m S (Popularly lāḍū) A sweetmeat-ball of numerous varieties.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishlaḍḍu (लड्डु).—m (Pop. lāḍū) A sweetmeat ball.
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 dictionaryLaḍḍu (लड्डु).—A kind of sweetmeat (a round ball of sugar, wheat or rice-flour, ghee, and spices).
Derivable forms: laḍḍuḥ (लड्डुः).
See also (synonyms): laḍḍuka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryLaḍḍu (लड्डु).—A class of sweetmeats, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 2. ed. 59, 5.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryLaḍḍu (लड्डु).—[substantive] a kind of cake.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryLaḍḍu (लड्डु):—or laḍḍuka m. a kind of sweetmeat (made of coarsely ground gram or other pulse, or of corn-flour, mixed with sugar and spices, and fried in ghee or oil), [Agni-purāṇa; Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi]
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryLaḍḍū (लड्डू):—(nm) a typical ball-like Indian sweetmeat; —[khānā, mana ke] to build castles in the air; ~[phoḍanā, mana hī mana] to revel within, to be very happy at heart; —[baṃṭanā] to have festivities; to have an easy gain.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusLaḍḍu (ಲಡ್ಡು):—[adjective] very weak; having no strength at all.
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Laḍḍu (ಲಡ್ಡು):—
1) [noun] that which is deprived of its natural strength, as a piece of dry wood, hay, etc.
2) [noun] (fig.) the state or quality of being weak; weakness; feebleness.
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Laḍḍu (ಲಡ್ಡು):—[noun] a spherical sweetmeat made of bengal gram flour, sugar, ghee, etc.
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Laddu (ಲದ್ದು):—[noun] that which is carried; a load; a burden.
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: Laddua, Ladduaovaria, Ladduga, Ladduge, Ladduka, Ladduyara.
Ends with: Besanako-laddu, Eriladdu, Kaladdu.
Full-text: Laddi, Ladduka, Ladde, Ladduga, Laddike, Laddige, Ladduge, Modaka, Ladua, Modak, Ilattu, Magada, Donom, Ladu, Latu, Sevece-ladu, Muladhara, Mana, Man.
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Search found 9 books and stories containing Laddu, Laḍḍu, Laḍḍū, Laddū; (plurals include: Laddus, Laḍḍus, Laḍḍūs, Laddūs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Travails of Mothers-in-law < [January – March, 1998]
Lal Ded-A Mystic Poetess of Ancient Kashmir < [April 1964]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 9 - The Procedure for Naivedya < [Section 5 - Mārgaśīrṣa-māhātmya]
Chapter 37 - The Importance of Aṅgārikī Caturthī < [Section 1 - Avantīkṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 80 - The Vrata Called Manorathatṛtīyā < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
Madhumaṅgala Exchanges Clothes with Kṛṣṇa < [Chapter 2.2 - Śrīman Mahāprabhu’s Greatest Donation]
Worship of the Demigods < [Chapter 1.3 - The Preaching of Śrī Narottamānanda Prabhu to Śrīla Gurudeva]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 2: The six sons of Devakī < [Chapter X - The recovery of draupadī]
Appendix 5.2: new and rare words < [Appendices]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.5.83 < [Chapter 5 - Priya (the beloved devotees)]