Alternative spellings of this word include Mahal.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Mahala in India is the name of a plant defined with Ailanthus excelsa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pongelion excelsum (Roxb.) Pierre (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Plants of the Coast of Coromandel (1795)

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mahalā (महला).—m ( A) A quarter, ward, or division of a town. 2 Masala as given to a horse &c.

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mahāla (महाल).—m ( A A place.) A subdivision of a Taluka. See dēśa. 2 The hall or court where the business of the Mahal is conducted: also the business conducted there. 3 The female apartments, a gynæceum or seraglio. 4 A large dwelling-house, a mansion or palace. 5 The whole business of a sāvakāra or banker. 6 The procession (of pālakhī, kāṭhī &c.) from the villages pāla and others to the village jējurī, in honor of khaṇḍōbā, jōtibā, and suchlike. mahāla majakurāvara or -khālīṃ ghālaṇēṃ-lōṭaṇēṃ-ṭākaṇēṃ-nēṇēṃ -dēṇēṃ To refer (the payment of a due or claim) to some particular Mahal; i.e. to put off fraudulently; to shuffle off. ma0 paḍaṇēṃ or yēṇēṃ To fall or come under such evasion or shuffling.

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mahālā (महाला).—A term of courtesy affixed to the names of Barbers. Ex. dāmamahālā, trimbakamahālyā.

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mahāḷa (महाळ).—m (mahālaya S) The Shraddha performed in the latter fortnight of bhādrapada to the manes of all one's male ancestors: also, by meton., this period.

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

mahalā (महला).—m A quarter, ward, &c., of a town.

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mahāla (महाल).—m A subdivision of a tālukā. A palace. A seraglio.

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mahāḷa (महाळ).—m The śrāddha performed in the latter fortnight of bhādrapada.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Mahala (महल) [Also spelled mahal]:—(nm) a palace, palatial mansion; ~[sarā] a thalamus, female apartment in a palace.

2) Mahalā (महला):—(nm) a storey.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Mahaḷa (ಮಹಳ):—

1) [noun] the last day (new moon-day) of Bhādrapada, the sixth month of the Hindu lunar calendar.

2) [noun] a ceremony in which oblations are offered to one’s deceased ancestors.

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Māhaḷa (ಮಾಹಳ):—

1) [noun] the last day (new moon-day) of Bhādrapada, the sixth month of the Hindu lunar calendar.

2) [noun] a ceremony in which oblations are offered to one’s deceased ancestors.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+36): Mahalababaji, Mahalabujagaccha, Mahaladara, Mahalagama, Mahalagamuva, Mahalagamuvavihara, Mahalakari, Mahalakkumi, Mahalakri, Mahalakshamikavaca, Mahalakshmana, Mahalakshmi, Mahalakshmibahyapujanapaddhati, Mahalakshmihridaya, Mahalakshmihridayastotra, Mahalakshmikalpa, Mahalakshminamavidhi, Mahalakshmipaddhati, Mahalakshmipuja, Mahalakshmipura.

Ends with: Arasemahala, Baramahala, Gharamahala, Hattimahala, Kadimahala, Kamahala, Kathamahala, Kathamahala, Kothimahala, Mahinemahala, Rajamahala, Rajasihamahala, Rangamahala, Sisamahala, Tajamahala.

Full-text (+6): Mahal, Kasaba, Kariyata, Deshapandaca, Mahalaya, Mahalavasa, Nihaya, Baramahala, Mahallaka, Mahila, Malaya, Mauja, Shish, Desha, Pauva, Sisa, Tiravadabida, Mali, Cora, Chor.

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List of Mahabharata tribes (by Laxman Burdak)

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