Malayu, Malayū, Malāyu: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Malayu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology, Tamil. 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)
Malayu [मलयूः] in the Sanskrit language is the name of a plant identified with Ficus hispida L. fil. from the Moraceae (Mulberry) family having the following synonyms: Ficus oppositifolia, Ficus compressa, Covellia hispida. For the possible medicinal usage of malayu, 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.
Malayu [मलायु] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Phanera vahlii (Wight & Arn.) Benth. from the Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar) family having the following synonyms: Bauhinia racemosa, Bauhinia vahlii.
Malayu in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus hispida in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Covellia hispida (Linnaeus f.) Miquel (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1942)
· Numer. List (4491)
· Fitoterapia (2002)
· Enum. Pl. (1805)
· Notulae Systematicae (Paris) (1927)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1911)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Malayu, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Malayū (मलयू).—f.
(-yūḥ) The opposite-leaved fig tree. E. mala sin, yu to join, aff. kvip and the final made long; also with the final short malayu, or derived from pūña, malapū .
Malayū (मलयू):—f. Ficus Oppositifolia, [Bhāvaprakāśa] (cf. mala-pū).
Malayū (मलयू):—[mala-yū] (yūḥ) 3. f. The oppositeleaved fig tree.
Malayū (मलयू):—f. = malapū Ficus oppositifolia [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1133.] [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma]
Malayū (मलयू):—f. Ficus oppositifolia [Rājan 11,136.] [Bhāvaprakāśa 6,38.]
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.
Tamil dictionary
Malāyu (மலாயு) noun < idem. See மலாக்கா. [malakka.] (W.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ao, Yu, Yu, Mala.
Starts with: Malayukti, Malayupura, Malayuram.
Full-text: Me luo yu, Mo luo you, Malapu, Shi li fu shi, Ma la duu, Adityavarman, Malayupura, Moli.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 771 < [Kannada-English-Malayalam (1 volume)]
Page 216 < [Malayalam-English-Kannada (1 volume)]
Page 178 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 2]
Sanskrit Inscriptions of Thailand (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Sanskrit Words In Southeast Asian Languages (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Page 573 < [Sanskrit words in the Southeast Asian Languages]
Diaspora of Bhuta (Daiva) worshipping cult—India and Indonesia (by Shilpa V. Sonawane)
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The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumor in a 66-Year-Old Malay Woman < [v.10(2): 1–186 2003 Jul]