Marula, Marūḷa, Marūla: 12 definitions

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Marula means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.

The Sanskrit term Marūḷa can be transliterated into English as Marula or Marulia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Marula in English is the name of a plant defined with Poupartia caffra in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra (Sond.) Kokwaro (among others).

2) Marula is also identified with Sclerocarya birrea It has the synonym Poupartia birrea (A. Rich.) Aubrév. (etc.).

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

· Linnaea (1850)
· Genera Plantarum (1789)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2003)
· Kew Bulletin (1980)
· Phytotherapy Research (2004)
· Flora (1844)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Marula, for example diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, have a look at these references.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

marūḷa (मरूळ).—a (used with jamīna-bhuī-dēśa-prānta-śēta-rāna &c.) Epithet expressive of a character of soil.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Marula (मरुल).—

1) A kind of duck.

2) A beast of prey.

-lam Water.

Derivable forms: marulaḥ (मरुलः).

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

Marula (मरुल).—m.

(-laḥ) A sort of duck. E. mṛ to die, ulac aff.

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

Marula (मरुल).—. m. A sort of duck.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Mārulā (मारुला) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—poetess. Mentioned by Dhanadadeva Śp. p. 2 [Subhāshitāvali by Vallabhadeva]

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

1) Marula (मरुल):—m. a kind of duck, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. marāla)

2) a beast of prey, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) n. water, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Mārulā (मारुला):—f. Name of a poetess, [Catalogue(s)]

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

Marula (मरुल):—(laḥ) 1. m. A sort of duck.

[Sanskrit to German]

Marula 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Maruḷa (ಮರುಳ):—[adjective] lacking good sense; lacking normal intelligence; foolish; stupid.

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Maruḷa (ಮರುಳ):—

1) [noun] a hallucinated man.

2) [noun] a mad fellow.

3) [noun] a foolish, stupid fellow.

4) [noun] a man who is under a spell.

5) [noun] a man who is fascinated or is charmed.

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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.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Maruḷa (மருள) particle < மருள்-. [marul-.] A particle of comparison; ஓர் உவமவுருபு. [or uvamavurupu.] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 286.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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