Palan, Palaṉ, Palāṉ, Pālaṉ, Palāṅ: 4 definitions

Introduction
Biology
Languages
1. Hindi
2. Tamil
3. Nepali
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Introduction:

Palan means something in Hindi, 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.

Ambiguity: Although Palan has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Palana.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Palan in India is the name of a plant defined with Allium cepa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Allium angolense Baker (among others).

2) Palan is also identified with Elytraria nodosa It has the synonym Tubiflora acaulis Kuntze (etc.).

3) Palan in Nepal is also identified with Rubus ellipticus It has the synonym Rubus rotundifolius Bloxam (etc.).

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

· Illustrations of the Botany of the Himalayan Mountains (1835)
· Blumea (1981)
· Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien Nachtr. (1897)
· Flora of Ecuador (1996)
· The Cyclopaedia
· Silvae Geneticae (1973)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Palan, for example side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, 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.

Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Palan in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) abiding by; observance; upbringing; nourishing, fostering; tending; maintenance; -[poshana] upbringing; nourishing/providing nourishment, fostering; nurture/nurturing; mothering, bringing up, cherishing; ~[hara] one who tends/rears/fosters/brings up; God; —[karana] to abide by; to observe; to nurture, to mother, to foster, to bring up..—palan (पालन) is alternatively transliterated as Pālana.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Palaṉ (பலன்) noun < phala.

1. See பலம்² [palam²], 1,

4. 2. Produce, proceeds; மாசூல். [masul.]

3. (Astrology) Influence of the planets upon human affairs; சோதிடபலம். [sothidapalam.]

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Palaṉ (பலன்) noun < bala.

1. Strength; வலிமை. [valimai.]

2. Vala, a demon conquered by Indra; இந்திரனால் தோல்வியுற்ற ஓரசுரன். பலாரி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [inthiranal tholviyurra orasuran. palari. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Palaṉ (பலன்) noun cf. palāṇḍu. See பலாண்டு. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [palandu. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Palāṉ (பலான்) noun < Urdu fulān. Such a one; அப்பேர்ப்பட்டவன். [apperppattavan.] (C. G.)

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Pālaṉ (பாலன்) noun < bāla. See பாலகன்². [palagan².] பாலனாய் விருத்தனாகி [palanay viruthanagi] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 8, 10).

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Pālaṉ (பாலன்) noun < pāla. Protector, guardian, used in compounds; காப்போன். பூபாலன், கோபாலன். [kappon. pupalan, kopalan.]

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Palāṅ (பலாங்) noun Clew-garnets; கப்பற் சதுரப் பாய்களைச் சுருட்டும்பொழுது அவற்றின் கீழ் மூலைகளைப் பறுவானுக்கு இழுக்க உதவுங் கயிறு. [kappar sathurap paykalais suruttumbozhuthu avarrin kizh mulaigalaip paruvanukku izhukka uthavung kayiru.] (M. N avi.)

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Paalan is another spelling for पालन [pālana].—n. maintenance; nourishment; nurture; adj. 1. being able to nourish; worth-nurturing; 2. exemplary; worth-imitating;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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