Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Palay in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Cryptostegia grandiflora Cryptostegia grandiflora (Roxb.) R. Br. from the Apocynaceae (Oleander) family. For the possible medicinal usage of palay, 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)

Palay in Philippines is the name of a plant defined with Oryza sativa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Oryza glutinosa Lour. (among others).

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

· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1993)
· Kulturpflanze (1981)
· J. SouthW. Agric. Univ. (1994)
· Revue internationale de botanique appliquée et d’agriculture tropicale
· Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy. Part B, Biological Sciences (1989)
· The Flora of British India (1896)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Palāy (पलाय्).—1 Ā.

1) To flee, run away, retreat, fly away.

2) To escape.

3) To die away.

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

Palāy (पलाय्).—see vb. i, with the prep. palā.

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

Palāy (पलाय्).—palāyati & palāyate flee.

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Pālay (पालय्).—pālayati (pālayate) [participle] pālita protect, keep, watch, rule, observe, maintain.

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

Palāy (पलाय्):—([from] palā = parā and √ay = i; cf. [Pāṇini 8-2, 19 [Scholiast or Commentator]]) [Ātmanepada] palāyate, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata] etc. ([Epic] also [Parasmaipada]; [perfect tense] palāyāṃ cakre, [Pañcatantra]; [Aorist] apalāyiṣṭa, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya]; [future] palāyiṣyate, [Hitopadeśa]; ti, [Śatruṃjaya-māhātmya]; [indeclinable participle] palāyya, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.; [infinitive mood] palāyitum, [Pañcatantra]);

—to flee, fly, run away, escape, cease, vanish, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā]; etc.

[Sanskrit to German]

Palay 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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