Palu, Pālū: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Palu means something in 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsPalu [པལུ] in the Ladakhi language is the name of a plant identified with Leontopodium nanum (Hook.f. & Thomson) Hand.-Mazz. from the Asteraceae (Sunflower) family having the following synonyms: Leontopodium alpinum var. nivale, Leontopodium jamesonii. For the possible medicinal usage of palu, 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)1) Palu in Bhutan is the name of a plant defined with Rhododendron anthopogon in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Rhododendron anthopogon var. album Davidian) (from the Greek anthos ‘flower’ and pogon ‘beard’ (among others).
2) Palu in India is also identified with Leontopodium jacotianum It has the synonym Leontopodium paradoxum J.R. Drumm. (etc.).
3) Palu is also identified with Rumex nepalensis It has the synonym Rheum delavayi Franch. (etc.).
4) Palu is also identified with Waldheimia glabra It has the synonym Allardia glabra Decne. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de Genève (1909)
· Beih. Bot. Centralbl. (1932)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1909)
· Bulletin du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle (1895)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1825)
· Plantae Bequaertianae (1913)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Palu, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypālū (पालू).—f The name of a small fish of creeks.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPalu (ಪಲು):—[noun] = ಪಲ್ [pal].
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Paḷu (ಪಳು):—
1) [noun] a forest; jungle; woods.
2) [noun] a kind of wild plant.
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Paḻu (ಪೞು):—[noun] = ಪೞುವ [paluva].
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Paḻu (ಪೞು):—[noun] something (as a line, point or plane) that indicates or fixes a limit or extent; a boundary.
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Paḻu (ಪೞು):—[noun] = ಪೞಿ [pali]4.
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Pālu (ಪಾಲು):—
1) [noun] a white or yellowish emulsion secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals for suckling their young and usu. consisting of fats, proteins, sugars, vitamins, and minerals suspended in water; milk.
2) [noun] the thick, white liquid that comes out when a portion of certain plants (as Calotropis gigantea, any of cactus family plant, etc.) is broken.
3) [noun] the juice in the coconut; coconut milk.
4) [noun] juice extracted from sugar-cane.
5) [noun] blood serum containing agents of immunity, taken from an animal made immune to a specific disease by inoculation.
6) [noun] the white colour.
7) [noun] the whitish liquid form of a grain (in the initial stage of its development).
8) [noun] the quality of being soft; softness.
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Pālu (ಪಾಲು):—
1) [noun] the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group; a share.
2) [noun] a group of people with interests in common; a clan.
3) [noun] ಪಾಲಾಗು [palagu] pālāgu to become a share of a person; to be allotted to or taken by a person as his or her share; 2. (a whole) to be partitioned; ಪಾಲು ಮಾಡು [palu madu] pālu māḍu to divide into parts or shares.
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Pāḷu (ಪಾಳು):—
1) [noun] the condition of being ruined, spoiled or desolated.
2) [noun] a place, region or house that is in this condition.
3) [noun] land that can be or is to be ploughed.
4) [noun] that is not good or defective in quality.
5) [noun] empty (as the stomach).
6) [noun] an unused, open stretch of plain land.
7) [noun] disgustingly offensive dirt, garbage, etc.; filth.
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Pāḻu (ಪಾೞು):—[noun] = ಪಾಳು [palu].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPalu (பலு) noun Cowry; பலகறை. [palagarai.] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 8, 6, உரை. [urai.])
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Paḻu (பழு) [paḻuttal] 11 intransitive verb cf. phal. [K. paṇ.]
1. To ripen, grow ripe, as fruits, grain; பழமலையந்தாதிாதல். பயன்மர முள்ளூர்ப் பழமொழிுத்தற்றால் [pazhamathal. payanmara mullurp pazhutharral] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 216).
2. To grow mature, arrive at perfection, as in knowledge, science, piety; முதிர்தல். மற் பழமொழிுத்தகன்ற மார்பத்து [muthirthal. mar pazhuthaganra marpathu] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 435).
3. To become old; மூப்படைதல். பழமொழிுத்த ஆள். [muppadaithal. pazhutha al.] Local usage
4. To become fit, as for salvation; பக்குவமாதல். [pakkuvamathal.] (W.)
5. To be trained; to become experienced; கைவருதல். செந்நாச்சொற் பழமொழிுத்த வர்க்கும் [kaivaruthal. sennachor pazhutha varkkum] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 435).
6. To suppurate, come to a head, as a boil; பருமுதலியன முற்றுதல். சிரங்கு பழமொழிுத்துவிட்டது. [parumuthaliyana murruthal. sirangu pazhuthuvittathu.]
7. To melt, as heart; மனங்கனி தல். பழமொழிுத்த மனத்தடியர் [manangani thal. pazhutha manathadiyar] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 24, 4).
8. To change colour by age, as ivory, horn, grain; to become pale or yellowish, as the body by disease; to be discoloured, as the teeth; நிறம் மாறுதல். [niram maruthal.] (W.)
9. To become successful; அனுகூலப்படுதல். காரியம் பழமொழிுத்தது. [anugulappaduthal. kariyam pazhuthathu.]
10. To prosper; செழித்தல். பல்கிய கிளைஞரும் பழமொழிுக்க வாழு நர் [sezhithal. palkiya kilaignarum pazhukka vazhu narrinai] (பிரமோத்தரகாண்டம் [piramotharagandam] 6, 47).
11. To abound; மிகுதல். தொளிபழமொழிுத்த தண்பணை [miguthal. tholipazhutha thanpanai] (காசிகண்டம் துருவ. [kasigandam thuruva.] 11).
12. To become flabby and weak, as the abdomen of a woman after child-birth for want of stimulants; காரம் முதலியன கொடாமையால் பிரச வித்த வயிறு பெருத்தல். [karam muthaliyana kodamaiyal pirasa vitha vayiru peruthal.]
13. To take a fine, brilliant colour, as gold, red-hot iron; பழமொழிுப்பு நிறமாதல். பழமொழிுக்கச் சுட்டபொன். [pazhuppu niramathal. pazhukkas suttapon.]
14. To become flexible, pliant; குழைதல். விற்பழமொழிுத்து [kuzhaithal. virpazhuthu] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 435).
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Paḻu (பழு) noun < பழமொழிு-. [pazhu-.] See பழமொழிுப்பு¹ [pazhuppu¹], 1. விழுக் கோட் பலவின் பழமொழிுப்பயம் [vizhug kod palavin pazhuppayam] (அகநா. [agana.] 12).
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Paḻu (பழு) noun
1. Rib; விலாவெலும்பு. யானையின் பழமொழிுப்போல் [vilavelumbu. yanaiyin pazhuppol] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1561).
2. Side of the body; விலா. முடக்கிய விருகை பழமொழிுப்புடை யொற்றி. (திவா.). [vila. mudakkiya virugai pazhuppudai yorri. (thiva.).]
3. Round of a ladder; ஏணி யின் படிச்சட்டம். ஒரு பழமொழிு ஏறப்பெற்றது [eni yin padichattam. oru pazhu erapperrathu] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 10, 6, 5).
4. Frame; சட்டம். தொட்டிற்பழமொழிுவைப் பிடித்துக்கொண்டு [sattam. thottirpazhuvaip pidithukkondu] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 5, 10, 6).
5. Devil; பேய். பழமொழிுவும் பாந்தளும் [pey. pazhuvum panthalum] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: குறிஞ்சிப்பாட்டு [pathuppattu: kurinchippattu] 259).
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Paḷu (பளு) noun See பளுவு. [paluvu.]
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)
Starts with (+22): Paluahan, Palubavi, Palubhumi, Palubi, Palubilu, Palubu, Palucotte, Paludara, Paludarini, Paluddha, Paluga, Palugadalu, Palugai, Palugali, Palugara, Palugarati, Palugarike, Palugarti, Palugati, Palugede.
Full-text (+48): Anupalu, Palu-araijuram, Verrilaippalu, Enippalu, Pincayppalu, Paluvelumpu, Palumani, Palukkurai, Palupakal, Pincirpalu, Pakkappalu, Palumaram, Palukkay, Palugriha, Palunela, Sulupalu, Korupalu, Cilipalu, Menipalu, Palubavi.
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