Palu, Pālū: 4 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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+104): Pal-uraipai, Palu-araijuram, Paluah, Paluahan, Palubavi, Palubhumi, Palubi, Palubilu, Palubu, Palucotte, Paludara, Paludarini, Paluddha, Palufon dudu, Paluga, Palugadalu, Palugai, Palugali, Palugam, Palugara.
Ends with (+84): Adavipalu, Ajjapalu, Alipalu, Amcetapalu, Anupalu, Apalu, Appalu, Aredappalu, Arepalu, Bidipalu, Bogachchikadumpalu, Campalu, Capalu, Cappalu, Champalu, Chappalu, Chopalu, Cilipalu, Cilupalu, Cinipalu.
Full-text (+10): Paluvu, Palvala, Pal, Poro palu, Verrilaippalu, Palu-araijuram, Paluvelumpu, Caripati, Alacati, Enippalu, Paluva, Palumani, Palukkurai, Palavu, Pincirpalu, Palupakal, Pakkappalu, Palumaram, Panka, Pallala.
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