Parala, Paraḷa, Paṟaḷā: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Parala means something in Marathi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Parla.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Parala in India is the name of a plant defined with Symplocos cochinchinensis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dicalix cochinchinensis Lour. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Noot. Rev. Symploc. (1975)
· Hortus Bengalensis, or ‘a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta’ (1814)
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ (1832)
· Fl. Cambodge, Laos & Vietnam (1977)
· Flora Cochinchinensis (1790)
· FBI (1882)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Parala, for example health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, 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 Dictionaryparaḷa (परळ).—m A sort of earthen platter; on which the common people eat, bake their cakes &c. 2 A particular plant.
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parāḷa (पराळ).—n (palāla S) Rice-straw.
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parāḷa (पराळ).—m A sort of earthen platter, on which Shudras eat, and bake their cakes.
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pāraḷā (पारळा).—m (pallava) Account about; history and circumstances of. v dē g. of o.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishparaḷa (परळ).—m paraḷī f A sort of earthen platter.
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parāḷa (पराळ).—m A sort of earthen platter, circumference.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryParalā (परला) [Also spelled parla]:—(a) of the other side, of that side; —[sirā] the other end; [parale darje/sire kā] of blackest/deepest dye, of the first order (often in derogatory contexts, as [parale sire kā beīmāna/bevakūpha] etc.); hence [paralī] (fem. form).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusParāḷa (ಪರಾಳ):—
1) [noun] a taking of fruits only for food.
2) [noun] a light meal.
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 LexiconPaṟaḷā (பறளா) noun Dolphin, greyish shot with gold, attaining 5ft. in length, Coryphaena hippurus; ஐந்தடி வளர்வதும் பொன்னிறம் இடை கலந்த சாம்பல்நிறமுள்ளதுமான கடல்மீன்வகை. [ainthadi valarvathum ponniram idai kalantha sambalniramullathumana kadalminvagai.]
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: Para-lokakamanam, Paralai, Paralaingika, Paralako-ago, Paralakshminarayana, Paralamba, Paralambodara, Paralana, Paralate, Paralaukika, Paralaukika-shakti, Paralaukikam, Paralaukikate, Paralaukikavidhi, Paralaya, Paralokacatanam, Paralokam, Paralokapateyam, Paralokappirapti.
Ends with: Jharala-parala, Karparala, Khaparala, Kharparala, Muthe-parala, Niparala, Taparala, Tetran-parala, Uparala.
Full-text: Tetran-parala, Parila, Palli, Muthe-parala, Parela, Zaral-paral, Parali, Parola, Parla, Palla.
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