The Sanskrit terms Peḷā and Peḷa can be transliterated into English as Pela or Pelia, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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India history and geography

Source: archive.org: Glossary of Sinhalese Folk Terms appearing in the Service Tenure Register

Pela:—A shed, a watch-hut.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Pela in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Careya arborea Roxb. from the Lecythidaceae (Brazilnut) family. For the possible medicinal usage of pela, 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) Pela in India is the name of a plant defined with Artocarpus integrifolius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Artocarpus integrifolia L.f..

2) Pela is also identified with Careya arborea It has the synonym Barringtonia arborea (Roxb.) F. Muell. (etc.).

3) Pela is also identified with Psidium guajava It has the synonym Syzygium ellipticum Wall. (etc.).

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

· Flora de Cuba (1953)
· Flora Ilustrada Catarinense (1977)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Enum. (1906)
· Pl. Corom. (1811)
· Loefgrenia (1976)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Pela, for example chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

peḷā : (f.) a box or chest; a container.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Peḷa, (a Prk. form for piṇḍa, cp. Pischel, Prk. Gr. § 122 peḍhāla) a lump, only in yaka° the liver (-lump) Sn. 195 (=yakana-piṇḍa SnA 247)=J. I, 146. (Page 473)

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Peḷā, (cp. Class. & B. Sk. peṭa, f. peṭī & peṭā, peḍā Divy 251, 365; and the BSk. var. phelā Divy 503; MVastu II. 465) 1. a (large) basket J. IV, 458; VI, 185; Cp. II. 25; Miln. 23, 282; Vism. 304; KhA 46 (peḷāghata, wrong reading, see p. 68 App.); ThA. 29.—2. a chest (for holding jewelry etc.) Pv IV. 142; Mhvs 36, 20; DhsA. 242 (peḷ-opamā, of the 4 treasure-boxes).—Cp. piṭaka. (Page 473)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pēla (पेल).—m Commonly pēlāva.

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pēlā (पेला).—m ( P) A cup, bowl, basin, a cupform vessel gen. 2 A term of weavers. The space arising from the alternate elevation and depression of the threads of the warp.

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pēlā (पेला).—m W pēlēṃ n C A load of thorny bushes or branches of trees.

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pēḷa (पेळ).—f W A little indented wall erected as a border around a yard, thrashing-floor &c.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

pēlā (पेला).—m A cup, bowl.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pela (पेल).—

1) Going.

2) A small part.

-lam, -pelakaḥ A testicle.

Derivable forms: pelaḥ (पेलः).

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Pelā (पेला).—f. (= vādyaviśeṣaḥ) A kind of musical instrument; भेरी-पेलोरु-झल्लरी-भीमरवम् (bherī-peloru-jhallarī-bhīmaravam) Bhaṭṭikāvya 13.45.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Pelā (पेला).—(1) (= Pali pelā, basket, also chest, box, see phelā; = Sanskrit peḍā, basket), basket: pelāyāṃ, loc., Mahāvastu i.92.4 (verse); pelāya, loc., ii.245.2 (verse), here for carrying flowers; (2) a high number (= pelu, phela, qq.v.): Gaṇḍavyūha 106.11.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pela (पेल).—m.

(-laḥ) 1. A small part. 2. Going. n.

(-laṃ) A testicle. E. pil to send, aff. ghañ, or pel to go, ac aff.

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

1) Pela (पेल):—[from pel] m. a small part, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] going, [Horace H. Wilson]

3) [v.s. ...] n. = next, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Pela (पेल):—(laḥ) 1. m. A small part; going. n. A testicle.

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Pela 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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Starts with (+56): Pelag, Pelaga, Pelaga cijti, Pelagacijti, Pelagal, Pelagama Vihara, Pelah kechil, Pelaha, Pelahala, Pelai, Pelaimaram, Pelajau, Pelajoh, Pelaka, Pelakam, Pelakata, Pelake, Pelaku, Pelalaka, Pelambong.

Ends with (+11): Akpela, Apela, Attupela, Bobatsi-ba-lipela, Campela, Dhakapela, Dhapela, Dhupela, Ikhombelapela, Ipela, Karapela, Kareapela, Kayu pela, Kiri-pela, Kpete pela, Makapela, Malacka-pela, Malackapela, Mapela, Mpela.

Full-text (+5): Paripela, Pelava, Phela, Pelas kebo, Tsebe ea pela, Malacka-pela, Thle-pela-kano, Kiri-pela, Kayu pela, Kpete pela, Yaka-pela, Peli, Pelika, Pelin, Caturupayam, Makapela, Paripelava, Ravana, Pelu, Yakana.

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