Pelu, Pēlū, Pelū, Peḻu: 7 definitions
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Pelu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, biology. 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaPeḻu [in the Malayalam language] refers to the medicinal plant known as “Careya arborea Roxb.” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning peḻu] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Pelu in Chile is the name of a plant defined with Sophora tetraptera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Edwardsia grandiflora Salisb. (among others).
2) Pelu in India is also identified with Careya arborea It has the synonym Barringtonia arborea (Roxb.) F. Muell. (etc.).
3) Pelu is also identified with Salvadora persica It has the synonym Salvadora paniculata Zucc. ex Steud. (etc.).
4) Pelu in Mali is also identified with Khaya senegalensis It has the synonym Swietenia senegalensis Desv. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1791)
· Fitoterapia (2003)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1840)
· Nat. Prod. Res. (2003)
· Mémoires du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle (1830)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Pelu, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, 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 Dictionarypēlū (पेलू).—f A matted or clotted tress of hair.
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pēḷū (पेळू).—m f pēḷava f ē C A rude twist or roll with the hand of cocoanut-fibres or cotton. 2 A disease incidental to cattle.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPelu (पेलु).—m. or f., a high number: peluḥ Mahāvyutpatti 7896, cited from Gaṇḍavyūha 133.22, same; but in Gaṇḍavyūha 106.11 pelā, q.v., and in Mahāvyutpatti 7767 phelaḥ, m.; Tibetan phyol yas in both passages of Mahāvyutpatti. Occurs in a long list of stems which rhyme, in one list fems. in ā, in one mascs. in a, in one m. or f. in u.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pelu (पेलु) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pelu.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryPelu (पेलु) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pelu.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPēlu (ಪೇಲು):—[verb] to eliminate waste matter from the body through the anus.
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Pēlu (ಪೇಲು):—[noun] waste matter expelled from the bowels; excrement; faeces.
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Pēḷu (ಪೇಳು):—
1) [verb] to convey an information, idea etc. through spoken words; to tell.
2) [verb] to describe (in detail); to give a detailed account (in words).
3) [verb] to compose a literary work.
4) [verb] to command to march against (an enemy).
5) [verb] to show the direction, course; to direct.
6) [verb] to designate (something) with a name or appellation.
7) [verb] to give gift, by evidencing through a written document.
8) [verb] to tell a story; to narrate an incident.
9) [verb] to bring to (another’s) notice.
10) [verb] to invite to come to a place or to do something.
11) [verb] to slander against or about.
12) [verb] to use an accent to emphasise something.
13) [verb] to express (the feeling, by gestures or countenance of the face).
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: Pelum, Pelupu, Peluroh, Pelus, Pelus mingay, Pelus susu, Pelutus, Peluva, Peluvasa, Peluwahi.
Ends with: Ada pelu, Attupelu, Iruppelu, Mpelu, Mukkannanpelu, Munnapelu, Narapelu, Nattalumpelu, Nirpelu, Nunpelu, Sompelu.
Full-text: Pel, Ada pelu, Pelus, Pelus susu, Pelus mingay, Pilu, Pelum, Phela, Peluvasa, Kinkanela, Pela.
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