Pul, Pūl: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Pul means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Pul in India is the name of a plant defined with Borassus flabellifer in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pholidocarpus tunicatus H. Wendl. (among others).
2) Pul is also identified with Cocos nucifera It has the synonym Palma cocos Mill., nom. illeg. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Kew Chromosome Conference (1995)
· Systema Vegetabilium. (1774)
· Taxon (1979)
· Webbia (1914)
· Diss. de Sagu (1757)
· The Gardeners Dictionary
If you are looking for specific details regarding Pul, for example health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPul (पुल्).—1, 6 P., 1 U. (polati, pulati, polayati-te)
1) To draw or pull out.
2) To be great.
3) To be lofty.
4) To be collected together, be gathered.
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Pūl (पूल्).—1 P., 1 U. (pūlati, pūlayati-te) To heap up, collect, gather.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPul (पुल्).—[pula] r. 1st cl. (polati) 6th cl. (pulati) and 10th cl. (polayati-te) To be great or large, to be lofty or high, to be heaped up or piled. mahattve bhvā0 para0 uddhṛtau cu0 ubha0 saka0 seṭ .
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Pūl (पूल्).—r. 1st and 10th cls. (pūlati pūlayati-te) To accumulate, to collect or heap. cu0 ubha0 pakṣe bhvā0 para0 saka0 seṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPul (पुल्).—i. 1, and 6, and 10, [Parasmaipada.] To be great or large, to be lofty or high.
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Pūl (पूल्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] To accumulate. i. 10 (or pūṇ pūṇ, or puṇ puṇ), [Parasmaipada.] To accumulate.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pul (पुल्):—[class] 1. 10. 6. [Parasmaipada] polati, pulati, polayati, to be great or large or high, to be piled or heaped up, [Dhātupāṭha xx, 11];—[xxxii, 61].
2) Pūl (पूल्):—[class] 1. 10. [Parasmaipada] pūlati, pūlayati, to collect, gather, [Dhātupāṭha xv, 25];—[xxxii, 93].
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pul (पुल्):—polati 1. a. To be great or large or lofty. (śa) pulati 6. a. (ka) polayati 10. a. Idem.
2) Pūl (पूल्):—(ki) pūlati pūlayati 1. 10. a. To accumulate, collect.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pul (पुल्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pula.
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Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPul in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a bridge; —,[jhula] hanging bridge; —[bamdhana, kisi ki prashamsa mem] to eulogize no end, to pay tributes in superlatives..—pul (पुल) is alternatively transliterated as Pula.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPul (ಪುಲ್):—
1) [noun] any of various plants of the grass family that are usu. used for food, fodder or grazing and as lawns.
2) [noun] (fig.) that which is worthless.
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Puḷ (ಪುಳ್):—[noun] any bird.
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Pūḷ (ಪೂಳ್):—[verb] = ಪೂಳು [pulu].
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Pūḻ (ಪೂೞ್):—[verb] = ಪೂಳು [pulu].
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 LexiconPul (புல்) noun < புன்-மை. [pun-mai.] [Telugu: pulu, Kanarese, Malayalam: pul.]
1. Grass family having exogenous toughness of structure, as bamboo; திரணசாதி. [thiranasathi.] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 641.) (திவா.. [thiva..])
2. Palmyra-palm; பனை. அன்றில் புற்சேக்கை புக்கு [panai. anril pursekkai pukku] (கல்லாடம் [kalladam] 38, 10). (வைத்திய மலையகராதி [vaithiya malaiyagarathi])
3. The 17th nakṣatra. See அனுடம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [anudam. (pingalagandu)]
4. Coconut-palm; தென்னை. (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல.) [thennai. (thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.)]
5. Vegetable kingdom; தாவரவர்க்கம். [thavaravarkkam.]
6. Grass; ஒருசார் விலங்குகளின் உணவான பூடுவகை. பசும்புற் றலை காண் பரிது [orusar vilangugalin unavana puduvagai. pasumbur ralai kan parithu] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 16).
7. Thicket; புதர். [puthar.]
8. Bulrush millet, Pennisetum typhoideum; கம்பு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kambu. (pingalagandu)]
9. Any grain other than paddy; புன்செய்த்தானியம். [punseythaniyam.] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 248.)
10. See புல்லரிசி. நுண்பு லடுக்கிய [pullarisi. nunpu ladukkiya] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: perumbanarruppadai] 94).
11. A kind of medicinal plant; மருந்துச்செடிவகை. (திவா.) [marunthuchedivagai. (thiva.)]
12. Smallness, in quantity, number or value; அற்பம். புல்லுளை [arpam. pullulai] (கம்பராமாயணம் வரைக்காட்சி. [kambaramayanam varaikkadsi.] 70).
13. Meanness, lowness, baseness; இழிவு. புன் கோட்டி [izhivu. pun kotti] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 255).
14. Tawny colour; கபில நிறம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kapila niram. (pingalagandu)]
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Pul (புல்) noun < புல்லு-. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [pullu-. (pingalagandu)]
1. Copulation; புணர்ச்சி. [punarchi.]
2. Partridge; சிவல். [sival.]
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Pul (புல்) noun [Telugu: Kanarese, Malayalam: puli, Travancore usage pili.] Tiger; புலி. (திவா.) [puli. (thiva.)]
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Puḷ (புள்) noun
1. Bird; fowl; பறவை. வேட்டு வன் புட்சிமிழ்த் தற்று [paravai. vettu van pudsimizhth tharru] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 274).
2. A kind of bird. See கணந்துள். புள்ளும் புதாவும் [kananthul. pullum puthavum] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 10, 117).
3. Bee; வண்டு. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) புள்ளுண் பூந்தொடைக் குழலார்க்கு [vandu. (sudamaninigandu) pullun punthodaig kuzhalarkku] (உபதேசகாண்டம் சிவவிர. [upathesagandam sivavira.] 11).
4. Augury; பறவைநிமித்தம். புள்ளோர்த்துப் படை யமைத்து [paravainimitham. pullorthup padai yamaithu] (அகநா. [agana.] 207).
5. The 23rd nakṣatra; அவிட்டநாள். (திவா.) பனைமுதற் புள்வரை பகர்ந்திடு கலிக்கும் [avittanal. (thiva.) panaimuthar pulvarai pagarnthidu kalikkum] (இலக்கண விளக்கம் [ilakkana vilakkam] 881).
6. cf. குருகு. [kurugu.] Bracelet; கைவளை. புட்கை போகிய புன்றலை மகாரொடு [kaivalai. pudkai pogiya punralai magarodu] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மலை [pathuppattu: malai] 253).
7. Drinking; drink; மதுபானம். புள்ளே புனலே புலவியிம் மூன்றினும் [mathupanam. pulle punale pulaviyim munrinum] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 16, 39).
8. Trap, stick used in the game of tip-cat; கிட்டிப் புள். [kittip pul.]
9. An instrument of torture. See கிட்டி. [kitti.] (W.)
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Pūl (பூல்) noun See பூலா. பூல்வேலென்றா [pula. pulvelenra] (தொல். எழுத். [thol. ezhuth.] 375).
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Pūḻ (பூழ்) noun
1. Quail; காடைவகை. அளித்து நீ பண்ணிய பூழெல்லாமின்னும் விளித்து [kadaivagai. alithu ni panniya puzhellaminnum vilithu] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 95). (பிங்கலகண்டு [pingalagandu])
2. Jungle fowl; கானாங்கோழி. கவுதாரி பூழ் . . . பறந்து [kanangozhi. kavuthari puzh . . . paranthu] (அரிச்சந்திர புராணம் வஞ்ச. [arichandira puranam vancha.] 39).
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Pūḻ (பூழ்) noun cf. புழை. [puzhai.] Hole; துவாரம். (இலக்கியச் சொல்லகராதி) [thuvaram. (ilakkiyas sollagarathi)]
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Pūḷ (பூள்) noun < idem. Membrum virile; ஆண்குறி. [ankuri.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPul is another spelling for पुल [pula].—n. 1. bridge; 2. a bundle/mass of grass; 3. a bundle of greens;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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