Pul, Pūl: 11 definitions

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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.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pul (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 Dictionary

Pul (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 Dictionary

Pul (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 Dictionary

1) 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 Dictionary

1) 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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Pul 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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Pul 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 corpus

Pul (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].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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