India history and geography

Source: academia.edu: Minor Chiefs and "Hero" in Ancient Tamilakam

Pulam or Pulaṉ (“place, land”) is a name related to the historical geography and rulers of ancient Tamil Nadu, occuring in Sangam literature such as the Akanāṉūṟu and the Puṟanāṉūṟu.—Notes: (VIS 466-67), vaṭapulam-teṉpulam (north-south), cf. Uttarāpatha (Āryavarta), Dakṣiṇadeśa/Dakṣiṇapatha (Pargiter 1972: 257, 259), uttara-Bhārata and dakṣiṇa-Bhārata, cf. Tamiradeśa in Hathigumpha inscription. Bhārata is the traditional Jambudvīpa/Navalantaṇpoḻil (Paripāṭal 5.8, Perumpāṇāṟṟuppaṭai l. 465) or Nāvalantīvu (Maṇimēkalai 11.107, 25.11), nāval/jambu “blueberry” Syzigium jambolanum, sthalavṛkṣa of Āṉaikkā, the mythical Jambukeśvara.

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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

Pulam [பூளம்] in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Thespesia populnea Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa from the Malvaceae (Mallow) family having the following synonyms: Hibiscus populneus, Abelmoschus acuminatus, Hibiscus blumei. For the possible medicinal usage of pulam, 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.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pulam (புலம்) noun

1. Arable land, rice field; வயல். மிச்சின் மிசைவான் புலம் [vayal. michin misaivan pulam] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 85).

2. Place, location, region, tract of country, இடம். புலங்கெட விறுக்கும் வரம்பி றானை [idam. pulangeda virukkum varambi ranai] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 16).

3. Quarter, point of the compass; திக்கு. தென்புலவாழ்நர்க்கு [thikku. thenpulavazhnarkku] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 9).

4. High land for dry cultivation; மேட்டு நிலம். [mettu nilam.] (J.)

5. Sense, faculty of any organ of sense; இந்திரியம். புலம் பல கலங்க [inthiriyam. pulam pala kalanga] (ஞானாமிர்தம் [gnanamirtham] 27, 6).

6. Sensation; consciousness; perception by the senses; இந்திரிய வுணர்வு. அடல்வேண்டு மைந்தன் புலத்தை [inthiriya vunarvu. adalvendu mainthan pulathai] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 343).

7. Knowledge, learning, wisdom; அறிவு. நுண்மா ணுழைபுலம் [arivu. nunma nuzhaipulam] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 407).

8. Intellectual sharpness, wit; கூர்மதி. [kurmathi.] (W.)

9. [Telugu: polamu.] Clue; துப்பு. [thuppu.] (C. G.)

10. Treatise, work; நூல். புலந்தொகுத்தோனே (தொல்காப்பியப் பாயிரவிருத்தி). [nul. pulanthoguthone (tholkappiyap payiraviruthi).]

11. The Vēdas; வேதம். புலம்புரி யந்தணர் [vetham. pulamburi yanthanar] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 6, 45).

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Pūḷam (பூளம்) noun Portia tree. See பூவரசு. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [puvarasu. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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Starts with (+10): Pulam-kizhanma, Pulam-peyarmakkal, Pulamai, Pulamaipatu, Pulamaiyar, Pulamaiyor, Pulamakal, Pulamakan, Pulamakku, Pulamankai, Pulamarada, Pulamaram, Pulamari, Pulambilavu, Pulaminukki, Pulampal, Pulampan, Pulamparaci, Pulampavu, Pulampilavu.

Ends with (+16): Aimpulam, Akkiratampulam, Ampulam, Capatampulam, Cempulam, Cetpulam, Cutu-tannirkoppulam, Kakkaykkoppulam, Kamampulam, Katpulam, Koppulam, Kutapulam, Malapulam, Marupulam, Menpulam, Munaippulam, Niccayatampulam, Nilampulam, Nulaipulam, Pakaippulam.

Full-text (+37): Pulam-kizhanma, Pulam-peyarmakkal, Nulaipulam, Pulattarai, Nilampulam, Kamampulam, Pulacceykai, Tinaippunam, Marupulam, Pulakkani, Pulampavu, Pulamari, Malapulam, Pulamvicari, Vilaipulam, Munaippulam, Cetpulam, Pulati, Kutapulam, Velpulam.

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