Pulla, Pullā: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Pulla means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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)Pulla in India is the name of a plant defined with Benincasa hispida in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Benincasa cerifera Savi (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1881)
· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 14 (1784)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Flora Japonica (1784)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2001)
· Memoria sopra una pianta cucurbitacea. (1818)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Pulla, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, extract dosage, 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 Dictionarypullā (पुल्ला).—& pullī See pulā & pulī.
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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPulla (पुल्ल).—mfn.
(-llaḥ-llā-llaṃ) Expanded, full-blown or spread. n.
(-llaṃ) A flower. E. pul to be large, aff. kta, form irr.: see phulla.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pulla (पुल्ल):—mfn. expanded, blown, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) n. a flower, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] ([probably] [wrong reading] for phulla).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPulla (पुल्ल):—(llaṃ) 1. n. A flower. a. Full blown.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPulla (ಪುಲ್ಲ):—[adjective] (said of flowers) blown; blossomed; opened; expanded.
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Pulla (ಪುಲ್ಲ):—[noun] a blown up flower; a blossom.
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 LexiconPullā (புல்லா) noun < Telugu pulla. Six-foot rod, used as a linear measure; ஆறடிகொண்ட நீட்ட லளவைக் கோல். [aradigonda nitta lalavaig kol.] (W.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+79): Pulla jemmudu, Pulla jemudu, Pulla-gummadi, Pulla-prabba, Pullaani veru, Pullaaniyila, Pullaaniyila pacha, Pullabachali, Pullachada, Pulladaanimma, Pulladabba, Pulladaki, Pulladanda, Pulladanimma, Pulladi, Pullagaya, Pullagoddukura, Pullagummadi, Pullai, Pullai-valathi.
Ends with: Appulla, Apulla, Chedu pulla, Dappulla, Itepulla, Konda pulla, Vepulla.
Full-text (+7): Kaadu pullam purasi, Kaadu pullam purache, Konda pulla, Pulla jemmudu, Pulla jemudu, Pullamoycci, Pullam payiru, Chedu pulla, Pullai, Kulaikkompan, Virikompan, Pillaimarutu, Pullivarakan, Tirumakal, Kanam-pullanayanar, Kaadu-pullam-purasi, Pullarkuru, Kadu-pullam-purasi, Pulla-prabba, Pulla-gummadi.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Pulla, Pullā, Pullaa; (plurals include: Pullas, Pullās, Pullaas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
4. The Mayura-sandesa by Udaya < [Chapter 4 - Traces of Historical Facts from Sandesha Kavyas and Short poems]
Reviews < [January - March 1975]
Blue Annals (deb-ther sngon-po) (by George N. Roerich)
Chapter 1 - Master mar pa and Ngok lineage < [Book 8 - The famous Dakpo Kagyü (traditions)]
Matangalila and Hastyayurveda (study) (by Chandrima Das)