Punal, Puṉal, Pūṇal: 2 definitions

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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Punal in India is the name of a plant defined with Paspalum scrobiculatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Paspalum frumentaceum Rottb. ex Roem. & Schult. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Mantissa Plantarum (1767)
· Species Plantarum, Editio Secunda (1762)
· Grasses of Ceylon (1956)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1900)
· Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus (1786)
· Paspalum. Reimaria (1810)

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Puṉal (புனல்) noun [K. ponalu.]

1. Water; நீர். தண்புனல் பரந்த [nir. thanpunal parantha] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 7).

2. Flood, torrent, stream, river; ஆறு. மழைகொளக் குறையாது புனல்புக மிகாது [aru. mazhaigolag kuraiyathu punalpuga migathu] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மதுரைக்காஞ்சி [pathuppattu: mathuraikkanchi] 424). (பிங்கலகண்டு [pingalagandu])

3. Cold; குளிர்ச்சி. மண்புன லிளவெயில் [kulirchi. manpuna lilaveyil] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 15, 27).

4. The 20th nakṣatra; பூராடம். விட்டம் புனலுத்தி ராடம் [puradam. vittam punaluthi radam] (விதானமாலை குணாகுண. [vithanamalai kunaguna.] 29).

5. Black-oil tree; வாலுளுவை. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [valuluvai. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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Puṉal (புனல்) noun < English Funnel; ஒடுக்க மான வாயுள்ள பாத்திரத்தில் திரவப்பொருளை ஊற்று தற்கு உதவுங் கருவி. [odukka mana vayulla pathirathil thiravapporulai urru tharku uthavung karuvi.] Mod.

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Pūṇal (பூணல்) noun Corr. of பூணூல். [punul.] Colloq.

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