Tavala, Ṭavāḷa, Ṭavāla, Tāvaḷa: 5 definitions
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Tavala means something in 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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsTavala [തവള] in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Trevia nudiflora var. polycarpa Trevia nudiflora L. var. polycarpa (Benth.) Susila & N.P. Balakr. from the Euphorbiaceae (Castor) family having the following synonyms: Trevia polycarpa. For the possible medicinal usage of tavala, 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.
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 Dictionaryṭavāḷa (टवाळ) [or ळ्या, ḷyā].—a ṭavāḷakhōra c sometimes ṭavāḷī- khōra c Idle, wanton, scampish, mischievous, full of wild tricks, pranks, and frolics;--esp. a child. 2 That is ever reviling, slandering, vilifying; or ridiculing, jeering, mocking.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṭavāḷa (टवाळ) [or ḷyā, or ळ्या].—a Idle, wanton, scampish. That is ever reviling, slandering, vilifying.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṬavāḷa (ಟವಾಳ):—[noun] = ಟಮಾಳ [tamala].
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 LexiconTāvaḷa (தாவள) [tāvaḷattal] [tā-aḷa] transitive verb < தா¹- [tha¹-] + அள-. [ala-.] To measure by striding; அடியால் தாவியளத் தல். தாவளந் துலகமுற்றும் [adiyal thaviyalath thal. thavalan thulagamurrum] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 4, 6, 1).
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 (+22): Tavala-vankikattu, Tavalacattiram, Tavalagiri, Tavalai, Tavalaiccempu, Tavalaiccori, Tavalaikkal, Tavalaikkati, Tavalaikkay, Tavalaikkinkini, Tavalaikkuncu, Tavalaikkuranku, Tavalaikkutti, Tavalaimukkataippan, Tavalainoy, Tavalainurai, Tavalaippanai, Tavalaippayccal, Tavalaippayttu, Tavalaitattu.
Ends with (+44): Achitavala, Amtavala, Architavala, Atavala, Bhatavala, Bhutavala, Dantavala, Darakhastavala, Darkhastavala, Dartavala, Dematavala, Dhudhatavala, Dittavala, Ghatavala, Ghotavala, Gotavala, Guntavala, Haisiyatavala, Hariddantavala, Hatavala.
Full-text (+66): Dhavala, Dhavalamrittika, Dhavalotpala, Dhavalita, Duma, Dhavali, Dhavalaki, Dhavalakhora, Dhavalapaksha, Dhavalanka, Davala, Dhavalata, Dhavalatva, Dhavalagriha, Dhavaliman, Dhavalibhuta, Dhavalikrita, Atidhavala, Dhavalya, Dhavalagiri.
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