Valu, Vālu, Vaḻu, Vaḷu: 9 definitions
Introduction:
Valu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Vaḷu can be transliterated into English as Valu or Valiu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Dhanurveda (science of warfare)
Source: Shodhganga: Kakati Ganapatideva and his times (weapons)Vālu refers to a sword and represents a kind of weapon employed in warfare by the soldiers, according to Śrīnātha’s 15th century Palanāṭivīra-caritra. The Vardhmānapuram inscription states that the king should be proficient in dealing several varieties of weapons.
Dhanurveda (धनुर्वेद) refers to the “knowledge of warfare” and, as an upaveda, is associated with the Ṛgveda. It contains instructions on warfare, archery and ancient Indian martial arts, dating back to the 2nd-3rd millennium BCE.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Wisdom Library: JainismVālu (वालु).— The vālus are a group of celestial beings living in the lower regions of adholoka (lower world) according to Jaina cosmology. Adholoka is made up of seven regions and offers residence to the infernal beings existing within these lands.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Valu in Papua New Guinea is the name of a plant defined with Talipariti tiliaceum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Hibiscus tiliiaefolia Salisb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Quart. J. Forest Res. (1999)
· Flora Sylvatica Koreana (1936)
· Flora of the British West Indian Islands (1859)
· Florae Fluminensis (1825)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Botanical Magazine (1914)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Valu, for example diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, 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 Dictionaryvaḷū (वळू) [or वळहू, vaḷahū].—or vaḷahōghōḍā m A stallion.
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vāḷū (वाळू).—f (vālukā S) Sand. 2 Gravel. 3 Commonly vāḷavī. vāḷūnta or vāḷūvara mutalēṃ tara phēsa nā pāṇī Said with respect to an ingrate: bestow lavishly, but he makes no returns. vāḷūnta or vāḷūmadhyēṃ or vāḷūvara mutaṇēṃ expresses generally To misapply and waste one's gifts or one's doings. Pr. jāvayāsa dyāvēṃ vāḷa- vēnta mutāvēṃ.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishvaḷū (वळू).—m A stallion.
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vāḷū (वाळू).—f Sand; gravel.
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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVālu (वालु):—m. = elavālu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[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 corpusVālu (ವಾಲು):—
1) [verb] to incline or turn from a direct line or course; to slant.
2) [verb] to be passed on to the other (as a blame, responsibility, etc.).
3) [verb] to have a particular disposition or bent of mind, will, etc.
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Vālu (ವಾಲು):—[noun] a hand weapon having a long sharp-pointed blade, set in a hilt; a sword.
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Vālu (ವಾಲು):—[noun] an umbrella used as a mark of respect (to a deity on procession) or royal insignia (to a king).
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 LexiconValu (வலு) < வல்¹. [val¹.] noun [K. balu.]
1. Strength; பலம். [palam.] (W.)
2. Skill, ability; சாமர்த் தியம். [samarth thiyam.]
3. Weight; கனம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [kanam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
4. Coin above standard weight, opposed to melu; எடைக்கு மேற்பட்டுள்ள நாணயம். [edaikku merpattulla nanayam.] (W.)
5. A species of big mosquito; பெருங்கதை கொசுகுவகை. [perungathai kosuguvagai.] (W.)
6. A cant term for eight; எட்டென்னும் எண்ணைக் குறிக்கும் குழூஉக்குறி. [ettennum ennaig kurikkum kuzhuukkuri.] (W.)
7. Prop; பற்று. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [parru. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
8. A medicinal paste; ஒருவகைப் பசை மருந்து. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [oruvagaip pasai marunthu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)] — adjectival
1. Strong; பலமான. [palamana.]
2. Great; much; மிகுதியான. வலுகடினம். [miguthiyana. valugadinam.]
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Valu (வலு) [valuttal] 11 intransitive verb < வலு. [valu.]
1. To be strong or hard; வன்மையாதல். [vanmaiyathal.]
2. To be firm; திரப்படுதல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [thirappaduthal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Vaḻu (வழு) noun < வழுவு-. [vazhuvu-.]
1. Error, mistake, failure, fault, lapse; தவறு. [thavaru.] (தக்கயாகப்பரணி [thakkayagapparani] 7.)
2. Damage, loss; கேடு. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [kedu. (sudamaninigandu)]
3. Sin; பாவம். வழுவாய் மருங்கிற் கழுவாயுமுள [pavam. vazhuvay marungir kazhuvayumula] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 34).
4. Scandal, ill-repute; பழமொழிிப்புரை. வழுவெனும் பாரேன் [pazhippurai. vazhuvenum paren] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 16, 69).
5. (Grammar) Solecism, impropriety in language; deviation from rule; திணைபால் முதலியன தத்தம் இலக்கணநெறி மயங்கி வருவதாகிய குற்றம். [thinaipal muthaliyana thatham ilakkananeri mayangi varuvathagiya kurram.] (நன். [nan.] 375.)
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Vaḷu (வளு) noun perhaps from bāla. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])
1. Youth; இளமை. [ilamai.]
2. That which is tender or young; இளைது. [ilaithu.]
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Vālu (வாலு) noun < வால்³. [val³.] Seed of the climbing staff plant; வாலுளுவை யரிசி. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [valuluvai yarisi. (vaithiya muligai)]
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Vaḻu (வழு) noun Dirt or mucus, as on the body of a calf just yeaned; கன்று முதலானவை பிறக்கும்போது காணப்படுஞ் சவ்வு முதலியன. வழு நுகர்ந்தாதரவொடு கன்றுகள் [kanru muthalanavai pirakkumbothu kanappadugn savvu muthaliyana. vazhu nugarnthatharavodu kanrugal] (நூற்றெட்டு. திருப்புகழ் [nurrettu. thiruppugazh] 67).
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 (+114): Valu-utaikamam, Valua, Valuba, Valuchi-bhaji, Valucuruti, Valudani, Valuga, Valugam, Valugama, Valuka, Valukabdhi, Valukabhaya, Valukacaityakrida, Valukachaityakrida, Valukadi, Valukagada, Valukagama, Valukai, Valukaila, Valukala.
Ends with (+110): Abilavalu, Addasavalu, Ahavalu, Ajjagavalu, Akasalevalu, Alluvalu, Amavalu, Ananavalu, Annevalu, Ashvalu, Asugavalu, Avalu, Baggadovalu, Bamdavalu, Bavalu, Beluvalu, Bemgavalu, Bennugavalu, Bhamdavalu, Cadhasavalu.
Full-text (+62): Valu-utaikamam, Valuttaravu, Valumuttu, Valumocam, Valukattayam, Val, Balu, Valukkol, Valukambhas, Tinai-valuamaiti, Nitivalu, Valukilam, Valadani, Valuvayan, Valasara, Valuki, Valukin, Valukela, Valukambudhi, Valukarnava.
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