Alternative spellings of this word include Viley.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Vileya [ವೀಳೆಯ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Piper betle L. from the Piperaceae (Pepper) family having the following synonyms: Piper chawya, Piper malamiris, Piper densum. For the possible medicinal usage of vileya, 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

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Vileya (विलेय) [Also spelled viley]:—(a) soluble; ~[tā] solubility; ~[śīla] solute; hence ~[śīlatā] (nf).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Vīḷeya (ವೀಳೆಯ):—

1) [noun] the climber vine Piper betle of Piperaceae family.

2) [noun] its leaf.

3) [noun] a preparation made of these leaves, lime and areca nut, given on auspicious occasion.

4) [noun] the combination of these leaves, areca nut, and sometimes with coconut, offered as a token of respect.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Vileyadele, Vileyagodu, Vileyagol, Vileyakodu, Vileyamgodu.

Ends with: Avileya, Kaivileya, Kappuravileya, Paruvileya, Suttuvileya, Vibhutivileya.

Full-text: Vilyadele, Vilya, Vilyedele, Vilayadele, Viledele, Vileyadele, Vilige, Brahmabileya, Viley, Vilaya.

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