Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Antuvala [ಅಂಟುವಾಳ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Sapindus emarginatus Vahl from the Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family. For the possible medicinal usage of antuvala, 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.

Antuvala [ಅಂಟುವಾಳ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Sapindus trifoliatus from the Sapindaceae (Soapberry) family having the following synonyms: Sapindus laurifolius.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Aṃṭuvāḷa (ಅಂಟುವಾಳ):—

1) [noun] the tree, Sapindus emarginatus ( = S. trifoliatus, S. lauriolius) of Sapindaceae family; soapnut tree.

2) [noun] its nut used as soap;3) [noun] ಅಂಟುವಾಳದ ಕಾಯಿಗೆ ಬಂಟವಾಳಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗಬೇಕೇ [amtuvalada kayige bamtavalakke hogabeke]? aṇṭuvāḷada kāyige Baṇṭavāḷakke hōgabēke? (prov.) you do not have to go to New Castle for a piece of coal; Has one to dive deep into the water to bring a potsherd.

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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.

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