Pugaphala, Pūgaphala, Puga-phala: 8 definitions
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Pugaphala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypūgaphala (पूगफल) [or पूगीफल, pūgīphala].—n S The fruit of the Arecapalm, a betelnut.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpūgaphala (पूगफल) [or pūgīphala, or पूगीफल].—n A betelnut.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPūgaphala (पूगफल).—the areca-nut.
Derivable forms: pūgaphalam (पूगफलम्).
Pūgaphala is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pūga and phala (फल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūgaphala (पूगफल).—n.
(-laṃ) The Areca-nut. E. pūga, and phala fruit.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūgaphala (पूगफल):—[=pūga-phala] [from pūga] n. ‘fruit of the Areca tree’, commonly called ‘betel-nut’ [Varāha-mihira; Suśruta]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPūgaphala (पूगफल):—[pūga-phala] (laṃ) 1. n. The betel-nut.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pūgaphala (पूगफल) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Popphala.
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 corpusPūgaphala (ಪೂಗಫಲ):—[noun] = ಪೂಗ - [puga -] 3 & 4.
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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Partial matches: Puga, Phala, Puka.
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