Pul, Pūl: 13 definitions
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Pul means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, 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.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Pul in India is the name of a plant defined with Borassus flabellifer in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pholidocarpus tunicatus H. Wendl. (among others).
2) Pul is also identified with Cocos nucifera It has the synonym Palma cocos Mill., nom. illeg. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Kew Chromosome Conference (1995)
· Systema Vegetabilium. (1774)
· Taxon (1979)
· Webbia (1914)
· Diss. de Sagu (1757)
· The Gardeners Dictionary
If you are looking for specific details regarding Pul, for example health benefits, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, side effects, diet and recipes, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPul (पुल्).—1, 6 P., 1 U. (polati, pulati, polayati-te)
1) To draw or pull out.
2) To be great.
3) To be lofty.
4) To be collected together, be gathered.
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Pūl (पूल्).—1 P., 1 U. (pūlati, pūlayati-te) To heap up, collect, gather.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPul (पुल्).—[pula] r. 1st cl. (polati) 6th cl. (pulati) and 10th cl. (polayati-te) To be great or large, to be lofty or high, to be heaped up or piled. mahattve bhvā0 para0 uddhṛtau cu0 ubha0 saka0 seṭ .
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Pūl (पूल्).—r. 1st and 10th cls. (pūlati pūlayati-te) To accumulate, to collect or heap. cu0 ubha0 pakṣe bhvā0 para0 saka0 seṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPul (पुल्).—i. 1, and 6, and 10, [Parasmaipada.] To be great or large, to be lofty or high.
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Pūl (पूल्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] To accumulate. i. 10 (or pūṇ pūṇ, or puṇ puṇ), [Parasmaipada.] To accumulate.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pul (पुल्):—[class] 1. 10. 6. [Parasmaipada] polati, pulati, polayati, to be great or large or high, to be piled or heaped up, [Dhātupāṭha xx, 11];—[xxxii, 61].
2) Pūl (पूल्):—[class] 1. 10. [Parasmaipada] pūlati, pūlayati, to collect, gather, [Dhātupāṭha xv, 25];—[xxxii, 93].
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pul (पुल्):—polati 1. a. To be great or large or lofty. (śa) pulati 6. a. (ka) polayati 10. a. Idem.
2) Pūl (पूल्):—(ki) pūlati pūlayati 1. 10. a. To accumulate, collect.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Pul (पुल्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Pula.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPul in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a bridge; —,[jhula] hanging bridge; —[bamdhana, kisi ki prashamsa mem] to eulogize no end, to pay tributes in superlatives..—pul (पुल) is alternatively transliterated as Pula.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPul (ಪುಲ್):—
1) [noun] any of various plants of the grass family that are usu. used for food, fodder or grazing and as lawns.
2) [noun] (fig.) that which is worthless.
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Puḷ (ಪುಳ್):—[noun] any bird.
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Pūḷ (ಪೂಳ್):—[verb] = ಪೂಳು [pulu].
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Pūḻ (ಪೂೞ್):—[verb] = ಪೂಳು [pulu].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryPul is another spelling for पुल [pula].—n. 1. bridge; 2. a bundle/mass of grass; 3. a bundle of greens;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+1003): Pul-ari, Pul-dondra, Pul-iyanma, Pul-pattaiati, Pul-urkatavul, Pul-vantaikacu, Pul-varukkanul, Pul-vaykinton, Pul-veykurampai, Pula, Pula kada, Pula-katainatai, Pula-nerivalakkam, Pula-tiga, Pulaa, Pulaa, Pulaaa, Pulaana, Pulaana, Pulabandi.
Ends with (+206): Aciyacutappul, Adipul, Akase-pul, Akatticurappul, Amarippul, Amcedippul, Amceduppul, Anai-irancipul, Aricippul, Arukampul, Aruppampul, Atcarappul, Atippul, Canakkirampul, Cataippul, Catakappul, Cattippul, Cempul, Cepappul, Ceppappul.
Full-text (+647): Pula, Pushkarini, Trinapuli, Akhata, Pun, Hrada, Kurumpul, Nipana, Manikarnika, Pulkkai, Nirppul, Dobhana, Pul-varukkanul, Pullarutal, Trinapulaka, Paushkarini, Varat-pultotam, Parivahavat, Iravanan-pul, Pudini.
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Search found 180 books and stories containing Pul, Pool, Poozh, Pūl, Puḷ, Pūḷ, Pūḻ, Puzh; (plurals include: Puls, Pools, Poozhs, Pūls, Puḷs, Pūḷs, Pūḻs, Puzhs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter LXXXI - A brief description of holy pools and sanctuaries < [Agastya Samhita]
Chapter LXXXIV - Ablutions in the river Phalgu merit of masing offerings of funeral cakes at Rudra < [Agastya Samhita]
Chapter LXXXIII - Description of different rites < [Agastya Samhita]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 38 - Origin of Eminent Śiva Gaṅgā Pool < [Section 3 - Arbuda-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 24 - The Greatness of Dharmāraṇya < [Section 2 - Dharmāraṇya-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 60 - The impact of Jambū Tīrtha < [Section 3 - Arbuda-khaṇḍa]
Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
1. Samudra (ocean) in the Brāhmaṇas < [Chapter 3 - The Rivers in the Brāhmaṇa Literature]
9. The river Yamunā in the Purāṇas < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
Introduction (changing pattern of the rivers) < [Chapter 5 - Rivers in the Purāṇic Literature]
Yoga-sutras (with Bhoja’s Rajamartanda) (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Sūtra 2.31 < [Second Chapter (Sadhana Pada)]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 4.5.4 < [Section 5 - Fifth Tiruvaymoli (Virriruntu el ulakum)]
Pasuram 1.9.3 < [Section 9 - Ninth Tiruvaymoli (Ivaiyum avaiyum)]
Pasuram 1.8.1 < [Section 8 - Eighth Tiruvaymoli (Otum pul eri)]
Village Folk-tales of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), vol. 1-3 (by Henry Parker)
Story 64 - The Heron And The Crab < [Part II (c) - Stories of the Durayas]
Story 4 - The Glass Princess < [Part I - Stories told by the Cultivating Caste and Vaeddas]
Story 48 - The Seven Princesses < [Part II (b) - Stories of the Tom-tom Beaters]