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Valu, , Vaḻu, Vaḷu: 9 definitions

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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)

: Shodhganga: Kakati Ganapatideva and his times (weapons)

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.

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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.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Jainism

(वालु).� The ܲ 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.

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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.

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Biology (plants and animals)

: 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)

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vaḷ� (वळ�) [or वळहू, vaḷahū].—or ḷaōōḍ� m A stallion.

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vāḷ� (वाळू).—f (ܰ S) Sand. 2 Gravel. 3 Commonly ḷaī. ḷūnٲ or vāḷūvara mutalē� tara phēsa nā pāṇ� Said with respect to an ingrate: bestow lavishly, but he makes no returns. ḷūnٲ or ḷūmŧ� or vāḷūvara mutaṇēṃ expresses generally To misapply and waste one's gifts or one's doings. Pr. jāvayāsa dyāvē� vāḷa- vēnta mutāvē�.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

vaḷ� (वळ�).�m A stallion.

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vāḷ� (वाळू).�f Sand; gravel.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

(वालु):�m. = , [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

(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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(ವಾಲು):—[noun] a hand weapon having a long sharp-pointed blade, set in a hilt; a sword.

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(ವಾಲು):—[noun] an umbrella used as a mark of respect (to a deity on procession) or royal insignia (to a king).

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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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Tamil dictionary

: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Valu (வல�) < வல்�. [¹.] noun [K. balu.]

1. Strength; பலம். [palam.] (W.)

2. Skill, ability; சாமர்த� தியம�. [samarth thiyam.]

3. Weight; கனம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்த� மானிப்பாயகராதி) [kanam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

4. Coin above standard weight, opposed to melu; எடைக்க� மேற்பட்டுள்ள நாணயம். [edaikku merpattulla nanayam.] (W.)

5. A species of big mosquito; பெருȨகத� கொசுகுவக�. [perungathai kosuguvagai.] (W.)

6. A cant term for eight; எட்டென்னும� எண்ணைக� குறிக்கும் குழூஉக்குற�. [ettennum ennaig kurikkum kuzhuukkuri.] (W.)

7. Prop; பற்ற�. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்த� மானிப்பாயகராதி) [parru. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

8. A medicinal paste; ஒருவகைப் பச� மருந்த�. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்த� மானிப்பாயகராதி) [oruvagaip pasai marunthu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)] � adjectival

1. Strong; பலமா�. [palamana.]

2. Great; much; மிகுதியா�. வலுகடினம�. [miguthiyana. valugadinam.]

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Valu (வல�) [valuttal] 11 intransitive verb < வல�. [valu.]

1. To be strong or hard; வன்மையாதல். [vanmaiyathal.]

2. To be firm; திரப்படுதல�. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்த� மானிப்பாயகராதி) [thirappaduthal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Vaḻu (வழ�) noun < வழுவ�-. [vazhuvu-.]

1. Error, mistake, failure, fault, lapse; தவறு. [thavaru.] (தக்கயாகப்பரண� [thakkayagapparani] 7.)

2. Damage, loss; கேடு. (சடாமணிநிகண்டு) [kedu. (sudamaninigandu)]

3. Sin; பாவம�. வழுவாய� மருங்கிற� கழுவாயுமுள [pavam. vazhuvay marungir kazhuvayumula] (புறநானூற� [purananuru] 34).

4. Scandal, ill-repute; பழமொழிிப்புர�. வழுவெனும� பாரேன் [pazhippurai. vazhuvenum paren] (சிலப்பதிகாரம� அரும்பதவுர� [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 16, 69).

5. (Grammar) Solecism, impropriety in language; deviation from rule; திணைபால் முதலிய� தத்தம் இலக்கணநெறி மயங்கி வருவதாகி� குற்றம�. [thinaipal muthaliyana thatham ilakkananeri mayangi varuvathagiya kurram.] (நன�. [nan.] 375.)

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Vaḷu (வள�) noun perhaps from . (யாழ்ப்பாணத்த� மானிப்பாயகராதி [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])

1. Youth; இளமை. [ilamai.]

2. That which is tender or young; இளைத�. [ilaithu.]

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(வாலு) noun < வால்³. [³.] Seed of the climbing staff plant; வாலுளுவை யரிச�. (வைத்தி� மூலிகை) [valuluvai yarisi. (vaithiya muligai)]

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Vaḻu (வழ�) noun Dirt or mucus, as on the body of a calf just yeaned; கன்ற� முதலானவை பிறக்கும்போத� காணப்படுஞ் சவ்வ� முதலிய�. வழ� நுகர்ந்தாதரவொட� கன்றுகள் [kanru muthalanavai pirakkumbothu kanappadugn savvu muthaliyana. vazhu nugarnthatharavodu kanrugal] (நூற்றெட்டு. திருப்புகழ� [nurrettu. thiruppugazh] 67).

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