Maila, Ma墨la: 8 definitions

Introduction
Biology
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Hindi
3. Prakrit
4. Kannada
5. Nepali
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Introduction:

Maila means something in Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Mail.

Biology (plants and animals)

: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Maila [啻祱啻瞉 in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Vitex altissima L.f. from the Verbenaceae (Verbena) family. For the possible medicinal usage of maila, 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.

: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

1) Maila in India is the name of a plant defined with Bauhinia racemosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Piliostigma racemosum (Lam.) Benth. (among others).

2) Maila is also identified with Vitex altissima It has the synonym Vitex altissima var. zeylanica (Turcz.) Clarke (etc.).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Phytologia (1971)
· Archives of Pharmacal Research
· Supplementum Plantarum Systematis Vegetabilium Editionis Decimae Tertiae (1782)
· Braz. J. Med. Biol. Res.
· Bulletin of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University (2000)
· Phytochemistry (1707)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Maila, for example extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ma墨la (啶啶�).鈥擲ee 尘补颈诲腻 &c.

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maila (啶啶�).鈥攎 f (mala S through H) Dirt. Little used.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

maila (啶啶�).鈥�m f Dirt. m A mile.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) M膩ila (啶ぞ啶囙げ):鈥�—see [尘腻测补濒补].

2) Maila (啶啶�) [Also spelled mail]:鈥�(nf) dirt, filth; scum; ~[办丑辞谤补/办丑辞谤腻] dust-absorbing (as [ra峁僩a, kapa岣嵞�); —k膩峁璦n膩] to clean, to counter (as [s膩buna maila k膩峁璦t膩 hai]).

3) Mail膩 (啶啶侧ぞ):鈥�(a) dirty, filthy; unclean; foul; (nm) excrement, faeces; -[办耻肠补颈濒腻] dirty and defiled, dirty and filthy; very dirty; ~[pana] filthiness, dirtiness.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Maila (啶啶�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Malina.

2) Maila (啶啶�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Malina.

3) Maila (啶啶�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Malina.

4) Maila (啶啶�) also relates to the Sanskrit word: 惭补濒颈苍腻.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Maila (嗖硤嗖�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖硤嗖侧部 [maili]1.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) M膩ila (啶ぞ啶囙げ):鈥攏. a mile;

2) Maila (啶啶�):鈥攏. 鈫� 啶く啶� [mayala]

3) Mail膩 (啶啶侧ぞ):鈥攁dj./n. pl. of 啶啶侧ぞ [尘补颈濒腻]

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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.

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