[Tel. from palu milk.] n. The bird called the Indian Roller, boracias indica (F.B.I.) the flight of which is consulted as an omen. It is erroneously called a blue jay. Various varieties are called gorrepalapitta and mekapalapitta. See Jerdon No. 243. A treatise on Omens says. “palagarudatappa paksijatulakella nedamamandikudikinegayavalayu.” pala or palatiga n. A certain tree, iksugandha, ksirikavrksamu; of which there are various species as, adavipalatiga Nerium reticulatum, kakipalatigaAsclepias asthmatica, dudipalatiga Asclepias volubilis, mattapalatiga Convolvulus paniculatus; cirupala, anaga utani. Q. mannupala, anaga utpala krsna. Q. palapandu, anaga kanista. Q. Various species of the “milk plant” are called mekapalatiga, kukkapalatiga, &c. pala adj. White. palavendi pure silver. palakannu pala-kannu. n. A sort of grain.palakura pala-kura. n. A certain pot herb. Oxystelma csculentum. kukkapalakura a forest plant, Trianthema crystallina,. Rox. ii. 444. palagaccu, palagara or palasunnamupala-gatstsu. n. Fine lime plaster. sanna sunnapuputa. palabuggalu (S. iii. 435.) Infant’s cheeks, biddalacekkillu. palagaruvu or palagara pala-garuvu. n. A sort of earth, a whitish marl. paini yisukagala regadanela. palagumma Same as palapitta. palagorru pala-gorru. n. A rake used in husbandry. palagokudu pala-gokudu. n. The butter that sticks to the bottom of a milk pot. palacettu pala-chettu. n. A species of the Mimusops tree. palacepa pala-chepa. n. A sort of Salmon. palacerulu or palacerlu pala-cherulu. n. The nerves. bijamulaku painanundunaralu, gazjanaralu. “si palacerulapatti tulimpa balimi nidcukoni donkaladuri cuttabettu.” Swa. iv. 68. “si katikinetturulato gandalurlipadanga, jeri pandulapala cerlukaracu.” S. i. 202. palateku or palateku pala-teku. n. The white wooded teak tree. palada palada. (palu+adugu.) n. A shell used as a spoon or ladle in giving milk to a child. palatuttamu or palatuttaramu pata-tuttamu. n. White vitriol. palapandlu pala-pandlu. n. Milk teeth. Also (from pandu,) a sort of sweet white berries. A. iv. 114. palapapadu pala-papadu. n. An infant at the breast. palavedisa or palavalisa palapedisa. n. The Grey headed Myna, Sturned malabarica(F.B.I.) palabonta palabonta. n. A fish called the white mullet, Chonos salmoneus. palamannu pala-mannu. n. White earth, pipe clay sudda. palamani cekka pala-manichekka. n. The ‘white wood’ produced by the palateku. palasugandhi pala-sugandhi. n. A plant called Country Sarasaparilla. palasunnamu pala-sunnamu. n. Fine lime plaster, sunnamu. palasora or palacora pala-sora. n. A fish, Carcharias laticaudus and also Carcharias cllioti or Carcharias macloti. sorrakova (F.B.I.) The white shark.samudramandu manusyulanu bhaksince pedda cepa. palaku pal-aku. n. A certain herb. citipalaku is one sort. palanugu palanugu. n. The white gourd, anugutige, dugdhatumbi. See palu.