aliH [ al-in Uṇ. 4. 138 ] 1 A black bee. 2 A scorpion. 3 A crow. 4 The (Indian) cuckoo. 5 The sign of the zodiac called vfScika . 6 Spirituous liquor. Comp. — kulaM a flight or number of bees; °saMkula full of a swarm of bees; alikulasaMkulakusumanirAkulanavadalamAlatamAle Gīt. 1. ; °saMkulaH the kubja plant. — jihvA , — hvikA [ aliriva kzudrA jihvA ] the uvula, soft. palate. — dUrvA N. of a plant ( mAlAdUrvA ). — patrikA, -parRI N. of a tree ( vfScikapatrAKyavfkzaH ). — priya a. pleasing to the bees. — (yaH) the red lotus. — (yA) the trumpet flower. — mAlA a flight of bees. — modA N. of a plant ( gaRikArI ). — virAvaH, -rutaM song or hum of a bee. — vallaBaH = °priya q. v.