tAlu n. [ taraMtyanena varRAH tF-aR rasya laH ; cf. Uṇ. 1. 5 ] The palate; tfzA mahatyA pariSuzkatAlavaH Rs. 1. 11. Comp. — jihvaH 1 a crocodile. 2 the uvula. — pAkaH an abscess in the palate. — puppuwaH an indolent swelling of the palate. — mUlaM the root or back-part of the palate. — sTAna a. palatal. — (naM) the palate.