Tambuli, Tāmbūlī: 5 definitions

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Tambuli means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.

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Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

tāmbūlī : (f.) the betel creeper.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tāmbūlī (ताम्बूली).—The betel-plant; ताम्बूलीनां दलैस्तत्र रचितापानभूमयः (tāmbūlīnāṃ dalaistatra racitāpānabhūmayaḥ) R.4.42; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 6.19.

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

Tāmbūlī (ताम्बूली):—[from tāmbūla] f. Piper Betel, [Raghuvaṃśa iv, 42; Kādambarī etc.]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Tāmbūlī (ताम्बूली) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Taṃbolī.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Taṃbuli (ತಂಬುಲಿ):—

1) [noun] a man who sells betal leaves.

2) [noun] a servant whose duty is to make betal leaves preparation for his master.

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Taṃbuḷi (ತಂಬುಳಿ):—[noun] a kind of thick liquid dish made by mixing butter milk and spices with boiled vegetables.

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Tāṃbūli (ತಾಂಬೂಲಿ):—

1) [noun] = ತಾಂಬೂಲವಲ್ಲಿ [tambulavalli].

2) [noun] its leaf.

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Tāṃbūli (ತಾಂಬೂಲಿ):—

1) [noun] a servant whose duty is to make a preparation of betel leaves, arecanut, for his master.

2) [noun] a betel-leaf seller.

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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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