Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Tuma [তূমা] in the Bengali language is the name of a plant identified with Millettia peguensis Millettia peguensis Ali from the Fabaceae (Pea) family having the following synonyms: Pongamia ovalifolia, Millettia ovalifolia . For the possible medicinal usage of tuma, 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.

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Tuma in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia nilotica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mimosa arabica Lam. (among others).

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

· Contributions from the United States National Herbarium (1905)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1990)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 4
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1928)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Tuma, for example extract dosage, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, 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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Tuma, (pron. -adj.) (most likely apostrophe form of ātuma =attā, Sk. ātman self; cp. also Sk. tman oneself. See Oldenberg, KZ. XXV. 319. Less likely=Sk. tva one or the other (Kern, Toev. s. v.). explained by Com. to A. III, 124 as esa. ) oneself, himself, etc.; every or anybody (=quisque) yaṃ tumo karissati tumo va tena paññāyissati (quid quisque faciat) Vin. II, 186=A. III, 124; Sn. 890 (cp. ātumānaṃ V. 888), 908; Pv III, 2⁴ (=attānaṃ PvA. 181). (Page 305)

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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.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṭūma (टूम).—f (Imit.) Spruceness, flashiness, buckishness: also stately airs; swelling and strutting: also gaudiness, garishness, showiness, splendor of appearance gen. 2 A remarkable or striking point or feature; a particular excellence; a distinguishing air, cast, style: also any new and pretty thing; any curious device or curiosity; a new and striking thought, fancy, invention.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ṭūma (टूम).—f Spruceness, flashiness, buckish- ness. A remarkable or striking point or feature; a particular excellence. Any curious device or curiosity.

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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

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Tuma (तुम) [Also spelled tum]:—(pro) you.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+17): Tuma halu, Tumaan, Tumaca, Tumada, Tumadara, Tumadi, Tumah dapur, Tumai, Tumaiccilai, Tumaka, Tumakampam, Tumakani, Tumakhlung, Tumaki, Tumakkilanku, Tumakusir, Tumala, Tumam, Tumamani, Tuman.

Ends with (+33): Anatuma, Atuma, Caitanyatuma, Cakatattuma, Cattuma, Catuma, Cuttattuma, Fatuma, Galatuma, Ituma, Jituma, Jivatuma, Jutuma, Karumattuma, Kasturi tuma, Kattuma, Ketuma, Kolikutuma, Kolukutuma, Kotatuma.

Full-text: Kasturi tuma, Tella tuma, Tuma halu, Nalla tuma, Tumhara, Tum, Sakana, Shakna, Manadevata, Kisa, Kis, Shitalanathastavana, Aap, Apa, Akl, Bhuta, Akla, Attan.

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Triveni Journal

The Divine Warrior < [September 1943]

The Subbulakshmi Epoch in Karnatic Music < [July – September 1974]

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