Alambu: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Alambu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryAlambu (अलम्बु).—or āl°, or alāmbu, or āl° (= Sanskrit and Pali alābu, Sanskrit Lex. ālābu), bottle-gourd: Mahāvastu ii.126.4; 127.8; 128.13; 129.15 (in all these tiktāl°); 232.3; °bu-śreṇi, row of gourds (used as a raft), Mahāvastu iii.68.6 (°iyaṃ, acc. sg.); 78.3 (°iyo, acc. pl.). Initial ā in one ms. iii.68.6; short a iii.78.3, and Senart with v.l. 68.6 (tiktalāmbu mss. ii.129. 15); otherwise saṃdhi makes quantity undetermined. In second syllable mss. regularly -āmb-; -amb- only ii.232.3; -āb- in one ms. only ii.126.4; iii.68.6; Senart usually prints -āb-.
--- OR ---
Alāmbu (अलाम्बु).—see alambu.
--- OR ---
Ālambu (आलम्बु).—q.v.
Ālambu can also be spelled as Alambu (अलम्बु).
--- OR ---
Ālāmbu (आलाम्बु).—q.v.
Ālāmbu can also be spelled as Alambu (अलम्बु).
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusAlaṃbu (ಅಲಂಬು):—[verb] to cleanse with water; to wash.
--- OR ---
Alaṃbu (ಅಲಂಬು):—[noun] = ಅಲಂಬುನಾಡಿ [alambunadi].
--- OR ---
Aḷaṃbu (ಅಳಂಬು):—[noun] = ಅಳಂಬೆ [alambe].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Alambuddhi, Alambuka, Alambunadi, Alambusa Jataka, Alambuse, Alambusha, Alambushapriya, Alampu, Alampuri.
Ends with: Alalampu, Alampu, Aralambu, Asrukalambu, Calampu, Halambu, Ijalambu, Kalalampu, Kalambu, Katthe kaalambu, Kavalambu, Lalambu, Manantalampu, Nilaitalampu, Palambu, Petalambu, Talampu, Tilambu, Vayalampu.
Relevant text
Search found 1 books and stories containing Alambu, Alāmbu, Ālambu, Ālāmbu, Alaṃbu, Aḷaṃbu, Aḷambu; (plurals include: Alambus, Alāmbus, Ālambus, Ālāmbus, Alaṃbus, Aḷaṃbus, Aḷambus). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter IX(a) - The Five Hundred Merchants (prose) < [Volume III]
Chapter XXI - Jātaka of Śiriprabha (the deer) < [Volume II]