Cempu, Cempū, Cēmpu: 2 definitions
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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Cempu in India is the name of a plant defined with Colocasia esculenta in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Alocasia dussii Dammer (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· New Botanist (1991)
· Das Pflanzenreich (1920)
· Flora Telluriana (1836)
· Cytologia (1988)
· Botanical Magazine, or ‘Flower-Garden Displayed’ (7732)
· Helios (1893)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Cempu, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, have a look at these references.
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCempu (செம்பு) [cemputal] 5 transitive verb See செம்மு- [semmu-], 2. அவுணன்பட்டுக் குரைகடல் செம்ப [avunanpattug kuraigadal semba] (திருப்புகழ் [thiruppugazh] 841).
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Cempu (செம்பு) noun < செம்-மை. [sem-mai.] [Kanarese, Malayalam: cembu.]
1. Copper, Cuprum, as reddish; தாமிரம். செம்பிற் செய்நவுங் கஞ்சத் தொழிலவும் [thamiram. sembir seynavung kanchath thozhilavum] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 14, 174).
2. Gold; பொன். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [pon. (agarathi nigandu)]
3. [K. Travancore usage cembu.] Metal vessel; செம்பு முதலியவற்றாற் செய்யப்பட்ட பாத்திரவகை. [sembu muthaliyavarrar seyyappatta pathiravagai.]
4. Liquid measure=3¼ cēr = 216 cu. in.; மூன்றேகாற் சேர்கொண்ட முகத்தலளவு. [munregar serkonda mugathalalavu.]
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Cempū (செம்பூ) [cem-pū] noun < idem. +. A plant with red flower; செந்நிறப் பூவுள்ள செடிவகை. செம்பூங் கண்ணியர் [sennirap puvulla sedivagai. sembung kanniyar] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 22, 21).
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Cēmpu (சேம்பு) noun
1. Indian kales, Colocasia antiquorum; ஒருவகைச் செடி. செம்புகால் பொர [oruvagais sedi. sembugal pora] (கம்பராமாயணம் நாட்டு. [kambaramayanam nattu.] 35).
2. A garden plant, Colocasia indica; வறட்சேம்பு. [varadsembu.]
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Cempu (செம்பு) noun A blemish in coin; நாணயக்குற்றவகை. [nanayakkurravagai.] (சரவண. பணவிடுதூது [saravana. panaviduthuthu] 66.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with (+10): Cem-puliyatu, Cem-puraikal, Cem-purankal, Cem-puvam, Cempucani, Cempucattumuli, Cempuccuttiyakki, Cempukkulvetai, Cempukkutti, Cempukotti, Cempul, Cempulavu, Cempuli, Cempuliccai, Cempuliccaikkirai, Cempuliccan, Cempullati, Cempumanal, Cempumaramuttam, Cempun.
Ends with: Alaccempu, Kaciccempu, Kal-aticempu, Karcempu, Kenticcempu, Kottuccempu, Muluccempu, Naliccempu, Nir-c-cempu, Nirccempu, Pannirccempu, Piticempu, Tavalaiccempu, Varatcempu, Vellaiccempu.
Full-text (+47): Tirilokacinturam, Vellaiccempu, Cempukkutti, Cempupparru, Cempukotti, Cattalokam, Sempu, Pancalokam, Chembu, Kal-aticempu, Karim chembu, Tirilokam, Cemputatti, Kattu sembu, Akulai, Cemai, Karcempu, Tamiram, Tavalaiccempu, Cempumanal.
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