Champ: 6 definitions
Introduction:
Champ means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, biology. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chhamp.
Ambiguity: Although Champ has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Camp.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Champ in Nepal is the name of a plant defined with Michelia champaca in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sampacca suaveolens (Pers.) Kuntze (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Systema Naturae (1817)
· Nomenclator Botanicus. (1841)
· Ill. Ind. Bot. (1831)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (DC.) (1824)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Systematisches Verzeichniss der im Indischen Archipel (1846)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Champ, for example side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryChamp (छम्प्).—1, 1 P. (champati, champayati) To go, move.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryChamp (छम्प्).—i. 10, [Parasmaipada.] To go.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryChamp (छम्प्):—[class] 10. to go, [Dhātupāṭha xxxiii.]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+51): Champa, Champa baha, Champa methi, Champaa, Champaca, Champacam, Champada, Champadasa, Champadhipa, Champadka, Champai, Champak, Champaka, Champaka-shreshthikathanaka, Champakachaturdashi, Champakakusuma, Champakalu, Champakam, Champakamala, Champakapushpa.
Ends with: Goburchamp, Khad champ, Phusre champ, Ranichamp.
Full-text (+15): Camp, Chinese alyxia, Levine alyxia, Mu zhu zi, Wu lie mu, Bira tai, Phusre champ, Jin teng, A li teng, Lian zhu teng, Cay gioc, Khad champ, Millettia speciosa, Bhayakk-toknu, Garcinia multiflora, Alyxia sinensis, Pentaphylax euryoides, Maifak, Polygala hongkongensis, Aporosa octandra.
Relevant text
Search found 4 books and stories containing Champ; (plurals include: Champs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Vietnamese Buddhist Art (by Nguyen Ngoc Vinh)
1. History of Champa < [Chapter 2 - Similarity of Buddhist monuments in South Vietnam and South East Asia]
Indian Medicinal Plants (by Kanhoba Ranchoddas Kirtikar)
30. Michelia champaca, Linn. < [Magnoliaceae (magnolia family)]
Two Stories of Guy De Maupassant < [October – December, 2000]
Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)