Alternative spellings of this word include Dum.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Duma in Cameroon is the name of a plant defined with Ceiba pentandra in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Eriodendron caribaeum (DC.) G. Don ex Lond. (among others).

2) Duma in Central Africa is also identified with Pachyelasma tessmannii It has the synonym Stachyothyrsus tessmannii Harms.

3) Duma in India is also identified with Ficus hispida It has the synonym Ficus daemona Vahl (etc.).

4) Duma is also identified with Nicotiana tabacum It has the synonym Nicotiana pilosa Dunal (etc.).

5) Duma in Tanzania is also identified with Zanha africana It has the synonym Dialiopsis africana Radlk..

6) Duma is also identified with Zanha golungensis It has the synonym Commiphora fraxinoides (Hiern) K. Schum. (etc.).

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

· Niger flora, or ‘An enumeration of the plants of western tropical Africa’ (1849)
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1942)
· Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis (1911)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Fitoterapia (2002)
· American Journal of Botany (1989)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Duma, for example side effects, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, health benefits, 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: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

duma : (m.) a tree.

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

Duma, (Sk. druma=Gr. drumόs, see dāru) tree A.III, 43; J.I, 87, 272; II, 75, 270; VI, 249, 528; Vv 84¹⁴; Miln.278, 347; VvA.161.

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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

dūma (दूम).—a ( P Second.) Second in quality. It is used with avala & śīma ( & ) First sort and third sort. 2 Used as s m A deputy or an assistant.

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dūma (दूम).—m ( P) A tail. dūma nighaṇēṃ or bāhēra paḍaṇēṃ g. of s. To undergo exceeding worry or harass. dūma puraviṇēṃ g. of o. To press on; to hang upon; to urge.

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

dūma (दूम).—m A tail. dūma nighaṇēṃ or bāhēra paḍaṇēṃ To undergo exceeding worry or harass. dūma puraviṇēṃ To press on; to hang upon.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Ḍūma (डूम).—var. for hūma, q.v.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Duma (दुम) [Also spelled dum]:—(nf) tail; hind-most part (of an animal); a hanger-on, one who is a constant close follower; ~[dāra] tailed, having a tail; —[ke pīche phiranā] to follow closely; —[dabākara bhāganā] to turn tails; —[dabā jānā] to be scared away; —[bane phiranā/rahanā] to be a hanger-on, to always hang on; —[honā] (said ironically) to be a symbol of (as [īmānadāra kī duma]); t be an apology for; —[hilānā] to wag the tail like a dog, to flatter.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

1) Duma (दुम) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Dhavala.

2) Duma (दुम) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Druma.

3) Dūma (दूम) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Dāva.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Duṃpa (ದುಂಪ):—[noun] the portion of a plant that is below the ground, as roots.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Ḍuma (डुम):—n. 1. a member of a low caste; 2. (in children's game) an untouchable person;

2) Dumā (दुमा):—[dumā / dumo] n. 1. remainder; 2. (Nepalese cultural practice) a little amount of thing kept while selling or giving it to others; 3. very little amount;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+52): Duma-kaga, Dumaci, Dumada, Dumadara, Dumadera, Dumaduma, Dumadumanem, Dumadumem, Dumadumisu, Dumadumita, Dumag, Dumaga, Dumagga, Dumaguttu, Dumajala, Dumajali, Dumaji, Dumaka, Dumaki, Dumakpul.

Ends with (+25): Aduma, Atuma, Candapaduma, Chinduma, Conduma, Damaduma, Dandapaduma, Dharmadhatupaduma, Duduma, Dumaduma, Dunduma, Dyamaduma, Galaduma, Gamduma, Garduma, Gavaduma, Gayaduma, Haya-pehinduma, Induma, Kivangaduma.

Full-text (+30): Duminda, Dumuttama, Seethaveni dumpa, Dumpa rasme, Rajula dumpa, Dumpa-rasmi, Dula dumpa, Dumpa-rashtrakam, Shana dumpa, Dava, Muvanga duma, Namma dumpa, Nava dumpa, Dum-kaag, Huma, Duyama, Druma, Angarin, Dhavala, Pumas.

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