Jambava, Jāmbava: 9 definitions

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Jambava 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Jambava in India is the name of a plant defined with Syzygium cumini in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Myrtus corticosa Spreng. (among others).

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

· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1997)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Flora of the British India (1879)
· Fieldiana, Botany (1963)
· Bot. Mat. Med. (1812)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1825)

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

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jāmbava (जाम्बव).—[jambvāḥ phalaṃ aṇ tasya bā° na lup Tv.]

1) Gold.

2) The fruit of the Jambu tree.

Derivable forms: jāmbavam (जाम्बवम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jāmbava (जाम्बव).—n.

(-vaṃ) 1. The rose apple, the fruit. 2. Gold. E. jambu the tree, aṇ aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jāmbava (जाम्बव).—i. e. I. jambu + a, 1. adj. Coming from the Jambu-tree, [Suśruta] 1, 190, 5. 2. n. The fruit of the Jambu-tree, 1, 73, 17. Ii. = jāmbavant, A proper name, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 1, 57.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Jāmbava (जाम्बव):—[from jāmba] 1. jāmbava m. = ba-vat, [Rāmāyaṇa v; Bhaṭṭi-kāvya vii, 35.]

2) 2. jāmbava mfn. coming from the Jambū tree, [Suśruta i, 45, 10, 18]

3) n. Name of a town, [Pāṇini ii, 4,7; Kāśikā-vṛtti]

4) (iv, 3, 165) a Jambū fruit, [Suśruta i, iv]

5) (= būnada) gold, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jāmbava (जाम्बव):—(vaḥ) 1. n. Rose-apple; gold.

[Sanskrit to German]

Jambava in German

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jāṃbava (ಜಾಂಬವ):—[adjective] of or relating to the tree or plum of Syzygium cumini.

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Jāṃbava (ಜಾಂಬವ):—

1) [noun] gold.

2) [noun] the dark blue plum of the tree Syzygium cumini of Myrtaceae family.

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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.

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