Kampu, Kampū: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Kampu means something in Marathi, biology, Tamil. 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)Kampu in Thailand is the name of a plant defined with Albizia lebbeck in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Acacia speciosa (Jacq.) Willd. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Species Plantarum.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarykampū (कंपू).—m (Camp.) Applied sometimes to a camp or tented army, but generally to a corps or division.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaṃpu (ಕಂಪು):—[noun] odour a) that characteristic of a substance which makes it perceptible to the sense of smell; b) a smell, whether pleasant or unpleasant; fragrance, stench, etc.
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Kaṃpū (ಕಂಪೂ):—[noun] a group of people living together as a smaller social unit within a larger one, and having interests, work, etc. in common.
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Kāṃpu (ಕಾಂಪು):—[noun] the act or duty of guarding; careful watch; wariness; defense; protection; a guarding.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKampu (கம்பு) noun < Pkt. khambha < stambha. [Telugu: kambu.]
1. Post for tying elephants; stake; கட்டுத்தறி. கம்பமருங் கரியுரியன் [kattuthari. kambamarung kariyuriyan] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 1092, 4).
2. Pole, rod, stick; கழி. வெந்தற்ற கிருகத்திலே ஒரு கம்பாயினுங் கிடைக்குமோ [kazhi. ventharra kirugathile oru kambayinung kidaikkumo] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 4, 1, ப்ர. [pra.]).
3. Branch of a tree; மரக்கொம்பு. (திவா.) [marakkombu. (thiva.)]
4. Slender twig of a climber, or shrub; கொடி செடிகளின் சிறுதண்டு. அளியின மல்லிகைப்பூங் கம்பு [kodi sedigalin siruthandu. aliyina malligaippung kambu] (வெங்கைக்கோ. [vengaikko.] 191).
5. Pole for measuring wet lands=2ft. + 1 span; அளவுகோல். [alavugol.] Ramnd usage
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Kampu (கம்பு) noun
1. Bulrush Millet; கம் புத்தானியம். கம்புகுளிர்ச்சியென . . . சொல்லுவர் [kam puthaniyam. kambugulirchiyena . . . solluvar] (பதார்த்தகுண சிந்தாமணிமேகலை [patharthaguna sindamani] 829).
2. Italian Millet. See செந்தினை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [senthinai. (pingalagandu)]
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Kampu (கம்பு) noun < kambu. Conch-shell; சங்கு. கம்பொன்றியகை . . . திருமால் [sangu. kambonriyagai . . . thirumal] (இரகுவமிசம் இலவண. [iraguvamisam ilavana.] 75).
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Kāmpu (காம்பு) noun [Telugu: kāmu, K. Travancore usage kāvu, M. kāmbu.]
1. Flower-stalk, peduncle, pedicel, leafstalk; இலை பூ முதலியவற்றின் தாள். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [ilai pu muthaliyavarrin thal. (sudamaninigandu)]
2. Flowering branch; மலர்க்கொம்பு. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [malarkkombu. (sudamaninigandu)]
3. Straight handle, shaft, haft; கருவிகளின் கைப் பிடி. கரிய காம்பினையுடைய வேல் [karuvigalin kaip pidi. kariya kambinaiyudaiya vel] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மலை [pathuppattu: malai] 490, உரை [urai]).
4. Bamboo; மூங்கில். காம்பேர்தோட் பேதைக்கு [mungil. kamberthod pethaikku] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 1272).
5. Coloured borders of a cloth; ஆடைக்கரை. காம்பு துகிலவை கீறி [adaikkarai. kambu thugilavai kiri] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரிய.ாழ். [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyazh.] 2, 7, 3).
6. A kind of silk cloth; ஒருவகைப் பட்டாடை. பொற்சுரிகை காம்பு கனவளை [oruvagaip pattadai. porsurigai kambu kanavalai] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரிய.ாழ். [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyazh.] 1, 3, 8). (திவா. [thiva.])
7. Pumpkin. See பூசனி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [pusani. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Kāmpu (காம்பு) noun The feather end of an arrow; அம்புச்சிறகு. (நாமதீபநிகண்டு) [ambuchiragu. (namathipanigandu)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+14): Kampu gummudu, Kampu-tumma, Kampuccallatai, Kampuccattakam, Kampudivu, Kampugali, Kampugara, Kampugarti, Kampugol, Kampugola, Kampugolari, Kampugu, Kampugumadu, Kampugummudu, Kampugumudu, Kampujinasu, Kampukam, Kampukkelutti, Kampukkonkai, Kampuluguma.
Ends with (+20): Acaikampu, Accukkampu, Akampu, Alakampu, Aricikkampu, Culiyarkampu, Kacikkampu, Kadukampu, Katirkkampu, Katta-k-kampu, Kattakkampu, Kettikkampu, Kirikkampu, Kolkampu, Kotalikkampu, Kottukkampu, Kuncikkampu, Kurattukkampu, Kuttukkampu, Makampu.
Full-text (+76): Kambu, Jantukambu, Kambugriva, Kshudrakambu, Kambavika, Kambuka, Kambukashtha, Vanakkampu, Rulkampu, Kottukkampu, Kambvatayin, Natavukampu, Paraikkampu, Kampukkonkai, Aricikkampu, Kampu gummudu, Kambukamdhara, Kambuja, Kampuccallatai, Kettikkampu.
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