Karumpu, Kaṟumpu, Karumpū: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKarumpu (கரும்பு) noun [K. kabbu, M. karimpu, Travancore usage karumbu.]
1. Sugar-cane, a saccharine grass, Saccharum officinarum. கரும்புபோற் கொல்லப் பயன்படுங் கீழ் [karumbupor kollap payanpadung kizh] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 1078).
2. The Seventh nakṣatra; புனர்பூசம். (திவா.) [punarpusam. (thiva.)]
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Kaṟumpu (கறும்பு) [kaṟumputal] 5 transitive verb
1. To torment; துன்புறுத்துதல். கறும்பி யூர்வன் வைந்துள காயத்தில் [thunpuruthuthal. karumbi yurvan vainthula kayathil] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 370, 6).
2. To eat bit by bit; சிறிதுசிறிதாகக் கடித்துண்ணுதல். [sirithusirithagak kadithunnuthal.]
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Karumpu (கரும்பு) noun perhaps from சுரும்பு. [surumbu.] Bee; சுரும்பு. (நாமதீபநிகண்டு) [surumbu. (namathipanigandu)]
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Karumpū (கரும்பூ) [karum-pū] noun < idem. +. Blue Indian water lily; நீலகேசிோற்பலம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [nilorpalam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Partial matches: Poo, Pu, Karum.
Starts with: Karu-pullikal, Karumpucam, Karumpul, Karumpulli, Karumpumattai, Karumpura, Karumpuracu, Karumpuram, Karumpurattan, Karumputaiyan.
Ends with: Cenkarumpu, Erikarumpu, Irastalikkarumpu, Namakkarumpu, Namatarikkarumpu, Nanarkarumpu, Naykkarumpu, Peykkarumpu, Racatalikkarumpu, Rastalikkarumpu, Taykkarumpu, Tikkarumpu, Velakkarumpu, Viraikkarumpu.
Full-text (+41): Taykkarumpu, Viraikkarumpu, Karumbu, Nanarkarumpu, Namakkarumpu, Racatalikkarumpu, Natu-patutiraviyam, Pi karumbu, Rastalikkarumpu, Poovan karumbu, Namatarikkarumpu, Naykkarumpu, Peykkarumpu, Irastalikkarumpu, Cenkarumpu, Tikkarumpu, Karuppanir, Karuppankollai, Ikkavam, Paruvayoni.
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