Kumal, Kumāl: 6 definitions

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Kumal means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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)

Kumal in India is the name of a plant defined with Abroma augustum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ambroma augusta L.f. (among others).

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

· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1969)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 12 (1768)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1782)
· Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India (1972)
· Hortus Botanicus Vindobonensis (1776)

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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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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kumāl (कुमाल्).—1 P. To sport, to play with fire.

See also (synonyms): kumār.

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

Kumāl (कुमाल्).—[kumāla] r. 10th cl. (kumālayati) To play as a child, &c. see kumāra.

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

Kumāl (कुमाल्).—KumĀL = kumār (v. r.).

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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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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kumal (குமல்) noun cf. கும்மல்³. [kummal³.] Sickle; அரி வாள். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [ari val. (agarathi nigandu)]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Kumal is another spelling for कुमाल [kumāla].—n. 1. a caste of person who makes dishes, plates and other objects from clay, usually by hand on a special wheel; 2. raw material; bad stuff;

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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.

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