Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kumpam in India is the name of a plant defined with Merremia turpethum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Convolvulus turpethus L. (among others).

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

· Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae (1810)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (1893)
· Fl. Flumin. (1829)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Royal Gardens, Kew (1894) (1894)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1893)

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

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kumpam (கும்பம்) noun < kumbha.

1. Earthen pot, pitcher, jar; குடம். (திவா.) [kudam. (thiva.)]

2. See கும்பகலசம். [kumbagalasam.]

3. Frontal globe of an elephant’s forehead; யானைமத்தகம். கும்பத்தின் கரியைக் கோண்மா கொன்றென [yanaimathagam. kumbathin kariyaig konma konrena] (கம்பராமாயணம் இரணியன்வ. [kambaramayanam iraniyanva.] 125). (பிங்கலகண்டு [pingalagandu])

4. Aquarius, a constellation of the zodiac; கும்பராசி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kumbarasi. (pingalagandu)]

5. The 11th Indian month; மாசிமாதம். [masimatham.]

6. Forehead; நெற்றி. [nerri.] (W.)

7. Upper part of the back between the shoulders; இருபுயங்கட்கும் இடையிலுள்ள முதுகின் மேற்பக்கம். [irupuyangadkum idaiyilulla muthugin merpakkam.] (J.)

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Kumpam (கும்பம்) noun < gumpha.

1. Heap; குவியல். [kuviyal.] (W.)

2. A thousand million; நூறுகோடி. (திவா.) [nurugodi. (thiva.)]

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Kumpam (கும்பம்) noun

1. See பலண்டுறுகபாஷாணம். [palandurugapashanam.]

2. See தாலம்பபாஷாணம். [thalambapashanam.]

3. cf. கும்பஞ்சதந்திரப் பாடற்ான். [kumbanchan.] Indian jalap,

1. climber, Ipomaea turpethum; சிவதை. [sivathai.] (L.)

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Kumpam (கும்பம்) noun < kumbha. Hamlet, one-fourth the size of a kirāmam; ஒரு கிராமத்தின் காற்பங்கு அளவுள்ள ஊர். [oru kiramathin karpangu alavulla ur.] (சுக்கிர நீதி [sukkira nithi], 27.)

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Kumpamati, Kumpametu, Kumpampalai, Kumpampotu, Kumpamuni, Kumpamuttirai.

Ends with: Cantirakumpam, Catakumpam, Cotakumpam, Makakumpam, Mankumpam, Nikumpam, Puranakumpam, Sotakumpam, Varttanikumpam.

Full-text (+5): Varttanikumpam, Kumpampalai, Cantirakumpam, Mankumpam, Kumpampotu, Sotakumpam, Kumpancan, Catakumpam, Makakumpam, Kumpametu, Curiyaviti, Kumpappu, Kumpakkutam, Puranakumpam, Porkalacam, Katamatam, Kacanti, Mitunaviti, Kopparai, Jadi.

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Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita (by Pranab Jyoti Kalita)

5h. Dress and Ornaments < [Chapter 3 - The Familial and Social Life of Women in the Atharvaveda]

6i. Hymn to Deprive a Man of his Virility < [Chapter 2 - The Strīkarmāṇi Hymns of the Atharvaveda]

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The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)

Chapter 3.4 - Gajaha-murti (the story of killing Gajasura) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]

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