Kunde, Kumde, Kundé: 4 definitions

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India history
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1. Kannada
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Introduction:

Kunde means something in the history of ancient India, 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.

India history and geography

Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the Śilāhāras

Kunde is the name of a village mentioned in the “Berlin museum plates of Cittarāja”. The village Kunde which comprised the field still retains its name and is situated almost near the northern boundary of the Bhivaṇḍī tāluka.

These copper plates (mentioning Kunde) have been lying in the Berlin Museum for a long time. Their original findspot is not known. Its object is to record the grant, by Chittarāja, of a field called Abhinava-deva-ccebhā in the village of Kunde situated in the viṣaya (district) of Māhirahāra containing sixty-six (villages) to the Śaiva ascetic Jñānaśiva, a disciple of the holy Vāḍācārya, who belonged to the Western Āmnāya. The grant is dated as the fourteenth tithi (Śivarātri) of the bright fortnight of the second Caitra in the Śaka year 956, the cyclic year being Bhava.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kunde [ಕುಂದೆ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Chionanthus ramiflorus Roxb. from the Oleaceae (Jasmine) family having the following synonyms: Linociera ramiflora, Linociera pauciflora, Olea roxburghii. For the possible medicinal usage of kunde, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

1) Kunde in India is the name of a plant defined with Olea dioica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Tetrapilus dioicus (Roxb.) L.A.S. Johnson.

2) Kunde is also identified with Olea paniculata It has the synonym Linociera yunnanensis H.T. Chang (etc.).

3) Kunde in Kenya is also identified with Vigna unguiculata It has the synonym Dolichos biflorus Linn. (etc.).

4) Kunde in Sierra Leone is also identified with Pavetta owariensis It has the synonym Ixora owariensis (P. Beauv.) Poir..

5) Kunde in Tibet is also identified with Jasminum multiflorum It has the synonym Nyctanthes pubescens Retz. (etc.).

6) Kunde in West Africa is also identified with Guiera senegalensis It has the synonym Guiera senegalensis Lam., hom. illegit..

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

· Flora Indica (1768)
· Novae Plantarum Species praesertim Indiae Orientalis (1821)
· New Botanist (1985)
· Ann. Inst. Bot. Roma (1908)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2005)
· Plantae Javanicae Rariores (1848)

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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kuṃḍe (ಕುಂಡೆ):—

1) [noun] either of the two fleshy, rounded parts at the back of the hips; either half of the rump; the buttock.

2) [noun] the bottom of a vessel.

3) [noun] ಕುಂಡೆಯ ಕುೞಿ [kumdeya kuli] kuṇḍeya kuḷi the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal; the anus; ಕುಂಡೆಯೂರು [kumdeyuru] kuṇḍeyaūru to sit on; ಕುಂಡೆ ಬೆಳೆದರೆ ಗೌಡನಾದಾನೆ [kumde beledare gaudanadane]? kuṇḍe beḷedare gauḍanādāne? (prov.) mere aging or development of muscles does not bring wisdom; it is not the beard that makes the philosopher.

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Kuṃḍe (ಕುಂಡೆ):—[noun] the plant Linociera ramiflora (= L. intermedia) of Oleaceae family; common hill olive.

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Kuṃde (ಕುಂದೆ):—[noun] the plant Linociera ramiflora (= L. intermedia) of Oleaceae family; common hill olive.

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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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