Biology (plants and animals)

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

Kutupa in India is the name of a plant defined with Desmostachya bipinnata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Coelachyrum longiglume Napper (among others).

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

· Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas (1895)
· Annuario del Reale Istituto Botanico di Roma (1908)
· Taxon (2000)
· Flora (1855)
· Flora Palaestina (1756)
· Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins für die Provinz Brandenburg und die angrenzenden Länder (1907)

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

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kutupa (कुतुप).—f. A small leathern bottle for oil.

-paḥ 1 The eighth Muhūrta of the day.

2) = कुतप (kutapa) 12 q. v.

Derivable forms: kutupaḥ (कुतुपः).

See also (synonyms): kutū.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Kutupa (कुतुप).—m., nt. (Sanskrit Gr.-Lex. and AMg. id., m.), oil-flask: °pam, nt., Mahāvyutpatti 9016; taila-°pāḥ, m. pl. (ms. °kutapāḥ) Mūla-Sarvāstivāda-Vinaya ii.141.16.

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

Kutupa (कुतुप).—m.

(-paḥ) A small leathern oil bottle. mn.

(-paḥ-paṃ) The eighth hour of of the day: see kutapa E. kutu as below, and upac aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Kutupa (कुतुप):—m. a small kutū, or leathern oil-bottle, [Pāṇini 5-3, 89]

2) mn. the eighth Muhūrta of the day (= ku-tapa q.v.), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Kutupa (कुतुप):—[kutu-pa] (paḥ) 1. m. A small leathern oil bottle. m. n. 8th hour of the day.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Kutupa (कुतुप) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kuua, Kutuva.

[Sanskrit to German]

Kutupa in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kutupa (ಕುತುಪ):—

1) [noun] a leather bag for carrying oil or other liquid.

2) [noun] the period (approx.) from 12.20 p.m. to 1.10 pm believed to be the right time for giving oblations to the Manes.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pa, Kutu.

Starts with: Kutupakala.

Full-text: Kutu, Kutupakala, Kuua, Kutapa, Kutuva, Kupi, Dupac, Kupa, Pratyahara.

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Search found 2 books and stories containing Kutupa, Kutu-pa; (plurals include: Kutupas, pas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)

Daily Life (4): Household Articles < [Chapter 3 - Social Aspects]

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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)

Appendix 2.3: new and rare words < [Appendices]

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