Sumba, Shumba: 7 definitions

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Sumba means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Sumba in Southern Africa is the name of a plant defined with Lantana camara in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lantana coccinea Lodd. ex G. Don, nom. inval. (among others).

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

· Nucleus (1995)
· Torreya (1934)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1847)
· Rev. Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1983)
· South African Journal of Botany (1982)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1988)

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

sumba (सुंब).—n m (Or sumbha) The fibrous integuments of the cocoanut, also the fibres of tāga, āmbāḍī, mōḷa &c., twisted into threads or strings. Pr. sumba jaḷē paṇa baḷa na jaḷē Expressive of the obstinate lingering of pride after degradation, of malice after wreaking vengeance, of any bad passion strongly aroused.

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sumba (सुंब).—m ( H) A hoof (esp. of the horse or ass).

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sumbā (सुंबा).—m (Or sumbhā) A ponderous implement of iron for cleaving blocks of stone. 2 The rammer of a cannon. 3 (Commonly sumba) A hoof (esp. of the horse or ass).

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

sumba (सुंब) [-bha, -भ].—n m Twists of cocoanut-fibres; coir. sumba jaḷē paṇa pīḷa (baḷa) na jaḷē The coir burns but its twist does not-express- ive of the obstinate lingering of pride after degradation or of any bad passion &c.

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sumbā (सुंबा) [-bhā, -भा].—m A ponderous iron implement for cleaving blocks of stone.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Śumba (शुम्ब):—n. = śulba, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Śumba (शुम्ब) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Suṃba.

[Sanskrit to German]

Sumba 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.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Suṃba (सुंब) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Śumba.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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