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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Tambu (तम्बु).—A son of Śārngadevā and Vasudeva.^*

• * Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 177, 249.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

Tambu in Philippines is the name of a plant defined with Thysanolaena latifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sporobolus scoparius J. Presl (among others).

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

· Gramineae (1841)
· Blumea (1991)
· Flora Indica; or descriptions … (1820)
· Nomenclator Botanicus. (1841)
· Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum (1855)
· Hortus Regius Botanicus Hafniensis (1819)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

tambū (तंबू).—m ( H) A tent. Used esp. of the smaller sizes, as ḍērā is of the larger. tambū māraṇēṃ or ṭhōkaṇēṃ or dēṇēṃ To pitch a tent. tambū pāḍaṇēṃ To strike a tent.

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

tambū (तंबू).—m A tent. tambū māraṇēṃ Pitch a tent.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Taṃbū (तंबू):—(nm) a tent, marquee.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Taṃbu (ತಂಬು):—[noun] a temporary shelter of cloth, canvas, etc., supported by one or more poles; a tent.

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Taṃbū (ತಂಬೂ):—[noun] = ತಂಬು [tambu].

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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)

Starts with (+42): Tambuge, Tambuk, Tambuki grass, Tambukya, Tambul, Tambula, Tambulabhakshana, Tambulada, Tambuladana-adhikrita, Tambuladanavidhi, Tambuladayaka, Tambuladayini, Tambuladhara, Tambuladhari, Tambuladhikara, Tambuladi, Tambulagutuku, Tambulaja, Tambulaka-vahaka, Tambulakalpasamgraha.

Ends with: Amitambu, Bastambu, Kittambu, Paryushitambu, Pishitambu, Pitambu, Prapatambu, Raktambu, Ratambu, Shitambu, Sushitambu, Taptambu.

Full-text: Tampuruka, Thokanem, Gadana, Jivala.

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