Tampu, Taṃpu, Tāmpu: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Tampu means something in biology, Tamil. 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)Tampu in Indonesia is the name of a plant defined with Syzygium nervosum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Eugenia operculata Roxb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1937)
· Gard. Bull. Singapore (2005)
· Indian Forester (1967)
· J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. (1906)
· Flora Indica (1832)
· Nat. Hist. (1901)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tampu, for example diet and recipes, health benefits, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, have a look at these references.
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 corpusTaṃpu (ತಂಪು):—
1) [verb] to become cold or colder.
2) [verb] (grief, sorrow, etc.) to become lessened; to be pacified.
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Taṃpu (ತಂಪು):—
1) [noun] the quality or condition or being colder (than usual); absence of normal warmth; coldness.
2) [noun] the state of having comfort, satisfaction or relief from distress, grief, pain, etc.
3) [noun] a cool place or shelter.
4) [noun] frozen water; ice.
5) [noun] ತಂಪಾಗು [tampagu] tampāgu to become cool or colder; ತಂಪಿನ ಗಿರಿ [tampina giri] tampina giri = ತಂಪುವೆಟ್ಟ [tampuvetta]; ತಂಪಿನ ಬೆಟ್ಟ [tampina betta] = ತಂಪುವೆಟ್ಟ [tampuvetta].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTampu (தம்பு) [tamputal] 5 transitive verb To approach; கிட்டுதல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [kittuthal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Tāmpu (தாம்பு) noun cf. dāman. [K. dāvu.]
1. Rope; கயிறு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kayiru. (pingalagandu)]
2. Rope to tie cattle, tether; தாமணிக் கயிறு. கன்றெல்லாந் தாம்பிற் பிணித்து [thamanig kayiru. kanrellan thambir pinithu] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 111).
3. Swing; ஊஞ்சல். [unchal.] (நன். [nan.] 411, சங்கரநமச். [sangaranamas.])
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Tāmpu (தாம்பு) noun cf. தூம்பு. [thumbu.] Vent-way in a dam; அணையில் நீர் செல்லுதற்கென விட்ட வழி. [anaiyil nir sellutharkena vitta vazhi.] Nāñ.
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 (+19): Tampu rengat, Tampu taura, Tampugai, Tampugol, Tampuhottu, Tampukai, Tampukannadaka, Tampukkayiru, Tampulacaruvanam, Tampulam, Tampulamarru, Tampulampiti, Tampulamvai, Tampulankotu, Tampulataranam, Tampulavakakan, Tampulavalli, Tampulavatanimaram, Tampuli, Tampulikan.
Ends with (+55): Amamikkatampu, Anutampu, Arratampu, Aruvutampu, Atampu, Attampu, Attukkalatampu, Camuttirakkatampu, Caniyutampu, Catampu, Cavavutampu, Cenkatampu, Chuvannatampu, Cilaiyutampu, Cimainilakkatampu, Cinnakatampu, Citampu, Itampu, Kanni-nun-cirutampu, Karpakkatampu.
Full-text (+4): Tampukkayiru, Kavaittampu, Pandam-dambu, Tampus, Tampu rengat, Tampu taura, Laladambu, Tampugol, Panpili, Dambu, Talaitampu, Tampuhottu, Kanni-nun-cirutampu, Porrappu, Tappanai, Tappicai, Tampoki, Kotumpai, Ampi, Pacalai.
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