Tumbi, Tumbī: 16 definitions

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Tumbi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, 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.

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Isvara Samhita Vol 5

Tumbī (तुम्बी) is the name of a plant, the leaves of which is considered a vegetable fit for use in oblation offerings, according to verse 25.128b-134 of the 8th-century Īśvarasaṃhitā. Accordingly, “... they [eg., Tumbī] are to be cut with a knife or sickle uttering vīryanantra, shall notice the (presence of the worms), insects and wash them (vegetables) many times, with water. They are to be kept as before, in cooking vessels, either alone or mixed up with each other with salt, pepper, mustards, jīraka, leaves of śrīparṇī, water, waters of the coconut, their fruits and grinded with honey mixed up with ghee, together with pulses, black gram, neem and varieties of green gram with soups. Kinds of green gram and others without soup but with salt and others”.

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Toxicology (Study and Treatment of poison)

Source: Shodhganga: Kasyapa Samhita—Text on Visha Chikitsa

Tumbī (तुम्बी) is the name of an ingredient used in the treatment of Maṇḍalī-snake-bites, according to the Kāśyapa Saṃhitā: an ancient Sanskrit text from the Pāñcarātra tradition dealing with both Tantra and Viṣacikitsā—an important topic from Āyurveda which deals with the study of Toxicology (Viṣavidyā or Sarpavidyā).—A number of different permutation and combination of herbs are prescribed as Lepa and Pāna for removing the poison of Maṇḍalī snakes.—According to the Kāśyapasaṃhitā verse 9.78ab: “Powder of Turmeric, stem of Alarka, Banana, Tumbī, asafoetida, Munidruma,/Agastyavṛkṣa, Śiśo, Nīlī, stem of Guñjā mixed with fresh water cures Maṇḍalīviṣa”.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Tumbi in the Tamil language is the name of a plant identified with Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb. from the Ebenaceae (Ebony) family having the following synonyms: Diospyros tupru, Diospyros dubia, Diospyros wightiana. For the possible medicinal usage of tumbi, 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.

Tumbi [तुम्बी] in the Kashmiri language is the name of a plant identified with Cucurbita maxima Duchesne from the Cucurbitaceae (Pumpkin) family.

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

1) Tumbi in India is the name of a plant defined with Cassytha filiformis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ocotea cuneata Urb. (among others).

2) Tumbi is also identified with Citrullus colocynthis It has the synonym Colocynthis vulgaris Schrad. (etc.).

3) Tumbi is also identified with Lagenaria siceraria It has the synonym Cucurbita idolatrica Willd. (etc.).

4) Tumbi is also identified with Lannea coromandelica It has the synonym Rhus odina Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. (etc.).

5) Tumbi is also identified with Leucas vestita.

6) Tumbi in Nigeria is also identified with Dactyloctenium aegyptium It has the synonym Eleusine aegyptia (L.) Roberty, nom. illeg., non Eleusine aegyptia (L.) Desf. (etc.).

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

· Flora AegyptiacoArabica (1775)
· A Sketch of the Botany of South-Carolina and Georgia (1816)
· Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d’Histoire Naturelle de Genève (1825)
· Index Seminum [Goettingen] (1833)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1990)
· Systema Laurinarum (1836)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

tumbī : (f.) long gourd.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

tumbī (तुंबी).—f (S) The long white gourd, Cucurbita lagenaris. 2 A vessel made of it. 3 A herb, Phlomis Indica.

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Tumbi (तुम्बि) or Tumbī (तुम्बी).—f. A sort of gourd; न हि तुम्बीफलविकलो वीणादण्डः प्रयाति महिमानम् (na hi tumbīphalavikalo vīṇādaṇḍaḥ prayāti mahimānam) Bv.1.8.

Derivable forms: tumbiḥ (तुम्बिः).

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

Tumbi (तुम्बि).—f. (-mbiḥ or -tumbī) A long gourd, (Cucurbita lagenaris.) E. tubi to destroy, (bile, sickness, &c.) ac affix; fem. affix in or ṅīṣ also with kan added tumbikā.

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

1) Tumbī (तुम्बी):—[from tumba] a f. idem, [Harivaṃśa 802; Suśruta i, iv; Śāntiśataka; Rājataraṅgiṇī]

2) [v.s. ...] Asteracantha longifolia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) Tumbi (तुम्बि):—[from tumba] f. the Tumba gourd, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Tumbī (तुम्बी):—[from tumba] b f. of ba.

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

Tumbi (तुम्बि):—[(mbiḥ-mbī)] 2. 3. f. Idem.

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

Tumbī (तुम्बी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Tuṃbī.

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Tumbi 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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Tūṃbī (तूंबी):—(nf) see [tuṃbā]; a float.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Tuṃbī (तुंबी) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Tumbī.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tuṃbi (ತುಂಬಿ):—[noun] any of a large super family (Apoidea) of broad-bodied, four-winged, hairy hymenopteran insects that gather pollen and nectar, have biting as well as sucking mouthparts, and often live in organized colonies, as honey-bee; a bee.

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Tuṃbi (ತುಂಬಿ):—

1) [noun] the small herb Leucas aspera of Labiatae family.

2) [noun] its small, white flower.

3) [noun] the tree Acacia leucophloea of Mimosae family.

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Tuṃbi (ತುಂಬಿ):—

1) [noun] the plant Lagenaria vulgaris (= Cucurbita lagenaria) of Cucurbitaceae family and its gourd; bottle gourd.

2) [noun] the plant Hygrophila auriculata (= H. spinosa, = Asteracantha longifolia) of Acanthaceae family.

3) [noun] the gourd attached to vīṇe, the stringed the stringed instrument with frets.

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Tuṃbi (ತುಂಬಿ):—[noun] a small globular pendant suspended from the marriage band of a woman.

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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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