Tumpa, Tumpā, Tūmpā: 4 definitions
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Tumpa means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Source: Shodhganga: Edition translation and critical study of yogasarasamgrahaTumpa [in the Malayalam language] is another name for “Droṇā” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning tumpa] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Tumpa in India is the name of a plant defined with Leucas aspera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Phlomis esculenta Roxb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Enum. Pl. (1809)
· Systema Vegetabilium (1825)
· Flora of the British India (1885)
· Rev. Hortus Malab. (1839)
· Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. (1822)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tumpa, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTumpa (तुम्प):—tumpati 1. 6. a. To hurt or kill.
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTumpā (தும்பா) noun < tumba.
1. Hollowed gourd or rind of a gourd, used as a vessel; சுரைக்குடுக்கைக் கலம். [suraikkudukkaig kalam.]
2. A kind of drinking vessel; பானத்துக்குரிய பாத்திரவகை. [panathukkuriya pathiravagai.] Local usage
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Tūmpā (தூம்பா) noun < French tombeau. Bier; பாடை. [padai.] Christian usage
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Tūmpā (தூம்பா) noun See தும்பை. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [thumbai. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
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 (+5): Tumpaapahi, Tumpacitamaram, Tumpadi, Tumpai, Tumpaimalai, Tumpaittinai, Tumpaiyan, Tumpakacceti, Tumpakam, Tumpalai, Tumpalainam, Tumpalamaniyam, Tumpamatai, Tumpapputu, Tumpara mallikai, Tumparacakkotumai, Tumparacam, Tumparam, Tumparamallikai, Tumparancikai.
Ends with: Centumpa, Kappattumpa, Karimtumpa, Karintumpa, Karitumpa, Kilukkamtumpa, Netumpa, Perumtumpa, Peruntumpa.
Full-text: Thumba, Tump, Tup, Dumba, Kaaka thumba, Tumpamatai, Tumpha, Trump, Karuppatumpam, Tumpai.
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