Tumpi: 2 definitions
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Tumpi 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)Tumpi 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 Nectandra cuneata Griseb. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora AegyptiacoArabica (1775)
· Histoire des plantes de la Guiane Françoise (1775)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1768)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1797)
· Notulae Systematicae. (1939)
· Systema Laurinarum (1836)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tumpi, for example diet and recipes, side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, health benefits, 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
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTumpi (தும்பி) noun perhaps from தும்பு². [thumbu².]
1. Elephant; யானை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) தும்பியை யரிதொலைத் தென்ன [yanai. (pingalagandu) thumbiyai yaritholaith thenna] (கம்பராமாயணம் வாலிவதை. [kambaramayanam valivathai.] 51).
2. [K. Travancore usage tumbi, M. tumpi.] Bee; வண்டு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) துவைத்தெழு தும்பி [vandu. (pingalagandu) thuvaithezhu thumbi] (அகநா. [agana.] 317).
3. Male bee; ஆண்வண்டு. (திவா.) [anvandu. (thiva.)]
4. Dragon-fly; ஒருவகைக் கருவண்டு. [oruvagaig karuvandu.] (W.)
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Tumpi (தும்பி) noun
1. A genus of fish, Pterois; மீன்சாதிவகை. [minsathivagai.]
2. A sea-fish, reddish, attaining 11½ in. in length, Pterois rusellii; பதி னொன்றரை அங்குலநீளம் வளரக்கூடியதும் செந்நிற முடையதுமாகிய கடல்மீன்வகை. [pathi nonrarai angulanilam valarakkudiyathum sennira mudaiyathumagiya kadalminvagai.]
3. Gaub. See காட்டத்தி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [kattathi. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
4. Black gaub,
1. transitive, Diospyros tomentosa; கறுப்பு மரவகை. [karuppu maravagai.] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல. [thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.] 48.)
5. Ceylon ebony,
1. transitive, Diospyros ebenum; கருந் தாளிகை. [karun thaligai.]
6. See தும்பிலி. [thumbili.]
7. Sugarcane; கரும்பு. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி). [karumbu. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi).]
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Tumpi (தும்பி) noun < tumbī.
1. Calabash. See சுரை¹ [surai¹],
4. (பிங்கலகண்டு) கமுகுமாத் தும்பி [(pingalagandu) kamugumath thumbi] (சைவசமய நெறி பொது. [saivasamaya neri pothu.] 277).
2. See தும்பா [thumba],
2. 3. Parasitic leafless plant. See கொற்றான். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [korran. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Tumpi (தும்பி) noun Feminine of தும்பன். [thumban.] Wicked woman; துஷ்டை. [thushdai.] (J.)
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: Tumpiccankai, Tumpicci, Tumpiccikkai, Tumpikkai, Tumpikkaimalai, Tumpili, Tumpilikkay, Tumpima, Tumpimukan, Tumpiparattal, Tumpippatakkam, Tumpippattu, Tumpirakaruppam, Tumpiram, Tumpirarokam, Tumpirashtakam, Tumpiyutu.
Ends with: Anatumpi, Centumpi, Cetakkutumpi, Cinnattumpi, Itumpi, Kanakattumpi, Karuntumpi, Katutumpi, Kottumpi, Kutumpi.
Full-text (+7): Tumpimukan, Tumpippatakkam, Tumpikkai, Kottumpi, Thumbi, Kanakattumpi, Dumbe, Tumpiparattal, Tumpima, Dumbi, Tumpippattu, Cinnattumpi, Anai-tumpikai, Tumpicci, Centumpi, Nalarivuyir, Karuntumpi, Tuvali, Tumpili, Tumpiyutu.
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