Vempu, Vēmpu: 2 definitions

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Vempu in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Toona ciliata from the Meliaceae (Neem) family. For the possible medicinal usage of vempu, 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.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Vempu (வெம்பு) [vemputal] 5 intransitive verb < வெம்மை. [vemmai.]

1. To be very hot; மிகச்சூடாதல். வைத்திய மலையகராதி வெம்ப [migachudathal. vaithiya malaiyagarathi vemba] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 13).

2. To fade; to be dried with heat; வாடுதல். வேரோடு மரம்வெம்ப [vaduthal. verodu maramvemba] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 10, 4).

3. To become prematurely ripe; அகாலத்திற் பழமொழிுத்தல். [agalathir pazhuthal.]

4. To be furious; to rage; உக்கிரமாதல். வெம்பின செருவின் வந்து [ukkiramathal. vembina seruvin vanthu] (கம்பராமாயணம் நிகும். [kambaramayanam nigum.] 96).

5. To be distressed in mind; மனம்புழுங்குதல். வெம்பினா ரரக்க ரெல்லாம் [manambuzhunguthal. vembina rarakka rellam] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 776, 2).

6. To be angry, enraged; சினத்தல். [sinathal.]

7. To desire, love; விரும்புதல். வெம்ப வூர்ந்துலாம் வேனிலா னினே [virumbuthal. vemba vurnthulam venila nine] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 410).

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Vempu (வெம்பு) [vemputal] 5 intransitive verb perhaps from பம்பு-. [pambu-.] To sound; ஒலித்தல். பம்பை வெம்பின [olithal. pambai vembina] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 2222).

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Vēmpu (வேம்பு) noun [Telugu: vēmu, K. Travancore usage bēvu, M. vēmpu.]

1. Neem, margosa, medium tree, Azadirachta indica; மரவகை. வேம்பின் பைங்கா யென்றோழி தரினே [maravagai. vembin painga yenrozhi tharine] (குறுந்தொகை [kurundogai] 196).

2. Bitterness of taste; கசப்பு. [kasappu.]

3. Dislike; வெறுப்பு. வேம்புற்ற முந்நீர் விழுங்க [veruppu. vemburra munnir vizhunga] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 513).

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