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Kumba: 10 definitions

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Kumba means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

See Kumbagama.

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Theravda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kumb (कुंब�).—m A large wild tree bearing a fruit, Careya arborea. Grah. It is probably one with ܳ q. v.

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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

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kumba (कुम्�).—Ved.

1) A kind of head-dress for women (?) कुरीरमस्� शीर्षण� कुम्बं चाधिनिदध्मसि (kurīramasya śīrṣaṇi kumba� cdhinidadhmasi) Av.6.138.3.

2) The upper part of a club.

-b 1 A thick petticoat.

2) An enclosure round the sacrificial ground.

Derivable forms: ܳ� (कुम्बः).

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

ܳ (कुम्बा).—f.

(-) An enclosure round a place of sacrifice, to prevent profane intrusion. E. kuvi to cover, to screen or conceal, and ṭp affs.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kumba (कुम्�).—[substantive] a kind of head-dress for women.

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

1) Kumba (कुम्�):�mn. (ifc. f(). ) a kind of head-dress for women, [Atharva-veda vi, 138, 3]

2) the thick end (of a bone or of a club), [Taittirīya-saṃhit]

3) [according to] to some also, ‘the horn or point of anything�.

4) ܳ (कुम्बा):—[from kumba] f. ([Pṇini 3-3, 105]) a thick petticoat, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [v.s. ...] an enclosure round a place of sacrifice, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ܳ (कुम्बा):�(mb) 1. f. An enclosure round a place of sacrifice for defence.

[Sanskrit to German]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kuṃba (ಕುಂಬ):—[noun] a tall spar or, now often, a hollow metal structure, sometimes in sections, rising vertically from the keel or deck of a vessel and used to support the sails, yards, radar and radio equipment, etc. ; the mast of a vessel.

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Kuṃba (ಕುಂಬ):�

1) [noun] a vessel, usu. rounded, of ceramic ware or metal or glass for holding liquids; a pot; a pitcher.

2) [noun] boiled rice made in a pot, offered to a deity during festivals.

3) [noun] a measure of grain equal to twenty drōṇas.

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Kuṃba (ಕುಂಬ):—[noun] an enclosure, fence around the place where sacrifice is performed.

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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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