Vamdu, Vaṃḍu, Vamtu, Vaṃtu, Vandu, Vaṇḍu, Vantu, Vaṇṭu: 5 definitions
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Vamdu 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.
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: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Vantu in India is the name of a plant defined with Soymida febrifuga in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Soymida febrifuga Juss..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Taxon (1981)
· Mém. Mus. Paris. (1830)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vantu, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, side effects, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Vandu in India is the name of a plant defined with Soymida febrifuga in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Soymida febrifuga Juss..
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Mém. Mus. Paris. (1830)
· Taxon (1981)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Vandu, for example pregnancy safety, extract dosage, chemical composition, side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.

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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVaṃḍu (ವಂಡು):—[adjective] soft and wet; boggy; marshy.
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Vaṃḍu (ವಂಡು):�
1) [noun] wet and slimy soil; mire.
2) [noun] the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs; sediment.
3) [noun] a liquid having the solid particles being disintegrated and evenly and thickly distributed all over a liquid but not dissolved in it.
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusVaṃtu (ವಂತು):—[noun] a turn in a division of a working day at the end of which the group of people working handover their work to others for continuing; a shift; a turn.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconVaṇṭu (வண்ட�) noun
1. [Malayalam: ṇḍ.] Chafer, bee, of four kinds, viz., vaṇṭu, curumpu, tē�, ñimiṟu; வண்ட� சுரும்பு தேன் ஞிமிறு என நால் வகைப்பட்� அறுகாற� சிறுபறவை. யாழிசைகொண்� வினவண்டிமிர்ந் தார்ப்� [vandu surumbu then gnimiru ena nal vagaippatta arugar siruparavai. yazhisaigonda vinavandimirn tharppa] (கலித்தொக� [kalithogai] 131).
2. A kind of bee; நறுமணத்த� நாடிப் பறக்கும் அறுகாற� சிறு பறவைவக�. வண்டுகாண� மகிழ்த� னினங்காள� [narumanathai nadip parakkum arugar siru paravaivagai. vandugan magizhthe ninangal] (சீவகசிந்தாமண� [sivagasindamani] 892).
3. A sub-sect of Maṟava caste; மறவருள� ஓர� உட்பிரிவினர். [maravarul or udpirivinar.] (புறநானூற� [purananuru] 263, உர�. [urai.])
4. Arrow; அம்ப�. (பிȨகலகண்ட�) ஒழிகில வேள்கர வண்ட� [ambu. (pingalagandu) ozhigila velkara vande] (வெங்கைக்�. [vengaikka.] 18).
5. Fault; குற்றம�. (பிȨகலகண்ட�) [kurram. (pingalagandu)]
6. Bracelet; கைவிளை. (பிȨகலகண்ட�) கைவண்டுங� கண்வண்டு மோடக� கலையோட [kaivilai. (pingalagandu) kaivandung kanvandu modag kalaiyoda] (ஆத�. திருவிசப்பா [athi. thiruvisaippa], 98).
7. Conch; சங்க�. (பிȨகலகண்ட�) [sangu. (pingalagandu)]
8. Thread; நூல். (பிȨகலகண்ட�) [nul. (pingalagandu)]
9. The eighth Բṣaٰ. See பூசம�. (பிȨகலகண்ட�) [pusam. (pingalagandu)]
10. (Nāṭya.) A gesture with one hand in which the tips of the thumb and the ring-finger are joined and the little finger is held erect, while the fore finger and the middle finger are bent and held loosely together, one of 33 ṇa-ṉa첹, q.v.; பெருவிரலும� அணிவிரலும் வளைந்த� நுனியொன்றிச் சிறுவிரல� நிமிர்ந்து சுட்டுவிரலும� நட� விரலும� நெகி� வளைந்துநிற்கும� இணையாவினைக்க� வக� [peruviralum aniviralum valainthu nuniyonris siruviral nimirnthu suttuviralum nadu viralum negizha valainthunirkum inaiyavinaikkai vagai] (சிலப்பதிகாரம� அரும்பதவுர� [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 3, 18, உர�. [urai.])
11. (Nāṭya.) A hand-pose; அபிநயத்துக்க� உரிய அலிக்கைவகை. [apinayathukku uriya alikkaivagai.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம� அரும்பதவுர� [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 3, 18, உர� பக�. [urai pag.] 92, கீழ்க்குறிப்பு. [kizhkkurippu.])
12. [K. ṇḍ.] Low, mean conduct; சிற்றொழுக்கம�. [sirrozhukkam.] (நாமத௶பநிகண்டு [namathipanigandu] 650.)
13. Coromandel redwood. See செம்மரம் [semmaram],
1. (M. M.)
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Vaṇṭu (வண்ட�) noun cf. bandha. Local usage
1. Small coil of twisted straw used to catch what drops out while measuring grain; தானியம� அளக்கையில் கீழேவிழும் தானியத்தைப� பிடித்துக் கொள்ளும் வைக்கோற்கூடு. [thaniyam alakkaiyil kizhevizhum thaniyathaip pidithug kollum vaikkorkudu.]
2. Twist or bundle of straw thrown over the cover of a bullock-cart, as fodder for bullocks during the journey; பி� யாணத்தில� மாடுகளின� உணவா� வண்டியின� மேலிடும் வைக்கோற்பழமொழிுத�. [pira yanathil madugalin unavaga vandiyin melidum vaikkorpazhuthai.]
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Vantu (வந்த�) probably from வா-. [va-.] Wind; காற்று. வந்தெனக் கந்தனூறு கணைதொட� [karru. vanthenag kanthanuru kanaithoda] (கந்தபு. சூ�. வத�. [kanthapu. sura. vathai.] 188). (பிȨகலகண்ட� [pingalagandu]) � particle An expletive; ஓர� அசைச்சொல�. [or asaichol.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Starts with: Vamdura.
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