Kunkumappu, Ku峁卥umapp奴: 3 definitions
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Kunkumappu 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
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: Shodhganga: Temples and cult of Sri Rama in Tamilnadu (pancaratra)Kunkumappu (saffron) refers to one of the various items used during the holy bath, as prescribed in Pancaratra literature in the Tamil tradition.鈥擺Kunkumappu or saffron is mixed with water for the bath]鈥擳irumanjanam or abhishekam or 鈥渢he holy bath鈥� is a picturesque ceremony in a Vishnu temple and forms an essential daily item in the worship. [...] Various items are used for bathing the deity [viz., kunkumappu], etc. After the bath is over, the images are dried with cloth and dressed with fine clothes and bedecked with ornaments and fresh garlands. A salad, with a mixture of fruits, coconut, honey (panchamirtham) and lemon juice (panagam) and betels, are offered to the deity and later distributed to the devotees.
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Kunkumappu in India is the name of a plant defined with Crocus sativus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Safran officinarum Medik. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2004)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Fl. Ital. (1860)
· Gardeners Dictionary, ed. 8 (1768)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1840)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or 鈥榓 Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers鈥� (1993)
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Languages of India and abroad
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKu峁卥umapp奴 (喈曕瘉喈權瘝喈曕瘉喈喁嵿喁�) [办耻峁卥耻尘补-辫奴] noun < idem. +. Saffron flower; 喈曕瘉喈權瘝喈曕瘉喈喈班喁嵿喈苦喁� 喈瘋. [kungumamarathin pu.]
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: Kunkumappuliyampinantai, Kunkumappumaram, Kunkumappuumaram, Kunkumappuvu.
Full-text: Maralukam, Kolecam, Catirecam, Kirucan, Kecaripattu, Kecaram, Vanmikam, Iram.
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Tirumantiram by Tirumular (English translation)
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