Lamb: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Lamb means something in Christianity, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology. 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)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Lamb in India is the name of a plant defined with Aristida depressa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
2) Lamb is also identified with Heteropogon contortus It has the synonym Andropogon glaber (Pers.) Raspail, nom. illeg., non Andropogon glaber Roxb. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (1885)
· Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon (1931)
· Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum (1854)
· New Phytologist (1873)
· Systema Vegetabilium ed. 15 (1817)
· Botanische Jahrb眉cher f眉r Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1885)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Lamb, for example extract dosage, side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, 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
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryLamb (啶侧ぎ啷嵿が啷�).鈥�1 膧. (lambate, lambita)
1) To hang down, hang from, dangle; 啶嬥し啶 啶灌啶い啷嵿ぐ 啶侧ぎ啷嵿が啶む (峁涐梗ayo hyatra lambate) Mb.
2) To be attached to, stick to, hold on to, rest on; 啶侧げ啶啶た啶班 啶膏う啶膏た啶侧い啶距 啶啶班た啶ぞ 啶囙さ (lalambire sadasilat腻岣� priy腻 iva) 艢i艣up腻lavadha 7.25; 啶啶班じ啷嵿ぅ啶距え啶� 啶む 啶曕ぅ啶お啶� 啶膏啷� 啶侧ぎ啷嵿が啶ぞ啶ㄠじ啷嵿く 啶ぞ啶掂た (prasth腻na峁� te kathamapi sakhe 濒补尘产补尘腻苍补sya bh腻vi) Meghad奴ta 43. (where 濒补尘产补掳 means 'hanging down towards' or 'resting upon' the back or hips).
3) To go down, sink, decline or hang down (as the sun), fall down; 啶侧ぎ啷嵿が啶ぞ啶ㄠ 啶︵た啶掂ぞ啶曕ぐ啷� (lambam腻ne div腻kare); 艢i艣up腻lavadha 9.2; Kir腻t腻rjun墨ya 9.1; 啶む啶掂う啶оぐ啶氞啶啶え啶侧ぎ啷嵿が啶苦い啶曕啷嵿啶侧ぎ啷佮啷嵿啷嵿さ啶侧く 啶啶班た啶� 啶侧啶氞え啷� (tvadadharacumbanalambitakajjalamujjvalaya priya locane) G墨tagovinda 12 (= galita).
4) To fall or lag behind.
5) To delay, tarry.
6) To sound. -Caus. (lambayati-te)
1) To let down, cause to hang down.
2) To hang up, suspend.
3) To stretch out, extend (as the hand); 啶曕ぐ啷囙ぃ 啶掂ぞ啶むぞ啶え- 啶侧ぎ啷嵿が啶苦い啷囙え (kare峁嘺 v腻t腻yana- lambitena) R.13.21; 啶曕 啶侧ぎ啷嵿が啶啶︵ぞ啶灌ぐ啶｀ぞ啶� 啶灌じ啷嵿い啶 (ko lambayed腻hara峁嚹鍄a hastam) 6.75.
4) To cause to be attached, join.
5) To depress. -With 啶夃う啷� (ud) to stand up, stand erect : 啶ぞ啶︵啶ㄠ啶曕啶� 啶椸啶ㄠ 啶︵啶掂た啶む啶啶� 啶� 啶啶むげ啷� 啷� 啶むた啶粪啶犩ぞ啶啶啶侧啶侧ぎ啷嵿が啶苦い啶膏啶むぞ啶掂う啷嵿く啶距さ啶む啶むた啶粪啶犩い啶� 啶ぞ啶膏啶曕ぐ啶� (p腻denaikena gagane dvit墨yena ca bh奴tale | ti峁ａ弓h腻myullambitast腻vady腻vatti峁ａ弓hati bh腻skara岣�) M峁沜chaka峁璱ka 2.1.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryLamb (啶侧ぎ啷嵿が啷�).鈥攊. 1, [膧tmanepada.] ([Parasmaipada.], [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 107, 25). 1. To fall, Mah腻bh腻rata 2, 2187. 2. To set (as the sun), [搁腻尘腻测补峁嘺] 1, 33, 20. 3. To hang downwards, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] v. [distich] 36. 4. 鈥� To sound. Ptcple. of the pres. 濒补尘产补尘腻苍补. 1. Depending, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 259, 7. 2. Being large or bulky, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 136, 1.
鈥� With the prep. ava ava, 1. To fall, Mah腻bh腻rata 1, 1035; to descend, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] 25, 5, M.M. 2. To set, Mah腻bh腻rata 4, 1040. 3. To rest upon, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 5, 11. 4. To lean on, to be supported, Mah腻bh腻rata 1, 8443. 5. To suspend, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 252, 10. 6. To support, to hold, [艢腻kuntala, (ed. B枚htlingk.)] 86, 21; [Vikramorva艣墨, (ed. Bollensen.)] 49, 16. 7. To take, [艢腻kuntala, (ed. B枚htlingk.)] 108, 19. With dhairyam, a. To take courage, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] 13, 19. b. To keep firm, i. e. to yield not, [Vikramorva艣墨, (ed. Bollensen.)] 34, 4. 8. To choose, [艢腻kuntala, (ed. B枚htlingk.)] 70, 14. avalambita, 1. Hanging, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 116, 23. 2. Hanging with the head downwards, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 15, 18. 3. Supported, [Vikramorva艣墨, (ed. Bollensen.)] 7, 5. 4. Depended upon, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] i. [distich] 143, M.M. [Causal.] To support, [M腻lavik腻gnimitra, (ed. Tullberg.)] 31, 2; to hold, 42, 6.
鈥� With samava sam-ava, To support, Mah腻bh腻rata 3, 10988.
鈥� With 腻 腻, 1. To lean on, to depend upon,
鈥� With sam腻 sam-腻, 1. To suspend, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 144, 23. 2. To maintain, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] i. [distich] 193, M.M. 3. To take, [M峁沜chaka峁璱k腻, (ed. Stenzler.)] 55, 19. 4. To dwell, [贬颈迟辞辫补诲别艣补] i. [distich] 211, M.M.
鈥� With ud ud, ullambita, Hanging (between heaven and earth), [M峁沜chaka峁璱k腻, (ed. Stenzler.)] 33, 19.
鈥� With samud sam-ud, samullambita, Hanging, 34, 2.
鈥� With pra pra, pralambita, Hanging.
鈥� With prati prati, To suspend, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 98, 4.
鈥� With vi vi, To tarry, [艢腻kuntala, (ed. B枚htlingk.)] 18, 21; [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 84, 10. a-vilambita, adj. Without delay, [M腻lavik腻gnimitra, (ed. Tullberg.)] 53, 13; [Vikramorva艣墨, (ed. Bollensen.)] 79, 13. [Causal.] 1. To suspend, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 116, 19. 2. To delay, iii. [distich] 232.
鈥� With pravi pra-vi, [笔补帽肠补迟补苍迟谤补] 98, 4; erroneous reading, see my transl. n. 480.
鈥� Cf. [Latin] labi; [Anglo-Saxon.] limpian, ge-limp; Engl. To limp.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryLamb (啶侧ぎ啷嵿が啷�).鈥�lambate (lambati) [participle] lambita (q.v.) hang down, sink; hang upon, cling to ([locative], [with] 谤补艣尘颈峁 let free); stay behind, tarry, lag, linger. [Causative] 濒补峁僲产补测补迟颈 hang up, suspend; [with] karam put the hand to ([dative]).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Lamb (啶侧ぎ啷嵿が啷�):鈥�1. lamb (cf. 鈭�1. ramb) [class] 1. [膧tmanepada] ([Dh腻tup腻峁環a x, 15]) lambate (mc. also ti; [perfect tense] lalambe, [Mah腻bh腻rata] etc.; [Aorist] 补濒补尘产颈峁ａ弓补 [grammar]; [future] lambit腻, [ib.]; 濒补尘产颈峁补迟颈, [Mah腻bh腻rata]; [infinitive mood] lambitum, [ib.]; [indeclinable participle] -lambya, [ib.]),
鈥攖o hang down, depend, dangle, hang from or on ([locative case]), [Supar峁嚹錮hy腻ya; Mah腻bh腻rata] etc.;
鈥攖o sink, go down, decline, fall, set (as the sun), [Mah腻bh腻rata; K腻vya literature] etc.;
鈥攖o be fastened or attached to, cling to, hold or rest on ([locative case]), [ib.];
鈥攖o fall or stay behind, be retarded, [S奴ryasiddh腻nta];
鈥攖o tag, loiter, delay, tarry, [Mah腻bh腻rata] :鈥擺Causal] lambayati ([Aorist] alalambat), to cause to hang down or depend, let down, [Kath腻sarits腻gara];
鈥攖o hang up, suspend, [ib.];
鈥攖o cause to be attached or joined, [Monier-Williams鈥� Sanskrit-English Dictionary];
鈥攖o stretch out, extend (the hand) for ([dative case]), [Raghuva峁兣沘];
鈥� ([probably]) to depress, discourage, [Mah腻bh腻rata i, 1445] ([Calcutta edition] la峁単hayitv腻 for lambayitv腻) :鈥擺Desiderative] 濒颈濒补尘产颈峁迟别, to be about to sink or decline, [Har峁carita] [varia lectio]
2) cf. [Greek] 位慰尾蠈蟼; [Latin] labi, labare, labes; [German] lappa, Lappen; [English] lap, limp.
3) 2. lamb (cf. 鈭�2. ramb) [class] 1. [膧tmanepada] lambate, to sound, [Dh腻tup腻峁環a x, 15.]
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Lamb (啶侧ぎ啷嵿が啷�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 膧测补濒濒补.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryLamb in Hindi refers in English to:鈥�(nm) a perpendicular; (a) long; an allomorph of [lamba; ~karna] having long ears; ~[kesha] having long hair; ~[ta:] perpendicularly; -[tadamga] strapping, tall and tough; ~[ta] perpendicularity; ~[na] lengthening; prolonging, pending; ~[mana] prolonged; perpendicular; pendent..鈥攍amb (啶侧啶�) is alternatively transliterated as La峁僢a.
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Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryLamb is another spelling for 啶侧ぎ啷嵿が [lamba].鈥攏. perpendicular; adj. long; extended; vast;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: The, The, Lamb, Te.
Starts with (+10): Lamb mint, Lamb-koranti, Lamb-pankusum, Lamba, Lamba-karnna, Lambaculaka, Lambadiga, Lambaghanta, Lambahasta, Lambai, Lambajyaka, Lambak, Lambaka, Lambakanna, Lambakesha, Lambaki, Lambala, Lambalaka, Lambalakatva, Lambaleta.
Full-text (+216): Pralamb, Alamb, Vilamb, Varkara, Lambin, Avalamb, Samalamb, Lamba, Ullamb, Vyalamb, Dvyurana, Parilamb, Alambi, Pratilamb, Ajikakhadaka, Lambana, Pravilamb, Alamba, Ullambin, Pravilambin.
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