Tuntuka, Ṭuṇṭuka, Tumtuka: 7 definitions
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Tuntuka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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
Ayurveda (science of life)
Cikitsa (natural therapy and treatment for medical conditions)
Source: Wisdom Library: Ayurveda: CikitsaṬuṇṭuka (टुण्टुक):—Another name for Śyonāka (Oroxylum indicum), a species of medicinal plant and used in the treatment of fever (jvara), as described in the Jvaracikitsā (or “the treatment of fever”) which is part of the 7th-century Mādhavacikitsā, a Sanskrit classical work on Āyurveda.
The literal translation of Ṭuṇṭuka is “small” or “minute”, but it can also mean “cruel” or “harsh”. In a different context, this word refers the bird Sylvia sutoria.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryṬuṇṭuka (टुण्टुक).—a.
1) Small, little.
2) Vile, cruel.
3) Harsh.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryṬuṇṭuka (टुण्टुक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) 1. Low, little, vile. 2. Cruel, harsh. m.
(-kaḥ) 1. A plant, (Bigonia Indica.) 2. A black species of catechu. 3. A small bird, (Silvia sutoria.) f.
(-kā) A plant, commonly Akanadhi: see ṭaṅginī. E. ṭuṇṭu imitative sound, and ka what utters.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ṭuṇṭuka (टुण्टुक):—mfn. small, minute, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) cruel, harsh, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) low, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) m. Calosanthes indica, [Caraka vi, 25, 66; Suśruta i, 36 and 38]
5) iv
6) a kind of acacia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) the bird Sylvia sutoria, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
8) Ṭuṇṭukā (टुण्टुका):—[from ṭuṇṭuka] f. = ṭaṅginī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṬuṃṭuka (ಟುಂಟುಕ):—[adjective] small-minded or ignoble; mean; abject; despicable.
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Ṭuṃṭuka (ಟುಂಟುಕ):—
1) [noun] a brutal or wicked man.
2) [noun] the tree Oroxylum indicum (=Bignonia indica, = Calosanthes indica) of Bignoniaceae family.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tuntukattiri.
Full-text: Dashamula, Brihatpancamula, Mahatpancamula, Shyonaka, Pancamula.
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