Pāli Dictionary

tamba

Part of speech

adjective


general

  • copper-coloured; red-brown

  • (as neuter noun) copper, the metal

Encyclopedia

4 entries

Tamba
Person
  • A king of Bārāṇasī whose queen was Suyonandī; his story is told in the Suyonandī Jātaka, and he is identified with Ānanda.

Tamba2
Person
  • A Tamil general, and the fort named after him, both captured by Duṭṭhagāmaṇī during his campaign; he was an uncle of Unnama.

Tamba3
Person
  • An officer of Parakkamabāhu I, who served as chief of the Kesadhātus.

Tamba4
Person
  • One of the ten legendary elephant lineages, each animal said to possess the strength of ten thousand men.

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