Pāli Dictionary
tamba
Part of speech
adjective
general
copper-coloured; red-brown
(as neuter noun) copper, the metal
Encyclopedia
4 entries
Tamba
PersonA king of Bārāṇasī whose queen was Suyonandī; his story is told in the Suyonandī Jātaka, and he is identified with Ānanda.
Tamba2
PersonA Tamil general, and the fort named after him, both captured by Duṭṭhagāmaṇī during his campaign; he was an uncle of Unnama.
Tamba3
PersonAn officer of Parakkamabāhu I, who served as chief of the Kesadhātus.
Tamba4
PersonOne of the ten legendary elephant lineages, each animal said to possess the strength of ten thousand men.
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