ताम्बूल

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : पान, पान

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

ताम्बूल  m.  m. (= Prākṛt°bôla fr. ताम्रगुल) = °बल, [W.]
ताम्बूल  n.  n. betel, ( esp.) its pungent and aromatic leaf (chewed with the areca-nut and catechu and sometimes caustic lime and spices as a carminative and antacid tonic), [Hariv. 8454 and 8457]; [Suśr.]; [VarBṛS.] &c.
the areca-nut, [L.]

Shabda-Sagara

ताम्बूल  nf.  ( -ल-ली)
1. Areca, (Areca faufel or catechu.)
2. Betel, (Piber betel,) or its pungent leaf, which together with the areca nut and catechu, and sometimes caustic lime and spices, is eaten very generally by the natives of the east.
 n.  ( -लं) The areca nut.
 m.  ( -लः) San, a plant, (Crotolaria juncea.)
E. तम् to desire, affix ऊलच् and वुक् augment, the radical vowel made long.

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तम् ऊलच् वुक्