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Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1

Kombu (“stick”) is one of the exogamous septs (divisions) among the Kurubas (a tribe of South India). The Kurubas are sub-divided into clans or gumpus, each having a headman or guru called a gaudu, who gives his name to the clan. And the clans are again sub-divided into gotras or septs (viz., Kombu).

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Koṃbu (ಕೊಂಬು):—

1) [noun] a permanent hard, hollow, bony or keratinous projection that grows on the head of various hoofed animals, esp. bovid ruminants; a horn.

2) [noun] the branched, annually shed, bony growth on the head of any animal of the deer family; an antler.

3) [noun] a hollowed horn, with the tapered end closed, used for carrying oil.

4) [noun] a serpentine horn or the one in the shape of the horn of a bull, played by blowing air through it.

5) [noun] any woody extension growing from the trunk or main stem or from a main limb, of a tree; a branch.

6) [noun] the highest point of a mountain; the peak.

7) [noun] (fig.) the quality that makes one pride.

8) [noun] a shelter, protection (against a danger, distress, etc.) 9) (gram.) a sign ' ು' added to a consonant to represent the vowel sound "U" (similar to the sound of 'u ' in the English word 'put').

9) [noun] ಕೊಂಬಿನ ಇಳಿ [kombina ili] kombina iḷi (gram.) a sign added to a consonant to represent the vowel sound "Ū" (smilar to the sound of 'oo ' in the English word 'poor'); ಕೊಂಬಿನ ಹುಳು [kombina hulu] kombina huḷu any of several horned caterpillers that infect plants; ಕೊಂಬುಕೊಟ್ಟ ಓಲಗ [kombukotta olaga] kombukoṭṭa ōlaga a concert of blow-pipes, cymbals, drum, etc. in a folk dance; ಕೊಂಬು ಇರು [kombu iru] kombu iru (fig.) to have a special merit, quality or qualities to be proud of; ಕೊಂಬು ಬರು [kombu baru] kombu baru (fig.) to acquire a special, prestigious, esteemable position because of some quality or qualities or merit.

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Koṃbu (ಕೊಂಬು):—[noun] a pre-fixed, secret place to meet.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Starts with (+14): Kombuceru, Kombugahale, Kombugallu, Kombugatti, Kombugodu, Kombugol, Kombui, Kombukahale, Kombukale, Kombukalli, Kombukkalli, Kombuli, Kombupadavala, Kombuppudalai, Kombutorkeminu, Kombuvale, Kombuvere, Kombuwa, Kompu, Kompu-teni.

Ends with (+42): Acaikompu, Anekombu, Arisinakombu, Curakkompu, Entukompu, Irukompu, Itan-kattukompu, Kaananakombu, Kadikombu, Kalankompu, Kalli-kombu, Kallukompu, Kanakakombu, Kanana kombu, Kananakombu, Kannikkombu, Katu-parttakompu, Kavaikkompu, Kilaikkompu, Kilikkompu.

Full-text (+38): Kalli-kombu, Maeke kombu balli, Kanana kombu, Konana kombu mara, Konana kombu, Malai-kaliruttu, Mukakkompu, Macinkam, Parkucci, Kompar, Yanaikkompan, Virikompu, Kompukkatamai, Mataikkompu, Patti-parttakompu, Molaikkompu, Kitumuti, Pularkotu, Koluntukkal, Maeke-kombu-balli.

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