जम्बु mn. (
-म्बुः-म्बु)
1. Jambu Dwipa, said to be so named from the Jambu tree abounding in it, and implying, according to the Puranas the central division of the world, or the known world: according to the Bauddhas, it is confined to India.
2. A fabulous river, said to flow from the mountain Meru.
f. (
-म्बुः) A fruit tree the rose apple, (Eugenia janbolana;) also applied to every species of Eugenia.
fn. (
-म्बुः-म्बु) The fruit.
E. जम् to eat,
वुक् augment, and
कु or
कू Unadi affix; hence it is also written
जम्बू.
ROOTS:
जम् वुक् कु कू जम्बू