कर्बुर mfn. (
-रः-रा-रं) Variegated, of a spotted or variegated colour.
f. (
-रा)
1. Trumpet flower, (Bignonia suave-olens.)
2. A sort of basil, (Ocymum gratissimum:) see
वर्वरी.
f. (
-री) A name of the goddess DURGA.
n. (
-रं)
1. Gold.
2. Water.
3. Datura, (the fruit.) m. (
-रः)
1. A demon, an imp or goblin.
2. A variegated colour.
3. A plant, (Curcuma riclinata, Rox.) See
शठी.
4. Sin.
5. Rice growing amidst inundation.
E. कब to tinge or dye,
उरच् Unadi affix and
र inserted, or
कर्ब to go, &c. and
उरन् affix, also long
कर्बूर; it is also often read with the dental
व, but perhaps erroneously.
ROOTS:
कब उरच् र कर्ब उरन् कर्बूर; व