Buri: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Buri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Buri in English is the name of a plant defined with Striga asiatica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Striga lutea Loureiro (among others).
2) Buri in Ghana is also identified with Tacca leontopetaloides It has the synonym Tacca oceanica Seem. (etc.).
3) Buri in India is also identified with Carmona microphylla It has the synonym Ehretia buxifolia Roxburgh (etc.).
4) Buri is also identified with Ehretia laevis It has the synonym Bourreria laevis (Roxb.) G. Don (etc.).
5) Buri in Philippines is also identified with Corypha utan It has the synonym Gembanga rotundifolia Blume (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1838)
· Ann. Inst. Bot.-Géol. Colon. Marseille (1910)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie (2001)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1898)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Buri, for example chemical composition, health benefits, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryBuri (बुरि):—f. the female organ of generation (= buli), [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryBurī (बुरी):—(a) feminine form of [burā; —śrādate] bad habits, morbid ways; •[paḍanā āsāna hai] the road to hell is easy; —[khabara] bad news; news of somebody’s death; —[gata/gati] miserable plight, deplorable condition; •[karanā/banānā] to thrash thoroughly, to reduce to tatters; to push into a miserable plight; —[taraha] badly; thoroughly; wickedly; •[khabara lenā/latāḍanā] to give one hell; •[peśa ānā] to maltreat, to behave offensively/badly; —[najara] evil eye; lustful eye; —[saṃgata se akelā bhalā] better alone than in a bad company.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+2): Buri okhati, Buri palm, Buri-tokon, Burial site, Buriasco, Buricem Jalem, Buriel, Buriga, Buriha, Burija, Buring utan, Buringai, Buringi, Buringit, Buriokhati, Buriri, Buriti, Buritisol, Buritizeiro, Buritizinho.
Ends with (+28): Alampuri, Amburi, Baapanaburi, Baburi, Bamburi, Bapana buri, Bapanaburi, Bumburi, Bupanaburi, Buraburi, Cannacilampuri, Cimpuri, Ghaburi, Hebburi, Itampuri, Jamburi, Karburi, Karumampuri, Kemburi, Kikuzumburi.
Full-text: Buli, Ban buri lueang, Bapana buri, Buri palm, Buri okhati, Lalaca, Lalach, Buri-tokon, Lagi, Niyata, Phamsana, Niyat, Jabana.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Buri, Burī; (plurals include: Buris, Burīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
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