Jivanu, Jivāṇū: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Jivanu means something in Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. 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.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryjivāṇū (जिवाणू) [or णें, ṇēṃ].—n C A general term for creatures of the serpent kind. See sāmpa.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryJīvāṇu (जीवाणु):—(nm) bacteria; microbe.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJīvāṇu (ಜೀವಾಣು):—
1) [noun] (Biol.) a very small, complex unit of protoplasm, usu. with a nucleus, cytoplasm, and an enclosing membrane, (all plants and animals are made up of one or more cells that usu. combine to form various tissues); a cell.
2) [noun] (rightly ಅಣುಜೀವಿ [anujivi]) any of the microscopic, one-celled creatures, having no chlorophyll, multiplying by simple division, some of which cause diseases such as pneumonia and anthrax, while some others are necessary for fermentation, nitrogen fixation, etc.; a bacterium.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconJīvāṇu (ஜீவாணு) noun < jīvāṇu. Protoplasm; ஜீவாதாரமானதும் பாகுபோன்றதுமான சத்து. [jivatharamanathum paguponrathumana sathuragarathi] (C. G.)
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Jivanukampa, Jivanum, Jivanuppiratanam, Jivanusiddhikulaka.
Full-text: Jivanuppiratanam.
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