Pungi, Puṅgī, Pumgi: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Pungi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsPungi [पुंगी] in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Areca catechu L. from the Arecaceae (Palm) family. For the possible medicinal usage of pungi, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypuṅgī (पुंगी).—f A sort of fife or pipe. Pr. gājarācī puṅgī vājalī tara vājalī nāhīṃ tara mōḍūna khāllī. puṅgī banda karaṇēṃ g. of o. To put to silence; to stop one's pipe.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpuṅgī (पुंगी).—f A sort of fife or pipe. Pr. gājarācī puṅgī vājalī tara vājalī nāhī tara mōḍūna khāllī. puṅgī banda karaṇēṃ To put to silence; to stop one's pipe.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPuṅgī (पुङ्गी):—[from puṅga] f. Name of a [particular] kind of woman, [Brahma-purāṇa]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPuṃgi (ಪುಂಗಿ):—
1) [noun] a sort of musical instrument, chiefly used by snake-charmers; a kind of fife.
2) [noun] (fig.) the charming or alluring influence.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pungi kirai, Pungifal, Pungiphal, Punki.
Ends with: Cankapunki, Punki, Titpungi.
Full-text: Pungi kirai.
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