Tiṇa, Tina, Tīnā, Ṭina, Ṭinā: 10 definitions

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Tiṇa means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Teen.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Tina in India is the name of a plant defined with Setaria italica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Pennisetum germanicum (Mill.) Baumg. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Landwirthschaftliche Flora (1866)
· Essai d’une Nouvelle Agrostographie (1812)
· Anais da Faculdade de Sciencias do Porto (1934)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique … Supplément (1816)
· Bonn. Fl. Compl. (1932)
· Bulletin, Division of Agrostology United States Department of Agriculture (1897)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Tina, for example health benefits, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

tiṇa : (nt.) grass.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Tiṇa, (nt.) (Vedic tṛṇa, from *ter (cp. tarati) to pierce, orig. “point” (=blade); Goth. paúrnus, Ags. porn=E. thorn, Ger. dorn) grass, herb; weed; straw; thatch; hay, litter S. III, 137 (tiṇa, kasā, kusa, babbaja, bīraṇa); satiṇakaṭṭhodaka full of grass, wood & water (of an estate) D. I, 87, 111, etc.; sītaṃ vā uṇhaṃ vā rajo vā tiṇaṃ vā ussāvo vā (dust & weeds) D. II, 19; A. I, 145; t. +paṇṇa (grass & leaves1) A. I, 183; VvA. 5.—J. I, 108 (dabba°), 295; III, 53; Pv. I, 81 (harita t.); IV, 148; Vism. 353 (kuṇṭha°); DA. I, 77 (alla° fresh grass); PvA. 7 (weed), 62 (grass), 112; DhA. IV, 121; Miln. 47 (thatch), 224 (id.).

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

tīna (तीन).—a (traya S) Three. tihīnta nasaṇēṃ tērānta nasaṇēṃ To be exceedingly obscure and insignificant. Ex. tū tihīnta kiṃvā tērānta kiṃvā aṭharā rāñjaṇānta kiṃvā śērabhara sutaḷīnta--tulā kōṇa jāṇatō? Who knows thee, mean creature? The phrases are from an old anecdote of a courtesan. tīna tīna karaṇēṃ To scold causelessly.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

tīna (तीन).—a Three.

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Ṭīna (टीन) [Also spelled teen]:—(nm) a can, tin; ~[baṃda] canned, tinned.

2) Tīna (तीन) [Also spelled teen]:—(a) three; (nm) the number three; —[cāra] three or four; -[pāṃca] tricks, foul play; squabble; —[tilaṃge] three musketeers; —[aura chaha kā riśtā] heading towards opposite directions, perpetual opponents; -[teraha honā] to dissipate, to go into disarray, to be scattered; -[pāṃca karanā] to squabble; to dilly-dally; to play tricks, to dodge; —[meṃ na teraha meṃ] a small fry; (a person) of no significance, not taken into account at all; to be on the fence; —[lokaṃ se mathurā nyārī] to have no parallel, to be unique.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Tiṇa (तिण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Tṛṇa.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tiṇa (ತಿಣ):—

1) [noun] any grass or hay.

2) [noun] (fig.) a worthless thing.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tīnā (தீநா) [tī-nā] noun < idem. +.

1. A large lamp lighted on an earthen vessel and mounted on palmyra trunks, used in ancient days as a signal for mariners; கப்பல்கள் திசை தப்பாம லிருத்தற்காகப் பனைகளைக் காலாகநாட்டி அதன்மீதே மண்ணிட்டு எரிக்கும் விளக்கு. [kappalkal thisai thappama lirutharkagap panaigalaig kalaganatti athanmithe mannittu erikkum vilakku.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 6, 143, உரை. [urai.])

2. Lighted torch kept either on ships or on shore, as a signal; கப்பலிலாவது கரையிலாவது மாலுமிகளுக்கு எச்சரிக்கையடையாளமாக எரிக்கப் படும் தீப்பந்தம். [kappalilavathu karaiyilavathu malumigalukku echarikkaiyadaiyalamaga erikkap padum thippantham.] (W.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Ṭina (टिन):—n. tin (a metal);

2) Ṭinā (टिना):—n. → टिनो [ṭino]

3) Tina (तिन):—pron./adj. (oblique and inflected form of 'तिनी [tinī] ') he/she (as in तिनको, तिनले, [tinako, tinale, ] etc.);

4) Tīna (तीन):—n./adj. num. three; 3;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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