Acci, Ācci: 6 definitions

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Acci means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, 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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Pali-English dictionary

acci : (f.) flame.

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

Acci, & (in verse) accī (f.) (Vedic arci m. & arcis nt. & f. to ṛc, cp. accati) a ray of light, a beam, flame S.IV, 290 (spelt acchi), 399; A.IV, 103; V, 9; Sn.1074 (vuccati jālasikhā Nd2 11); J.V, 213; Miln.40; ThA.154 (dīp’); Sdhp.250. (Page 8)

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

Acci (अच्चि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Arcis.

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

Acci (ಅಚ್ಚಿ):—[noun] (a nursery term) a piece of bread, cake or any other eatable.

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Acci (ಅಚ್ಚಿ):—

1) [noun] a female parent; mother.

2) [noun] a woman belonging to Malayāḷa country ( i.e. Kerala state in south India).

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Acci (ಅಚ್ಚಿ):—

1) [noun] either of the two mammary glands of a woman’s body that produce milk; the breast.

2) [noun] the tip of the female breast through which a baby sucks milk; a teat; a nipple;3) [noun] ಅಚ್ಚಿಯೂ ಬೇಕು, ಅಪ್ಪಚ್ಚಿಯೂ ಬೇಕು [acciyu beku, appacciyu beku] acciyū bēku, appacciyū bēku (prov.) would like to have both the benefits, instead of either of them.

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Acci (ಅಚ್ಚಿ):—[noun] (in proper nouns) Goddess Lakṣmi (as in ಅಚ್ಚಕ್ಕ, ಅಚ್ಚಮ್ಮ, ಅಚ್ಚಪ್ಪ, [accakka, accamma, accappa,] etc.).

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Acci (ಅಚ್ಚಿ):—[noun] the organ of sight; the eye.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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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

Acci (அச்சி) noun cf. agasti. West-Indian pea-tree. See அகத்தி. (இராஜ வைத்தியமகுடம்) [agathi. (iraja vaithiyamagudam)]

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Acci (அச்சி) noun < Malayalam acci. Nāyar woman; நாயர்சாதிப் பெண். [nayarsathip pen.]

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Acci (அச்சி) noun < Malay language achih, 'wood leech'.

1. Achin, the NW. division of Sumatra; ஒரு தேசம். அச்சியிலே போனாலும் அகப்பை யரைக் காசு [oru thesam. achiyile ponalum agappai yaraig kasu] (தண்டலையார் சதகம் [thandalaiyar sathagam] 99).

2. See அச்சிமட்டம். [achimattam.]

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Acci (அச்சி) particle A fem. suffix, as in வேட்டுவச்சி; ஒரு பெண்பால் விகுதி. [vettuvachi; oru penpal viguthi.] (வீரசோழீயம் தத்தி. [virasozhiyam thathi.] 5.)

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Ācci (ஆச்சி) noun < ஆய்ச்சி. [aychi.]

1. Mother; தாய். [thay.] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 4, 3, ப்ர. [pra.])

2. Grandmother; பாட்டி. [patti.] Local usage

3. Eldest sister; மூத்த தமக்கை. [mutha thamakkai.] Local usage

4. A term of respect used in addressing women of higher caste or position; கவுரவமுள்ள ஸ்திரிகளைக் குறிக் குஞ் சொல். [kavuravamulla sthirigalaig kurig kugn sol.]

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Ācci (ஆச்சி) noun Feminine of ஆசான். [asan.] Preceptor's wife; குருபத்தினி. (நாமதீபநிகண்டு) [kurupathini. (namathipanigandu)]

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon
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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

Aachi is another spelling for आची [ācī].—n. 1. (baby talk) child's excrement; 2. something very stinky;

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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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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