Ananna: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Ananna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, 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)Ananna in India is the name of a plant defined with Ananas comosus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Distiacanthus communis (Lam.) Rojas Acosta (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· Systema Vegetabilium
· Tabl. Encycl. (1819)
· Dict. Sci. Nat. (1816)
· An Interpretation of Rumphius’s Herbarium Amboinense (1917)
· Edwards's Botanical Register, or Flower Garden and Shrubbery (1968)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ananna, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, 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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAnanna (अनन्न).—Not food, that which is undeserving of being eaten. अनद्यमानो यदनन्नमत्ति (anadyamāno yadanannamatti) Ch. Up.
Derivable forms: anannam (अनन्नम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnanna (अनन्न):—[=an-anna] n. rice or food undeserving of its name, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa xiv.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Goldstücker Sanskrit-English DictionaryAnanna (अनन्न):—[tatpurusha compound] n.
(-nnam) No-food, no-corn, bad food, bad corn &c. See the meanings of anna. E. a deter. and anna.
[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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryAṇaṇṇa (अणण्ण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ananya.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Anannapana, Anannas, Anannasa, Anannatan-nassamit Indriya.
Ends with: Gananna, Kananna, Supananna.
Full-text: Anannas, Anannasa, Ananya, Mashaka, Anna, Ganda, Pavane, Irukal, Aana, Pana, Vanakkam, Taka, Ana, A.
Relevant text
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