Ayi: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Ayi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Ayi in India is the name of a plant defined with Holoptelea integrifolia in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Holoptelea integrifolia (Roxb.) Planch. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Botanical Magazine (1990)
· Flora of Tropical Africa (1916)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2001)
· Int. Arch. Allergy Immunol. (2005)
· Allergy (1991)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique (1848)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ayi, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, 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 dictionaryAyi (अयि).—ind.
1) As a gentle address in the sense of 'friend', 'oh', 'ah' (komalāmantraṇe); or simply as a vocative particle; अयि विवेकविश्रान्तमभिहितम् (ayi vivekaviśrāntamabhihitam) M.1; अयि कठोर (ayi kaṭhora) Uttararāmacarita 3.27 Oh you ruthless one; अयि भो महर्षिपुत्र (ayi bho maharṣiputra) S.7; अयि विद्युत्प्रमदानां त्वमपि च दुखं न जानासि (ayi vidyutpramadānāṃ tvamapi ca dukhaṃ na jānāsi) Mṛcchakaṭika 5.32; अयि मातर्देवयजनसंभवे देवि सीते (ayi mātardevayajanasaṃbhave devi sīte) Uttararāmacarita 4; see also Bv.1.5,11,44.
2) As a particle of entreaty or solicitation (anunaya), 'I pray', 'prythee'; अयि संप्रति हि दर्शनम् (ayi saṃprati hi darśanam) Kumārasambhava 4.28; also of encouragement or persuation; अयि मन्दस्मितमधुरं वदनं तन्वङ्गि यदि मनाक्कुरुषे (ayi mandasmitamadhuraṃ vadanaṃ tanvaṅgi yadi manākkuruṣe) Bv.2.15.
3) As a particle of gentle or kind inquiry (praśna); अयि जीवितनाथ जीवसि (ayi jīvitanātha jīvasi) Kumārasambhava 4.3; अयीदमेवं परिहासः (ayīdamevaṃ parihāsaḥ) 5.62; अयि जानीषे रेभिलस्य सार्थवाहस्य गृहम् (ayi jānīṣe rebhilasya sārthavāhasya gṛham) Mṛcchakaṭika 3. cf. अयि प्रश्नानुनययोः (ayi praśnānunayayoḥ)...Nm.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryAyi (अयि).—ind. A particle of encouragement, and asking; also a vocative particle. E. i to go, and in affix. by which one goes; what leads or calls.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryAyi (अयि).—1. A vocative particle, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Ayi (अयि).—vocat. or interrog. particle.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ayi (अयि):—ind. a vocative particle (especially used in dramas)
2) a particle of encouragement or introducing a kind inquiry.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryAyi (अयि):—interj. Eh, oh.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Ayi (अयि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ai.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀyi (ಆಯಿ):—[verb] = ಆಯು [ayu]1.
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Āyi (ಆಯಿ):—
1) [noun] the female parent; mother.
2) [noun] an honourable, affectionate suffix to the names of women.
3) [noun] the mother of one’s grand mother; great grand mother.
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Āyi (ಆಯಿ):—[noun] a person whose profession is grazing cattle.
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 LexiconĀyi (ஆயி) noun < idem.
1. Mother; தாய். [thay.] (திருப்புகழ் [thiruppugazh] 156.)
2. A term of respect, affixed to a woman’s name, as in சின்னாயி, பொன்னாயி; ஒரு மரியாதைவாசகம். [sinnayi, ponnayi; oru mariyathaivasagam.] Local usage
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Āyi (ஆயி) noun Entire-leaved elm. See ஆயா¹. [aya¹.]
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 (+103): Ayibu, Ayic, Ayiccoriyam, Ayiccuriyam, Ayidamu, Ayidan, Ayidare, Ayide, Ayidene, Ayidu, Ayigamduga, Ayigayi, Ayigbe atia, Ayigbe ogbedei, Ayigi, Ayigne ogbedei, Ayigula, Ayiguli, Ayijan, Ayika.
Ends with (+1122): Aanethoradu-kaayi, Aatatayi, Abdhishayi, Abhibhavadayi, Abhidhayi, Abhijjhayi, Abhivayi, Abhiyayi, Acamdrasthayi, Acirasthayi, Acyutarayi, Adahayi, Adakayi, Adayi, Addabayi, Adhyavasayi, Adike kaayi, Adugayi, Adupayi, Aedamuri kaayi.
Full-text (+23): Ai, Kanci-mariayi, Aye, Bata, Karru-mariayi, Catai-mariayi, Ponniyayi, Udu-ayi, Periyayi, Abhivaṇṇeti, Avamanin, Vipariyadikata, Uddhumayati, Maranda, Panatavi, Marandaka, Urikri, Nihsaha, Bayi, Malayaja.
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Search found 20 books and stories containing Ayi, Āyi, Aayi; (plurals include: Ayis, Āyis, Aayis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 2.17.29 < [Chapter 17 - The Meeting of Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.108 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 7.58 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Text 4.70 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 7 < [Chapter 7 - Saptama-yāma-sādhana (Pradoṣa-kālīya-bhajana–vipralambha-prema)]
Text 1 < [Chapter 5 - Pañcama-yāma-sādhana (Aparāhna-kālīya-bhajana–kṛṣṇa-āsakti)]
Text 6 < [Chapter 1 - Prathama-yāma-sādhana (Niśānta-bhajana–śraddhā)]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.381 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Jivanandana of Anandaraya Makhin (Study) (by G. D. Jayalakshmi)
Analysis of Smṛti and Śraddhā < [Chapter 6 - Dramatic aspects of the Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]
Analysis of Nāṭyoktis < [Chapter 6 - Dramatic aspects of the Jīvanandana Nāṭaka]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.7.100 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]