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

Batti in India is the name of a plant defined with Pongamia pinnata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Robinia mitis L. (among others).

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

· Jard. Malmaison (1803)
· Flore Forestière de la Cochinchine (1899)
· Flora de Filipinas (1837)
· Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1894)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1788)
· Systema Naturae, ed. 13

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

baṭṭī (बट्टी).—f ( H Because somewhat saucer-form like a vāṭā) A little ḍhēpa (rondle) or vaḍī (thick pat) of gūḷa. 2 A half-khōbarēṃ (cocoanut-kernel); a lump of soap; a flat mass of silver; a vessel of this general form &c.

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battī (बत्ती).—f ( H) A wick (of a lamp or candle); and, by meton., a lamp or light. 2 The tongue (point to which the light is applied) of a cracker, rocket, squib &c. 3 A tent or bougie (for a wound). 4 A half of a turban rent longitudinally: also a turban woven of a half-breadth. 5 A train of powder (to a mine). v ghāla, pasara. A paper-tube filled with gunpowder supplying a number of crackers arranged along its surface. 6 A set of thatchers. It consists of three; of whom the business of one is to lay down the leaves, of another to overlay them with the grass, of the third to lay along the bamboo slip and to tie and bind the whole. battī lāgō (kāmālā -gharālā -sampattīlā -rōjagārālā- &c.) A common form of execration, Burn him! battī lāvaṇēṃ To light the torch of discord. ticyā pōṭīṃ pāṭhīṃ battī lāgalī May all her offspring and bre- thren speedily come to the torch (i.e. soon obtain the funeral torch--soon die)!

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

battī (बत्ती).—f A wick. A lamp or light. The tongue of a cracker. A tent or bougie (for a wound). A part of a turban.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Baṭṭī (बट्टी):—(nf) a cake, small pestle; —, [sābuna kī] a soap-cake.

2) Battī (बत्ती):—(nf) a wick; lamp; taper; light; —[jalānā] to switch on the light; —[dikhānā] to light one’s way; —[bujhānā] to switch off the light.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Baṭṭi (ಬಟ್ಟಿ):—

1) [noun] the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen; the belly.

2) [noun] the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls in the abdominal region; abdominal hernia.

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Baṭṭi (ಬಟ್ಟಿ):—[noun] a measure of capacity equal to eighty seers.

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Baṭṭi (ಬಟ್ಟಿ):—

1) [noun] a steam-device used in distillation.

2) [noun] a place where rice is parched, corns are popped for commercial purpose.

3) [noun] a distilled substance (that is in liquid form).

4) [noun] (fig.) the proper condition in which a thing can be used to get best advantage of it.

5) [noun] ಬಟ್ಟಿಯಿಳಿಸು [battiyilisu] baṭṭiyiḷisu to subject to a process of vaporisation and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration; to distill; 2. to extract the volatile components of by distillation; to distill; 3. (fig.) to copy or reproduce (what one has written).

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Baṭṭittu (ಬಟ್ಟಿತ್ತು):—[adjective] = ಬಟ್ಟಿತು [battitu]1.

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Baṭṭittu (ಬಟ್ಟಿತ್ತು):—[noun] = ಬಟ್ಟಿತು [battitu]2.

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Baṭṭibīḷu (ಬಟ್ಟಿಬೀಳು):—[verb] (abdominal hernia) to occur.

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Batti (ಬತ್ತಿ):—

1) [noun] a length of loose twist or braid of soft threads, which in a candle, lamp, oil stove or the like, serves to draw up the melted tallow or wax or the oil (which is lighted at the open end); a wick.

2) [noun] such a length of wick soaked in tallow or smeared with an inflamable chemical, used to light an explosive.

3) [noun] a long, usu. slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light; a candle.

4) [noun] a thin, soft cord soaked in a medicine, pushed into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.

5) [noun] an incense stick.

6) [noun] a cylindrical roll filled with or to be filled with finely cut tobacco cured for smoking (as of cigarette, bīdi, etc.).

7) [noun] (fig.) a baby that is just born of a few months old.

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Batti (ಬತ್ತಿ):—[noun] the tree Pongamia pinnata ( P. glabra) of Papilionaceae family; Indian beach.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+14): Batti-schorigenam, Batticira, Battidu, Battige, Battigevalage, Battijaru, Battikattu, Battikovi, Battimsati, Battinu, Battis, Battis-dant, Battisa, Battisa-danta, Battisadante, Battisaguni, Battisai, Battisaima, Battisakale, Battisalakshana.

Ends with (+25): Abhinibbatti, Agarabatti, Agarubatti, Akasabatti, Ambatti, Aphimubatti, Cirakhabatti, Dagabatti, Dagbatti, Dhupabatti, Elebatti, Gejjebatti, Hogebatti, Hubatti, Ibbatti, Jadebatti, Javigebatti, Kabbatti, Kadalibatti, Kaddibatti.

Full-text (+2): Battijaru, Bati, Batti-schorigenam, Menabatti, Battis-dant, Udakadi, Sabu, Dhupa, Diya, Agar, Cirakhabatti, Battis, Agara, Latti, Moma, Mom, Battisa, Sarabatti, Mayana, Mena.

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