Cenni, Ceṉṉi: 3 definitions

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India history
Languages
1. Kannada
2. Tamil
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Introduction:

Cenni means something in the history of ancient India, 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.

India history and geography

Source: academia.edu: Minor Chiefs and "Hero" in Ancient Tamilakam

Ceṉṉi is a name related to the historical geography and rulers of ancient Tamil Nadu, occuring in Sangam literature such as the Akanāṉūṟu and the Puṟanāṉūṟu.—Notes: talai “head” (“superiority, place” VIS 326-28, talaivar, talaivā in contemporary usage), Cōḻa king, Cēṭ-ceṉṉi (Puṟam. 27, 225, VIS 310), 44 prefix perumpūṭ-, notes Kaḻumalam, Aḻumpil, Kuṭavāyil.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Cenni (ಚೆನ್ನಿ):—[noun] a beautiful, young woman.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Ceṉṉi (சென்னி) noun

1. [Malayalam: cenni.] Head; தலை. நலம்பெறு கமழ்சென்னி [thalai. nalamberu kamazhsenni] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 81).

2. Top, summit, peak; உச்சி. மைபடு சென்னிப் பய வைத்திய மலையகராதி நாடன் [uchi. maipadu sennip paya vaithiya malaiyagarathi nadan] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 43).

3. Eminence; சிறப்பு. உனைச் சென்னித்தலை கொண்டது தேர்கிலையோ [sirappu. unais sennithalai kondathu therkilaiyo] (கந்தபு. காமத. [kanthapu. kamatha.] 28).

4. Chola king; சோழன். சென்னி செங்கோ லதுவோச்சி [sozhan. senni sengo lathuvochi] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 7, 2, பக். [pag.] 205).

5. Bard, lyrist, as having skull-bowl to eat from; [உண்கலமாகத் தலையோடு கொண்டவன்] பாணன். செவ்வரை நாடன் சென்னிய மெனினே [[unkalamagath thalaiyodu kondavan] panan. sevvarai nadan senniya menine] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பெரும்பாணாற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: perumbanarruppadai] 103).

6. The first nakṣatra, as resembling horse’s head; [குதிரையின் தலைபோன் றது] அச்சுவினி. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [[kuthiraiyin thalaipon rathu] achuvini. (sudamaninigandu)]

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Ceṉṉi (சென்னி) noun See சென்னை⁴. [sennai⁴.] Local usage

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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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