Chati, Chāṭī: 6 definitions

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Chati means something in the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chhati.

India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: Vernacular architecture of Assam with special reference to Brahmaputra Valley

Chati is an Assamese term referring to “tie beam / ceiling joist”.—It appears in the study dealing with the vernacular architecture (local building construction) of Assam whose rich tradition is backed by the numerous communities and traditional cultures.

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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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Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Chati in Kenya is the name of a plant defined with Catha edulis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Trigonotheca serrata Hochst. (among others).

2) Chati in Southern Africa is also identified with Prunus africana It has the synonym Pygeum crassifolium Hauman (etc.).

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

· A Voyage to Terra Australis (1814)
· Flora AegyptiacoArabica (1775)
· Enchiridion Botanicum (1841)
· Blumea (1965)
· Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l’État (1952)
· Species Plantarum (1753)

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

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

chāṭī (छाटी).—f (śāṭī S) The red-colored clothing of the sannyāsī. 2 A folded cloth kept for wiping the nose.

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chātī (छाती).—f ( H) The breast or chest. 2 The breasts of a female. 3 fig. Courage, boldness, intrepidity, daringness, fortitude. For phrases or figurative applications see ūra throughout.

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

chāṭī (छाटी).—f The red-coloured clothing of the sannyāsī. A cloth for wiping the nose.

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chātī (छाती).—f The breast or chest. Courage; see ūra. chātī karaṇēṃ To show the spirit of adventure. chātīlā hāta lāvūna sāṅgaṇēṃ To assert positively.

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Chātī (छाती) [Also spelled chhati]:—(nf) breast; chest; bosom; spirit; —[uṭhanā/ubharanā] (said of female breasts) to protrude, youthful curves to be formed; —[umaganā] to be affected by an emotional upsurge; —[umaḍanā] to be overwhelmed by affectionate/tragic feelings; —[kaṭhora honā] to be unfeeling, to be heartless; —[kaḍī karanā] to acquire control over feelings; to restrain oneself; —[kūṭanā] see —[pīṭanā; —gaja bhara kī honā] to have a heart of steel; to be puffed up with joy; —[chalanī honā] the heart to be battered; —[jalanā] to have a heart-sore, to be under the spell of grief; to be in the grip of a terrible jealousy; —[juḍānā] see —[ṭhaṃḍī karanā; —ṭhaṃḍī karanā] to relieve oneself of one’s heart-burning, to assuage one’s feelings; —[ṭhaṃḍī honā] to be relieved of heart-burning; to be assuaged; —[ṭhukanā] to feel assured; —[ṭhoka kara kahanā] to make an utterance with complete assurance; to take a pledge; —[tānanā] to confront without fear/with complete self-assurance; —[dhakadhaka karanā/—dhaḍakanā] to have one’s heart in one’s mouth; —[dhukura-pukura honā] the heart to palpitate through apprehension; —[nikālakara calanā] to stalk, to strut; —[pakanā] to feel very sore, to be fed up; —[patthara kī karanā] to mould one’s heart to face the worst; —[para caḍhanā] to overpower; to nag, to keep on pestering; —[para dhara/lāda kara le jānā] to carry along (one’s belongings) in one’s postmortem journey; to care too much for worldly belongings; —[para patthara rakhanā] to endure patiently; to still the heaving of the heart; —[para bāla honā] to have a high morale/fortitude; to be firm-worded; —[para mūṃga dalanā] to indulge in an activity designed to inflict pain on somebody, to be calculatively painsgiving; —[para savāra honā] to put one’s foot on the neck of; to thoroughly subdue; —[para sāṃpa loṭanā] to burn with jealousy, to be green with envy, to be tormented by envy; —[para se bojha utaranā] to be relieved of a mental botheration/worry/burden; —[para hātha rakhakara kahanā] to speak with a clear conscience; —[pīṭanā] to lament; to beat the breast (as an expression of mourning); —[phaṭanā] the heart to rend with grief; to be overwhelmed by grief; —[phāḍakara] with very hard labour, working rigorously; —[phulānā] to be swollen by pride, to assume airs; —[vajra karanā] to mould one’s heart into steel; —[sarāhanā] to praise the courage of; —[sulaganā] see —[jalanā; —se lagānā] to embrace, to fondle.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Chāṭi (ಛಾಟಿ):—

1) [noun] an instrument for striking or flogging, consisting generally of a stiff or flexible rod with a lash attached to one end; a whip.

2) [noun] a thin, long, twisted cord, used by children to spin a top, a cone-shaped toy, on its pointed end.

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Chāti (ಛಾತಿ):—

1) [noun] the part of the body enclosed by the ribs, breastbone, and diaphragm; the chest.

2) [noun] the quality of being fearless or brave; the attitude of facing and dealing with danger, difficulty or pain, instead of withdrawing from it; courage.

3) [noun] the quality of being efficient and effective; efficiency.

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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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