Cinai, Cinaī, Ciṉai, Cīṉai, Cināi: 5 definitions

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Cinai means something in Marathi, Hindi, 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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

cinaī (चिनई) [or चिनाई, cināī].—a (cīna) Relating to China.

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cināī (चिनाई).—a Relating to cīna or China.

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

cināī (चिनाई).—a Relating to China.

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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

Cināī (चिनाई):—(nf) brick-laying, bilge and cantline.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Ciṉai (சினை) [ciṉaittal] 11 intransitive verb perhaps from jan.

1. To form, arise, come into being; தோன்றுதல். தும்மல் சினைப்பது போன்று [thonruthal. thummal sinaippathu ponru] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 1203).

2. To bud; பூ அரும்புதல். [pu arumbuthal.] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் இயற். திருவிருத்தம் [nalayira thivyappirapandam iyar. thiruvirutham] 68, வ்யா. [vya.])

3. [Malayalam: cinekka.] To branch out on all sides; தழைத்தல். எங்குமொக்கச் சினைத்துக்கொண்டு [thazhaithal. engumokkas sinaithukkondu] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 8, 1, 3).

4. To rise in pimples, as prickly heat; சிரங்கு புடைத்தல். [sirangu pudaithal.] (W.)

5. To grow stout or fat, as a person — used in contempt; பருத்தல். [paruthal.] (J.)

6. [Malayalam: canekka.] To be impregnated, as animals; கருக்கொள்ளுதல். [karukkolluthal.] (W.)

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Ciṉai (சினை) noun < சினை-. [sinai-.] [Telugu: jena.]

1. Embryo or fœtus of animals; pregnancy; விலங்கு முதலியவற்றின் சூல். சினைவளர் வாளையின் [vilangu muthaliyavarrin sul. sinaivalar valaiyin] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 7, 38).

2. Spawn, eggs; முட்டை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [muttai. (pingalagandu)]

3. Flower-bud; பூமொட்டு. (திவா.) [pumottu. (thiva.)]

4. Branch of a tree; மரக்கிளை. குலவுச்சினைப் பூக்கொய்து [marakkilai. kulavuchinaip pukkoythu] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 11, 4).

5. Member, component part, limb; உறுப்பு. (திவா.) [uruppu. (thiva.)]

6. cf. vamśa. Bamboo; மூங்கில். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [mungil. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Cīṉai (சீனை) noun Indian mesquit. See வன்னி. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [vanni. (vaithiya muligai)]

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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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