Ciri, Cīrī, Cīri: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Ciri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chiri.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Ciri in India is the name of a plant defined with Acalypha fruticosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ricinocarpus fruticosus (Forssk.) Kuntze.
2) Ciri is also identified with Cassine glauca It has the synonym Elaeodendron glaucum Pers. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1985)
· Adansonia (1861)
· African Study Monographs (2003)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (2003)
· Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica (1775)
· Pharmaceutical Biology (2001)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Ciri, for example health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, 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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarycīrī : (f.) a cricket.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycirī (चिरी).—f (cīra) A slip or shred of plantain-leaf. 2 A fine crack: also a scratch. 3 A fine stripe or line (as of kuṅkū or gandha on the forehead).
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcirī (चिरी).—f A line (as of kuṅkūṃ on the forehead). A slip of plantain-leaf. A fine crack. cirīmirī ghēṇēṃ To receive tips or small presents.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCiri (चिरि).—A parrot;
Derivable forms: ciriḥ (चिरिः).
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Ciri (चिरि).—5 P. (ciriṇoti) To kill, hurt, injure (used only in the Veda).
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Cīri (चीरि).—f. [ci bā° kri dīrghaśca]
1) A veil for covering the eyes.
2) A cricket; शुष्यत्तनुलतां तारचीरिचीत्काररोदिनीम् (śuṣyattanulatāṃ tāracīricītkārarodinīm) Kathāsaritsāgara 73.24.
3) The hem of an undergarment.
Derivable forms: cīriḥ (चीरिः).
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Cīrī (चीरी).—f., [cīrīvākaḥ] A cricket; चीरीवाकस्तु लवणं बलाका शकुनिर्दधि (cīrīvākastu lavaṇaṃ balākā śakunirdadhi) Manusmṛti 12.63; चीरी लवणहारकः (cīrī lavaṇahārakaḥ) Y.3.215.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCiri (चिरि).—r. 5th cl. (ciriṇoti) To hurt, to injure, to wound or kill. svā-pa saka-seṭ .
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Ciri (चिरि).—m.
(-riḥ) A parrot. E. ci imitative cry, and rā to utter, affix rik; or ci-vā-rik . śukakhage .
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Cīri (चीरि).—f.
(-riḥ) An eye cloth, a veil covering the eyes. E. cira to hurt, and kri affix; the redical vowel lengthened. ci-vā kri dīrghaśca .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryCiri (चिरि).—ii. 5, ciriṇu, [Parasmaipada.] To hurt.
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Cīrī (चीरी).— (based on an imitative sound; cf. the next), f. A cricket, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 215.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryCiri (चिरि).—[masculine] parrot.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ciri (चिरि):—1. ciri in [compound]
2) 2. ciri [class] 5. ṛṇoti, to hurt, kill, [Dhātupāṭha xxvii, 30; Pāṇini 8-2, 78; Kāśikā-vṛtti];—cf. jiri.
3) Cīrī (चीरी):—[from cīra] a f. = rī-vāka, [Yājñavalkya iii, 215]
4) [v.s. ...] the hem of an under garment, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Cīri (चीरि):—[from cīra] f. a veil for the eyes, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) Cīrī (चीरी):—[from cīra] b f. of ra,
7) c See cīra.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ciri (चिरि):—(na) ciriṇoti 5. a. To hurt, to injure; to wound, to kill.
2) (riḥ) 2. m. A parrot.
3) Cīri (चीरि):—(riḥ) 2. f. A vail.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Cīrī (चीरी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Cīrī.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryCīrī (चीरी) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Cīrī.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCiri (ಚಿರಿ):—
1) [noun] the indistinct sound made while drinking a liquid hastily.
2) [noun] a sound imitating it.
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Cīri (ಚೀರಿ):—[noun] any of several jumping orthopterous insects of the family Gryllidae, commonly found in places where plants are thickly grown, and which make continuous jarring sound during night.
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 LexiconCiri (சிரி) [cirittal] 11 verb [K. ciricu, M. ciri.] intransitive
1. To laugh; நகைத்தல். சிரித்தது செங்கட் சீயம் [nagaithal. sirithathu sengad siyam] (கம்பராமாயணம் இரணியன். [kambaramayanam iraniyan.] 127).
2. To neigh, as a horse; கனைத்தல். வாசி சிரித்திட [kanaithal. vasi sirithida] (கம்பராமாயணம் சம்புமா. [kambaramayanam sambuma.] 8).
3. To blossom; மலர்தல். சிரித்த பங்கய மொத்த செங்கண் [malarthal. siritha pangaya motha sengan] (கம்பராமாயணம் கைகேசி. [kambaramayanam kaigesi.] 50). — transitive To ridicule; பரிகசித்தல். சகம்பேயென்று தம்மைச் சிரிப்ப [parigasithal. sagambeyenru thammais sirippa] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 4, 68).
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Ciri (சிரி) noun < சிரி-. [siri-.] Laughter, smile; நகைப்பு. [nagaippu.] Local usage
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Ciri (சிரி) noun < Urdu śēri. Land liable to assessment, distinct from iṉām; தீர்வைக்குட்பட்ட நிலம். [thirvaikkudpatta nilam.] (W.)
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Ciri (சிரி) noun cf. sṛ. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])
1. Arrow; அம்பு. [ambu.]
2. cf. śrī-garbha. Sword; வாள். [val.]
3. Murderer; கொலைசெய்வோன். [kolaiseyvon.]
4. Locust; வெட்டுக்கிளி. [vettukkili.]
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Cirī (சிரீ) noun < Śrī. Lakṣmī; இலக்குமி. [ilakkumi.] (W.)
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Cīri (சீரி) [cīrittal] 11 intransitive verb < சீர்³-. [sir³-.] To be magnificent; சிறப்புறுதல். சீரித்த வேலவன் யாரையென்று [sirappuruthal. siritha velavan yaraiyenru] (தணிகைப்புராணம் களவு. [thanigaippuranam kalavu.] 494).
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Cīri (சீரி) [cīrittal] 11 intransitive verb < சீலி-. [sili-.] See சீலி¹- [sili¹-], 2. (J.)
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Cīri (சீரி) noun cf. சீரை¹. [sirai¹.] Veil; முக்காடு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [mukkadu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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 (+88): Ciri jana, Ciri peyatti, Cirial, Cirian, Ciriani, Ciriberu, Ciribilva, Ciribilvah, Ciribiri, Ciricu, Ciricyatta, Ciridu, Ciriguttu, Cirihanta, Cirihata, Cirihavata, Cirika, Cirikacirika, Cirikaciyam, Cirikai.
Ends with (+7): Acciri, Arakkuviciri, Calamiciri, Campankiviciri, Cannaviciri, Cirippaycciri, Curinacanmiciri, Cuvarnaciri, Kacciri, Kaciri, Kannativiciri, Katikaraviciri, Kiliciri, Kutiraippaciri, Mancalviciri, Miciri, Muciri, Mukhaciri, Paciri, Panciri.
Full-text (+138): Siri, Mukhaciri, Cirivaka, Chiri, Cirika, Cilika, Cirivirutcam, Cimi, Ciribilva, Chiri-dewak, Chiri pipli, Dieng chiri, Ciri jana, Chiri tseri, Chiri-ka-khet, Cirikaka, Chiri-hetsau, Chiri koora, Siri-kamdelo, Civivac.
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