Cuni, Cuṇī, Cuṉi, Cūṉi: 4 definitions
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Cuni means something in Marathi, 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 Dictionarycuṇī (चुणी).—f (cūṇa S) A plait, ply, fold, ruffle: also a crease.
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cuṇī (चुणी).—f ( H) A small ruby or diamond or other gem: also a piece of diamond or ruby.
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cuṇī (चुणी).—f (cūrṇa S) Coarse bran having some grit mixed.
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cunī (चुनी).—f Properly cuṇī. See the three senses, but esp. the first and third.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcuṇī (चुणी).—f A plait; a crease. A small ruby. Coarse bran having some grit mixed.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCuṇi (ಚುಣಿ):—
1) [noun] the part of something that faces forward or is regarded as facing forward; most important side; forepart.
2) [noun] beginning a) a starting or commencing; b) the time of starting.
3) [noun] the part of an army which goes ahead of the main body; vanguard.
4) [noun] the parts of a birḍs jaws that are covered with a horny or leathery sheath; the beak.
5) [noun] the last point, part or extremity of anything; end.
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Cūṇi (ಚೂಣಿ):—
1) [noun] the part of something that faces forward or is regarded as facing forward; most important side; forepart.
2) [noun] beginning a) a starting or commencing; b) the time of starting.
3) [noun] the part of an army which goes ahead of the main body; vanguard.
4) [noun] the parts of a birḍs jaws that are covered with a horny or leathery sheath; the beak.
5) [noun] the last point, part or extremity of anything; end.
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 LexiconCuṉi (சுனி) noun < śunī. Bitch; பெண்ணாய். [pennay.] (W.)
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Cūṉi (சூனி) noun < சூன். [sun.] Cunning person; கபடன். [kapadan.] Local usage
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 (+4): Cunicanam, Cunicuni, Cuniga, Cunigalaga, Cunigalega, Cunimda, Cuninota, Cunittuccol, Cuniyakkaran, Cuniyal, Cuniyama, Cuniyamanai, Cuniyamatam, Cuniyampitittavan, Cuniyamvai, Cuniyan, Cuniyapparvai, Cuniyarkkam, Cuniyaticai, Cuniyatiraviyam.
Ends with: Aruccuni, Cunacuni, Cunicuni, Himcuni, Ilacuni, Mancuni, Mumcuni, Phucunaphucuni, Phucuni, Tanicuni.
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