Doṇi, Donī, Doṇī: 6 definitions
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Doṇi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarydoṇi : (f.) a boat; a canoe; a trough.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryDoṇī, 2 (f.) (Sk. droṇi?) an oil-giving plant (?) (or is it= donī1 meaning a cake made in a tub, but wrongly interpreted by Dhammapāla?) only in —nimmiñjana oil-cake Pv.I, 1010; as °nimmijjani at Vv 3338; explained by telamiñjaka at PvA.51 & by tilapiññāka at VvA.147. (Page 331)
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Donī, 1 (f.) (Sk. droṇī, see doṇa) 1. a (wooden) trough, a vat, tub S.II, 259; A.I, 253; V, 323; J.I, 450; Miln.56.—tela° an oil vat A.III, 58 (āyasā made of iron & used as a sarcophagus).—2. a trough-shaped canoe (cp. Marāthi ḍon “a long flat-bottomed boat made of unḍi wood, ” & Kanarese ḍoni “a canoe hallowed from a log”) J.IV, 163 (=gambhīrā mahānāvā p. 164); PvA.189.—3. a hollow, dug in the ground Miln.397.—4. the body of a lute, the sounding-board (?)) I.450; Miln.53; VvA.281. (Page 331)
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 Dictionaryḍōṇī (डोणी).—f (ḍōṇa or H) A sort of canoe, a doney. 2 (drōṇī S) A small leaf-boat for ghee &c. 3 A small trough.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishḍōṇī (डोणी).—f A sort of canoe. A small trough See ḍōṇā
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryDoṇī (दोणी) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Droṇī.
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 corpusḌōṇi (ಡೋಣಿ):—[noun] = ಡೊಣೆ [done]2.
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Ḍōṇi (ಡೋಣಿ):—
1) [noun] a container for storing water; a water-tank.
2) [noun] a long, narrow, open container of wood, stone, etc. for holding water or food for animals; a trough.
3) [noun] a big earthen container for storing grain.
4) [noun] a wide, slightly hallowed, metal plate.
5) [noun] a pipe or piping as a part of system, for conveying rain water out from a building.
6) [noun] a flat, buoyant structure of logs, boards, barrels, etc. fastened together, used like a boat used for conveying people and goods.
7) [noun] a water container used to hold water for bathing an idol.
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Dōṇi (ದೋಣಿ):—[noun] a woman having a large belly.
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Dōṇi (ದೋಣಿ):—
1) [noun] a natural pond on a hill or mountain.
2) [noun] an artificial pool or pond used for water storage; a water-tank.
3) [noun] a place that is depressed position compared to the places surrounding it; a hollow or low place.
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Dōṇi (ದೋಣಿ):—
1) [noun] a container for storing water; a water-tank.
2) [noun] a long, narrow, open container of wood, stone, etc. for holding water or food for animals; a trough.
3) [noun] a big earthen container for storing grain.
4) [noun] a wide, slightly hallowed, metal plate.
5) [noun] a pipe or piping as a part of a system for conveying rain water out from a building.
6) [noun] a flat, buoyant structure of logs, boards, barrels, etc. fastened together, used like a boat for conveying people and goods; a raft.
7) [noun] a water container used to hold water for bathing an idol.
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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