Irani, Irāṇī, Iraṇi, Irāṇi, Īraṇi: 3 definitions

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Irani means something in the history of ancient India, 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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India history and geography

Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1

Irani (“earthen vessel used at marriages”) is one of the gotras (clans) among the Kurnis (a tribe of South India). Kurni is, according to the Census Report 1901, “a corruption of kuri (sheep) and vanni (wool), the caste having been originally weavers of wool”. The gotras (viz., Irani) are described as being of the Brāhman, Kshatriya, and Vaisya sub-divisions of the caste, and of Shanmukha’s Sudra caste.

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

irāṇī (इराणी) [or नी, nī].—a ( P) Relating to Persia, Persian.

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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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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Iraṇi (இரணி) noun Water-nut, Trapa bispinosa; பன்றிமொத்தை. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [panrimothai. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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Irāṇi (இராணி) noun < rājñī. Queen, wife of a king, princess; அரசி. [arasi.]

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Īraṇi (ஈரணி) [īr-aṇi] noun < ஈர்⁴ [ir⁴] +. Garments put on by women before bathing; புனலாடும்போது மக ளிர் அணிதற்குரியவை. [punaladumbothu maga lir anitharkuriyavai.] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 7, 61.)

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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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