Jadi, Jaḍī, Jādi: 10 definitions

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Jadi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology. 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.

India history and geography

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

Jadi (“caste”) refers to a factor taken into consideration, by consulting an astrologer, before marriage among the Agamudaiyans (a cultivating case foundin all the Tamil districts).—The zodiacal signs (rasi) are grouped into castes as follows:—Brahman, Karkatakam, Minam, and Dhanus Kshatriya, Mesham, Vrischikam Vaisya, Kumbam, Thulam Sudra, Rishabam, Makaram Lower castes, Midhunam, Singam, and Kanni.

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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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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Jadi in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus infectoria in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Phil. J. Sci. (1912)
· Hortus Bengalensis (1814)

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

jaḍī (जडी).—f ( H) A root or a ramification. The word is commonly understood of a medicinal root. jaḍī rutaṇēṃ g. of s. To take root, lit. fig., to become well fixed, settled, or established.

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jāḍī (जाडी).—f Thickness, coarseness &c. See jāḍa Sig. I. 2 A double yoke, a yoke consisting of one part above, one part underneath. It is the yoke of the beasts in advance of the thillers.

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

jaḍī (जडी).—f A root or a ramification. jaḍī rutaṇēṃ To take root, lit. fig., become well fixed, settled, or established.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jaḍī (जडी):—[from jaḍa] ind. for ḍa

[Sanskrit to German]

Jadi in German

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Jaḍī (जडी):—(nf) a simple, medicinal root; -[būṭī] medicinal herbs, simples.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Jaḍi (जडि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Jaṭin.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jaḍi (ಜಡಿ):—

1) [verb] to scold, reprove strongly.

2) [verb] to utter a sound.

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Jaḍi (ಜಡಿ):—

1) [verb] to beat, hit or strike (usu. repeatedly and heavily); to batter.

2) [verb] to fill something in a relatively small space, using force.

3) [verb] to mix or cause to mingle together.

4) [verb] to spread oneself or pervade throughout or all over.

5) [verb] to wave, shake one’s hand weapon (as a sword) in menacing or challenging one’s opponent in a fight; to brandish.

6) [verb] to flow in a continuous flow (as water dropped from above).

7) [verb] to shake oneself; to shiver; to quiver.

8) [verb] to exert force on as to cause to move toward; to pull; to drag.

9) [verb] to sag down from one’s own weight.

10) [verb] to cause to tremble or quiver; to shake (something).

11) [verb] to fasten (with or as with a lock).

12) [verb] to impose (a burden, tax) on.

13) [verb] to have sexual intercourse; to copulate.

14) [verb] (fig.) to eat (said jokingly or derisively).

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Jaḍi (ಜಡಿ):—[noun] a sharp reprimand; rebuke.

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Jaḍi (ಜಡಿ):—[noun] the act of beating; battering.

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Jaḍi (ಜಡಿ):—

1) [noun] a continuous drizzling of rain.

2) [noun] the fact of being covered with clouds; cloudiness.

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Jāḍi (ಜಾಡಿ):—

1) [noun] a large number of persons or things gathered, come in, brought together; a multitude; a crowd.

2) [noun] a sufficient or more than sufficient, supply; plentifulness; abundance.

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Jāḍi (ಜಾಡಿ):—[noun] a porcelain jar used as a kitchenware.

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Jāḍi (ಜಾಡಿ):—[noun] = ಜಾಡೆ [jade]2.

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Jāḍi (ಜಾಡಿ):—

1) [noun] a thick blanket.

2) [noun] a rough, thick cloth.

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Jāḍi (ಜಾಡಿ):—[adjective] weak, feeble, infirm, etc. from or as from old age.

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Jādi (ಜಾದಿ):—

1) [noun] the creeper Jasminum grandiflorum (= j. officinale) of Oleaceae family.

2) [noun] its white, fragrant flower.

3) [noun] the medium-sized, evergreen tree Myristica fragrans of Myristiaceae family.

4) [noun] its hard, aromatic seed, which is used as a spice and whose covering yields the spice mace; nutmeg.

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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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