Biology (plants and animals)

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

Jir in Pakistan is the name of a plant defined with Artemisia oliveriana in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Seriphidium oliverianum (J. Gay ex Besser) K. Bremer & Humphries.

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

· Bulletin of Botanical Laboratory of North-Eastern Forestry Institute (1991)
· Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou (1837)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Jir, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jīr (ಜೀರ್):—[verb] = ಜೀರು [jiru]1.

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Jīr (ಜೀರ್):—[verb] = ಜೀರು [jiru]2.

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Jīṟ (ಜೀಱ್):—[verb] = ಜೀಱು [jiru]1.

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Jīṟ (ಜೀಱ್):—[noun] = ಜೀಱು [jiru]2.

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Jir is another spelling for जाइर [jāira].—n. Zaire;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+192): Jir-lang, Jira, Jira bwamene, Jira hitam, Jiraa, Jiraa siyaah, Jiraal, Jirabadi, Jiradamda, Jiradanu, Jiradhvara, Jiraga, Jiragamdi, Jirage, Jirageyokkalikku, Jiraguttu, Jirah, Jiraha, Jirahabaktara, Jirahul.

Ends with: Anjir, Ban anjir, Bujir, Daghla anjir, Farjir, Jangli anjir, Jangli-anjir, Manjir, Ramanjir, Surkh jir, Tukhm anjir.

Full-text: Jirana, Surkh jir, Jir-lang, Jirati, Jirelu, Jirel, Bor-jir-sinning, Jiranata, Jarati.

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Vernacular architecture of Assam (by Nabajit Deka)

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