Kanni, Kaṉṉi, Kaṇṇī: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Kanni means something in Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, biology, 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.
India history and geography
Source: Wisdom Library: Teachers, Saints and SagesKanni or Kannisiddhar refers to one of the Siddhars (Siddhas) and Rishis mentioned by Rangarasa Desiga Swamigal in his Siddhargal Potri Thoguppu. Each name in the list starts with prefix ‘Om’ followed by the Siddhar’s names and ends with refrain ‘Thiruvadigal Potri’. For example for Kanni: ஓம் கண்ணிச்சித்தர் திருவடிகள் போற்றி [ōm kaṇṇiccittar tiruvaṭikaḷ pōṟṟi].—These Siddhas experienced union with the ultimate reality and witnessed a spiritual transformation of their intellectual, mental, vital and ultimately, physical bodies.
Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1Kanni (“rope”) 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., Kanni) are described as being of the Brāhman, Kshatriya, and Vaisya sub-divisions of the caste, and of Shanmukha’s Sudra caste.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Kanni in India is the name of a plant defined with Aloe vera in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Aloe perfoliata var. vera L. (among others).
2) Kanni is also identified with Eclipta alba It has the synonym Eupatoriophalacron album Hitchc. (etc.).
3) Kanni is also identified with Eclipta prostrata It has the synonym Galinsoga oblonga DC. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Egyptian Journal of Botany (1997)
· Botanical Magazine, or ‘Flower-Garden Displayed’ (1804)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1992)
· Nova Genera Plantarum (1800)
· FBI (1881)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1983)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kanni, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
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
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKannī (कन्नी):—(nf) border; the ends of a kite, edge; trowel; —[kāṭanā] to slink away, to evade, to fight shy of.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryKaṇṇi (कण्णि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Karṇi.
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 corpusKaṇṇi (ಕಣ್ಣಿ):—
1) [noun] stout cord made by twisting together strands of hemp, sisal, flax, cotton, nylon, wire or similar material; a rope.
2) [noun] a piece of this used to tie around the neck of cattle.
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 LexiconKaṇṇi (கண்ணி) noun probably from கண்ணு. [kannu.]
1. Wreath worn on the head; chaplet; சூடும் பூமாலை. கண்ணி யுந் தாருமெண்ணின ராண்டே [sudum pumalai. kanni yun tharumennina rande] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 634).
2. Flower garland in general; பூமாலை. புன்னை மெல் லிணர்க் கண்ணிமிலைந்த மைந்தர் [pumalai. punnai mel linark kannimilaintha mainthar] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 24, 8).
3. A flower, used as a military badge; போர்ப்பூ. சுரும் பார் கண்ணிப் பெரும்புகன் மறவர் [porppu. surum par kannip perumbugan maravar] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மதுரைக்காஞ்சி [pathuppattu: mathuraikkanchi] 596).
4. Bunch of flowers; பூங்கொத்து. [pungothu.] (W.)
5. Bud; அரும்பு. கண்ணி வாய்விடுங் காலையின் [arumbu. kanni vayvidung kalaiyin] (உபதேசகாண்டம் சிவபுண். [upathesagandam sivapun.] 308).
6. Gin, snare, noose; புட்படுக்கும் முடிப் புக் கயிறு. பறவைசிக்க . . . காட்டிற் கண்ணிவைப் போர் [pudpadukkum mudip pug kayiru. paravaisikka . . . kattir kannivaip por] (தாயுமானசுவாமிகள் பாடல் மாதரைப்பழமொழிித்தல் [thayumanasuvamigal padal matharaippazhithal], 2).
7. Net; வலை. கண் ணியுட் பட்டதோர் கலையின் [valai. kan niyud pattathor kalaiyin] (கந்தபு. மாயைப். [kanthapu. mayaip.] 317).
8. Noose of a rope for a bullock’s neck; தாமணிமேகலை (பிங்கலகண்டு) [thamani. (pingalagandu)]
9. Knot, tie; முடிச்சு. கண்ணிநுண்சிறுத்தாம்பி னால் [mudichu. kanninunsiruthambi nal] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் கண்ணிநுண். [nalayira thivyappirapandam kanninun.] 1).
10. [K. kaṇṇi.] Rope; கயிறு. [kayiru.] (W.)
11. [Malayalam: kaṇṇi.] Sprout, shoot, tender leaf; கொழுந்து. [kozhunthu.] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல. [thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.] 54.)
12. Each of the several distiches in long poems as the kali-veṇpā; கலிவெண்பாமுதலியவற்றில் இவ்விரண் டாய் வரும் உறுப்பு. மூதுலாக் கண்ணிதொறும் (சங்கரசோழனுலா).. [kalivenpamuthaliyavarril ivviran day varum uruppu. muthulag kannithorum (sangarasozhanula)..]
13. Stanza of two lines often set to music, and sung without pallavi and aṉu-pallavi; ஒருவகை இசைப்பாட்டு. [oruvagai isaippattu.]
14. See கண்ணிக்கால். [kannikkal.] Local usage
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Kaṇṇi (கண்ணி) noun < அழுகண்ணி. [azhuganni.] See அழுகண்ணி. [azhuganni.]
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Kaṇṇi (கண்ணி) noun < கரிசலாங்கண்ணி. [karisalanganni.] See கரிசலாங்கண்ணி. [karisalanganni.] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல. [thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.] 103.)
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Kaṉṉi (கன்னி) noun < kanyā. [Telugu: K. kanne, M. kanni.]
1. Virgin, maiden, young unmarried woman; குமரி. கன்னிதன்னைப் புணர்ந்தாலும் [kumari. kannithannaip punarnthalum] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 7, மன்னுமாலை. [mannumalai.]).
2. Youthfulness, tenderness, juvenility, virginity; இளமை. கன்னிப் புன்னை [ilamai. kannip punnai] (திருக்கோவையார் [thirukkovaiyar] 177).
3. Freshness; புதுமை. கன்னிநீலக்கட் கன்னி [puthumai. kanninilakkad kanni] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 900).
4. State of being earliest in time; முதன்முதலான நிகழ்ச்சி. கன் னிப்போர். [muthanmuthalana nigazhchi. kan nippor.]
5. Imperishable state; அழிவின்மை. கன்னிமா மதில்சூழ் கருவூர் [azhivinmai. kannima mathilsuzh karuvur] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 2, 9, 7).
6. Woman; பெண். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [pen. (sudamaninigandu)]
7. Female ascetic; தவப் பெண். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [thavap pen. (sudamaninigandu)]
8. Female possessing perpetual youth, as celestials; என்றும் இளமையழியாத பெண். சத்தகன்னியர். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [enrum ilamaiyazhiyatha pen. sathaganniyar. (pingalagandu)]
9. Durgā; துர்க்கை. கன்னிசெங்கோட்டம் [thurkkai. kannisengottam] (கல்லாடம் [kalladam] 58).
10. Pārvatī; பார்வதி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [parvathi. (pingalagandu)]
11. Name of a river that flowed in ancient times, south of Cape Comorin; குமரியாறு. கன்னியழிந்தனள் கங்கை திறம் பினள் [kumariyaru. kanniyazhinthanal kangai thiram pinal] (தமிழ்நாவலர் சரிதை [thamizhnavalar sarithai] 81).
12. Virgo, a zodiacal sign; கன்னியாராசி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kanniyarasi. (pingalagandu)]
13. The month Puraṭṭāci; புரட்டாசி. [purattasi.] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் பாயி. [thailavarukkachurukkam payi.] 55.)
14. The 13th nakṣatra. See அத்தம்⁸. (திவா.) [atham⁸. (thiva.)]
15. A principal tubular vessel of the human body, one of taca-nāṭi, q.v.; தசநாடியிலொன்று. [thasanadiyilonru.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 3, 26, உரை. [urai.])
16. Aloe. See கறறாழை. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [kararazhai. (sudamaninigandu)]
17. Mussell-shell creeper. See காக்கணம். (திவா.) [kakkanam. (thiva.)]
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Kaṉṉi (கன்னி) noun Fragrant basil; கரந்தை. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [karanthai. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+18): Kanni-k-kompu, Kannia, Kanniara, Kannichchooral, Kannida, Kannidu, Kanniedood aloe, Kanniga, Kannigan, Kannige, Kannika, Kannikabaddha, Kannikacceti, Kannikalakkhana, Kannikamandala, Kannikara, Kannikaragalla, Kannikaram, Kannikarmaram, Kannikarukkha.
Full-text (+197): Alukanni, Motirakanni, Girikanni, Mukkanni, Kanninatu, Ponnankanni, Ankayarkanni, Vellaikkanni, Avantikkanni, Attikanni, Pampukkanni, Kannikkilanku, Karikanni, Kacakanni, Kecakkanni, Kannikkompu, Cenkanni, Vattakkanni, Kannimankay, Tolukanni.
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