Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Kini [किणी] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Achyranthes aspera L. from the Amaranthaceae (Amaranth) family. For the possible medicinal usage of kini, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

1) Kini in Guinea is the name of a plant defined with Oryza sativa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Oryza glutinosa Lour. (among others).

2) Kini in India is also identified with Achyranthes aspera It has the synonym Centrostachys indica Standl. (etc.).

3) Kini is also identified with Albizia procera It has the synonym Lignum murinum-majus Rumph. (etc.).

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

· Flora de Filipinas ed. 1 (1837)
· Blumea, Supplement (1946)
· The Flora of British India (1896)
· Journal of Botany, British and Foreign (1889)
· Acta Genetica Sinica (1984)
· Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy. Part B, Biological Sciences (1989)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Kini, for example side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, 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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

kiṇi : (aor. of kiṇāti) bought.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Kiṇi, (indecl.) a part. , expressing the sound of a small bell: “tink” DhA. I, 339 (v. l. kiri; see also kili and note on gala). (Page 214)

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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 Dictionary

kiṇī (किणी).—f A tree, Achyranthes aspera.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kiṇi (किणि).—f.

(-ṇiḥ) A tree, (Achyranthes aspera:) see apāmārga. E. kiṇ a scar, and ki affix; making scars; that is cicatrizing wounds, sores, &c.

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

Kiṇi (किणि):—f. Achyranthes aspera, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kiṇi (किणि):—(ṇiḥ) 2. f. A tree (Achyranthes aspera).

[Sanskrit to German]

Kiṇi 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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Kiṇi (किणि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Krayin.

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kiṇi (ಕಿಣಿ):—

1) [noun] small, short, light, ringing sounds as of a very small bell; tinkle.

2) [noun] ಕಿಣಿಕಿಣಿ ಎನ್ನು [kinikini ennu] kiṇi kiṇi ennu to make a series of small, short, light, ringing sounds like those of a very small bell; to tinkle.

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Kiṇi (ಕಿಣಿ):—[noun] a thin, transparent film on a tooth surface, containing mucin, bacteria, etc, which, if not removed, forms tartar and promotes tooth decay; plaque.

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Kiṇi (ಕಿಣಿ):—

1) [noun] (dial.) a writer; one who lives by writing profession.

2) [noun] a sect in the brāhmaṇa community of Koṃkaṇ region.

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Kini (ಕಿನಿ):—[verb] to become angry; to be enraged.

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Kīṇi (ಕೀಣಿ):—[noun] = ಕೀನಿ [kini].

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Kīni (ಕೀನಿ):—[noun] a thin, transparent film on a tooth surface, containing mucin, bacteria, etc, which, if not removed, forms tartar and promotes tooth decay; plaque.

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Kīnike (ಕೀನಿಕೆ):—[noun] = ಕೀನಿ [kini].

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kiṇi (கிணி) noun < கிண் [kin] onom. Cymbal; கைத் தாளம். [kaith thalam.] (W.)

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Kiṉi (கினி) [kiṉital] 4 transitive verb To envelope, engulf, swallow; முற்றுங்கவிதல். ஒருமேருவைக் கினி யக் காளமேகம் படிந்தாற்போலே [murrungavithal. orumeruvaig kini yag kalamegam padintharpole] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 3, 8, 1).

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Kiṉi (கினி) noun cf. khinna. Ill-luck, affliction supposed to result from a malignant planet, said of children, of women after childbirth; கிரகபீடை. [kiragapidai.] (J.)

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Full-text (+8): Atisarakin, Atirekin, Tarakin, Kinihi, Kini aafimise, Kine, Ako kini aafimise, Ako kini iran, Kinimini, Krayin, Kinippul, Kankata, Kinike, Kinikinayamana, Kinkinika, Kinikrita, Kin-kini-vaykol, Vyatirekin, Ulunku, Untalal.

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