Kiri, Kīri: 19 definitions

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Kiri means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, 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.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Kiri [କିରି] in the Odia language is the name of a plant identified with Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. from the Convolvulaceae (Morning glory) family having the following synonyms: Convolvulus batatas, Batatas edulis, Ipomoea edulis. For the possible medicinal usage of kiri, 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.

Kiri [किरि] in the Sanskrit language, ibid. previous identification.

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

1) Kiri in Chile is the name of a plant defined with Chuquiraga kuschelii in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

2) Kiri in India is also identified with Elaeodendron glaucum It has the synonym Mangifera glauca Rottb. (etc.).

3) Kiri is also identified with Ophiorrhiza mungos It has the synonym Ophiorrhiza ostindica Christm., nom. inval..

4) Kiri is also identified with Polyalthia longifolia It has the synonym Uvaria altissima Pennant, nom. illeg. (etc.).

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

· Glimpses in Plant Research (1988)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· New Botanist (1987)
· Polypetalae disciflorae Rehmannianae (1888)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
· Regnum Vegetabile, or ‘a Series of Handbooks for the Use of Plant Taxonomists and Plant Geographers’ (1993)

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

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)
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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

kiri : (aor. of kirati) scattered.

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

[Pali to Burmese]

kiri—

(Burmese text): ကိရိ-ကိရိ,ကိရိဟူသော အသံ။
တိပိ၊၅၊၇၉၇"

(Auto-Translation): The sound that goes "kiri-kiri." Tipi, 5, 797"

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)
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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

kirī (किरी).—f Marasmus or tabies, any wasting disease.

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

kirī (किरी).—f Any wasting disease.

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

Kiri (किरि).—[kirati bhūmim, kṝ-ik]

1) A hog, boar.

2) A cloud.

Derivable forms: kiriḥ (किरिः).

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Kīri (कीरि).—Ved. Praise, hymn. कीरिश्चिद्धित्वा हवते (kīriściddhitvā havate) Ṛgveda 6. 37.1.

Derivable forms: kīriḥ (कीरिः).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kiri (किरि).—m.

(-riḥ) A hog. E. kṝ to scatter, (dirt, &c.) and i Unadi aff.

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

Kiri (किरि).—v. ākhukiri.

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Kīri (कीरि).—[masculine] praiser, poet.

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

1) Kiri (किरि):—[from kir] a m. ‘a pile’ See ākhu-kiri

2) [v.s. ...] a hog (= kiṭi), [Uṇādi-sūtra iv, 144]

3) [v.s. ...] Batatas edulis, [Nighaṇṭuprakāśa]

4) [v.s. ...] for giri q.v.

5) b kirika See kir.

6) Kīri (कीरि):—m. (√2. kṛ) a praiser, poet, [Ṛg-veda]

7) [according to] to, some the base is always kīri, and the meaning is ‘humble, poor, miserable, wretched, a miser’ cf. karuṇa, except, [Ṛg-veda v, 52, 12, ]where kīrin = ‘shouting, singing’.

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

Kiri (किरि):—(riḥ) 2. m. A hog.

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

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Kiri in German

Kiri (किरि) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Kiḍi, Kiri, Kīrī.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)
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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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Prakrit-English dictionary

1) Kiri (किरि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Kiri.

2) Kiri (किरि) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kiri.

3) Kīrī (कीरी) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Kīrī.

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

Kiri (ಕಿರಿ):—[verb] to cut off hair of the head or on the cheek; to shave.

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Kiri (ಕಿರಿ):—[verb] to draw back the lips and show the teeth as in laughing, beseeching, etc; to grin.

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Kiri (ಕಿರಿ):—

1) [adjective] younger; not old.

2) [adjective] smaller.

3) [adjective] junior.

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Kiri (ಕಿರಿ):—[noun] a lump or knob in a thread formed by passing one free end through a loop and drawing it tight or by a tangle drawn tight; a knot.

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Kiri (ಕಿರಿ):—

1) [noun] any swine, esp. a domesticated adult (Sus scrofa) or a mature uncastrted male pig; a hog; a boar.

2) [noun] a cloud.

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Kiṟi (ಕಿಱಿ):—

1) [verb] to push in with force; to cause to become dense.

2) [verb] to sink in or diminish oneself.

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Kiṟi (ಕಿಱಿ):—

1) [adjective] younger; not old.

2) [adjective] smaller.

3) [adjective] junior.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus
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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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Tamil dictionary

Kiri (கிரி) noun < kiri. Hog, boar; பன்றி. கரி யுங் கிரியும் பேரையுஞ் சீரையுங் கேட்டு [panri. kari yung kiriyum peraiyugn siraiyung kettu] (வெங்கைக்கோ. [vengaikko.] 122).

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Kiri (கிரி) noun < giri. Hill, mountain; வைத்திய மலையகராதி கொண்டல்கொள் கிரி [vaithiya malaiyagarathi kondalkol kiri] (ஞானாமிர்தம் [gnanamirtham] 50, 10).

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Kiri (கிரி) noun perhaps from கிரி. [kiri.] Hostage; பிணையாளி. கிரியிருக்கிறவன். [pinaiyali. kiriyirukkiravan.] Local usage

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Kiṟi (கிறி) noun

1. Way, path; வழி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [vazhi. (pingalagandu)]

2. Coral wristlet; குழந்தைகளின் முன்கையிலணி யும் சிறு பவளவடம். கிண்கணிகட்டிக் கிறிகட்டி [kuzhanthaigalin munkaiyilani yum siru pavalavadam. kinkanigattig kirigatti] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரிய.ாழ். [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyazh.] 1, 9, 2).

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Kiṟi (கிறி) noun cf. kṛtrima.

1. Falsehood, lie; பொய். கிறிபேசி மடவார் பெய்வளைகொள்ளும் [poy. kiripesi madavar peyvalaigollum] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 228, 6).

2. Stratagem, artifice; தந்திரம். மூவடிமண் வேண்டிச் சென்ற பெருங்கிறி [thanthiram. muvadiman vendis senra perungiri] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் இயற். திருவிருத்தம் [nalayira thivyappirapandam iyar. thiruvirutham] 91).

3. Deceit, fraud, playful mischief, practical joke; மாயம். கேட்டாயோ தோழி கிறிசெய்த வாறொருவன் [mayam. kettayo thozhi kiriseytha varoruvan] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 8, 6).

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Kiṟi (கிறி) [kiṟittal] 11 transitive verb < கிறி². [kiri².] To play pranks; மாயஞ்செய்தல். பொய்யர்களைப் பொய் செய்து போதுபோக்கிக கிறிப்பானை [mayancheythal. poyyarkalaip poy seythu pothupokkiga kirippanai] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 684, 10).

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Kīri (கீரி) noun [K. kīra, M. kīri.] See கீரிப்பிள்ளை. [kirippillai.]

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Kīri (கீரி) noun probably from kṣīrin

1. Ceylon tea. See கருவாலி. [karuvali.] (L.)

2. A species of kambala tree, Pemphis acidula; மரவகை. [maravagai.] (L.)

3. Milk-hedge. See கள்ளி. [kalli.] (W.)

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon
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Nepali dictionary

Kīrī (कीरी):—n. → किरी [kirī]

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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