Lacchi, Lacchī, Lacci, Lāchī: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Lacchi means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Lachchhi.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesSee Lakkhi.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryLacchī (लच्छी) [Also spelled lachchhi]:—(nf) skein (of thread/yarn), hank.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryLacchi (लच्छि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Lakṣmī.
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 corpusLacci (ಲಚ್ಚಿ):—
1) [noun] wealth; riches.
2) [noun] Lakṣmi, the Goddess of Wealth.
3) [noun] brightness; splendour; lustre.
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Lacchi (ಲಚ್ಛಿ):—[noun] = ಲಚ್ಚಿ [lacci].
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 LexiconLacci (லச்சி) noun [Telugu: lacci.] Scavenger woman; குப்பைக்காரி. [kuppaikkari.] Local usage
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Lacci (லச்சி) [laccittal] 11 intransitive verb < laj. To be shy; கூச்சமடைதல். [kuchamadaithal.] (தக்கயாகப்பரணி [thakkayagapparani] 326, உரை. [urai.])
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) Lacchī (लच्छी):—n. small bunch of thread; tuft of wire;
2) Lāchī (लाछी):—n. 1. bundle of leaves of the creeper; 2. a gallery in front of house; 3. roof connected to the wall of the house;
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.
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarylacchī (လစ္ဆီ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[akkha+ī．kkhassa chattaṃ．lakpamī-saṃ．lacchi,lacchī-prā,addhamāgadhī．]
[လက္ခ+ဤ။ က္ခဿ ဆတ္တံ။ လက္ပမီ-သံ။ လစ္ဆိ၊ လစ္ဆီ-ပြာ၊ အဒ္ဓမာဂဓီ။]
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)lacchī—
(Burmese text): လက္ခီ-(၁)-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): Look at the hand!
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Lacchimi, Lacchina, Lacchinako, Lacchini, Laccisu.
Full-text (+4): Lakkhi, Lakshmi, Lachchhi, Gimha-lacchi, Saraya-lacchi, Lachi-cobilla, Guie lachi, Lachi-golilla, Jome lachi, Perundu lachi, Lecci, Nillacchita, Pausa-siri, Hemamta-siri, Lachhi, Laccai, Hemanta, Pausha, Mahava, Manivalaya.
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Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
1. Summary of the Paia-lacchi-nama-mala < [Chapter 2 - The works of Dhanapala]
Chapter 3 - The Date of Dhanapala
4. Parents and Birth-place of Dhanapala < [Chapter 1 - The Author (biography of Dhanapala)]
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 257 < [Volume 6 (1882)]
Vasudevahindi (cultural history) (by A. P. Jamkhedkar)
32. Types of Gods and Goddesses in Jainism < [Chapter 5 - Religion and Philosophy]
28. The Nemittis: Kowledge of foretelling, omens and dreams < [Chapter 3 - Social Conditions]
Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study) (by Riddhi J. Shah)
Chapter 2.2 - Life story of Haribhadrasūri < [Chapter 2 - Life, Date and Works of Ācārya Haribhadrasūri]
Mahapurana of Puspadanta (critical study) (by Ratna Nagesha Shriyan)
Vinaya Pitaka (1): Bhikkhu-vibhanga (the analysis of Monks’ rules) (by I. B. Horner)