Loni, Loṇī: 9 definitions

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Loni means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, biology. 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Loni in India is the name of a plant defined with Portulaca oleracea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Portulaca neglecta Mack. & Bush (among others).

2) Loni is also identified with Portulaca quadrifida It has the synonym Illecebrum verticillatum Burm. f. (etc.).

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

· Fl. Malesiana (1971)
· Ann. Nutr. Metab. (2004)
· The Flora of St. Croix and the Virgin Islands (1879)
· Flora of the British West Indian Islands (1864)
· Taxon (1987)
· Recent Res. Pl. Sci. (1979)

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

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

loṇī : (f.) a salt-pan; a lagoon.

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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

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

lōṇī (लोणी).—n (navanīta S through nōnīta & nōnī) Butter. v kāḍha, nigha, yē. lōṇyācī kaṇī or lōṇyācēṃ bōṭa A mere granule or a finger-tip of butter. See under kavaḍī. lōṇyācī kaḍhī karaṇēṃ To serve out butter plentifully. lōṇyācī savata na sāhaṇēṃ Not to be able to put up with a rival-wife soft and mild as butter. lōṇyācyā puṛyā tupānta taḷaṇēṃ To prescribe or purpose for an occasion which can never come to pass; as avasēsa ēkādaśī jhālī tara? lōṇyānta dānta phuṭaṇēṃ To become savage and haughty--a person of a mild and gentle disposition.

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

lōṇī (लोणी).—n Butter. v kāḍha, nidha, yē.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Loṇī (लोणी).—Oxalis Pusilla (Mar. ghoḷa, āṃbotī).

See also (synonyms): loṇā, loṇāmlā.

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

Loṇī (लोणी):—[from loṇa] See amla-l.

[Sanskrit to German]

Loni 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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Lonī (लोनी):—(nf) a kind of green vegetable; unprocessed butter.

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