Matulani, Mātulānī, Mātulāṉi: 9 definitions
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Matulani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymātulānī : (f.) maternal uncle's wife.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMātulānī, (f.) (Sk. mātulānī, semantically cp. Lat. mater tera) a mother’s brother’s wife, an aunt J. I, 387; IV, 184; PvA. 55, 58. (Page 528)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryMātulānī (मातुलानी).—
1) The wife of a maternal uncle; Manusmṛti 2.131; Y.3.232; Bhāgavata 1.14.27.
2) Hemp; जातीफलं मातुलानी महिफेनं च पत्रकम् (jātīphalaṃ mātulānī mahiphenaṃ ca patrakam) Śiva B.3.15.
See also (synonyms): mātulā, mātulī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryMātulānī (मातुलानी).—[feminine] the wife of a maternal uncle.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Mātulānī (मातुलानी):—[from mātṛ] f. ([Pāṇini 4-1, 49]) the wife of a maternal uncle, [Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] hemp or Crotolaria Juncea, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a kind of pulse (also nikā), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMātulāni (ಮಾತುಲಾನಿ):—
1) [noun] wife of one’s maternal uncle.
2) [noun] a sister of one’s father; a maternal aunt.
3) [noun] the jute plant Crotalaria juncea of Papilionaceae family, that yields strong, glossy fibres.
4) [noun] a kind of pulse.
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Mātuḷāni (ಮಾತುಳಾನಿ):—[noun] = ಮಾತುಲಾನಿ [matulani].
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 LexiconMātulāṉi (மாதுலானி) noun < mātulānī. See மாதுலி¹. [mathuli¹.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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