Maci, Mācī: 9 definitions

Introduction
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India history
Biology
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
4. Tamil
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Introduction:

Maci means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Machi.

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India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: Temples and cult of Sri Rama in Tamilnadu (history)

Maci refers to the month in the Tamil tradition corresponding to the months February-March.—[Festivals of Maci are: Floating Car Festival]—Festivals take place in all Tamil moths of the year, beginning with Cittirai (April-May) and ending with Pankuni (March-April).—The rules and regulations for daily offerings and the periodical festivals [viz., Maci] are laid down in the Agamas.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Maci in Burkina Faso is the name of a plant defined with Paullinia pinnata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cururu pinnata (L.) House (among others).

2) Maci in India is also identified with Artemisia vulgaris It has the synonym Artemisia vulgaris var. glabra Ledebour (etc.).

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

· Folia Geobotanica et Phytotaxonomica (1984)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1989)
· Watsonia (2000)
· Intern. Med.
· Botaničeskij Žurnal
· Willdenowia (1991)

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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

mācī (माची).—f (mañca S) Level ground occurring at the foot, or between the foot and summit, of a mountain. 2 A frame of sticks laid along and across four stakes; upon which to expose grain &c. to the sun. 3 An enclosure of stakes and planks for calves, kids &c.; a fold or pen.

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

mācī (माची).—f Level ground occurring at the foot or below. The foot and summit of a mountain.

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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: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mācī (माची):—[from mācikā] See kākaand dhvānkṣa-m.

[Sanskrit to German]

Maci 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Māci (ಮಾಚಿ):—

1) [noun] the plant Solanum indicum of Solanaceae family; brinjal plant.

2) [noun] its fruit; wild brinjal.

3) [noun] the plant Artemisia indica of Asteraceae family.

4) [noun] another plant Artemisia maderaspatana ( = Grangea maderaspatana) of the same family.

5) [noun] name of various other plants as Quercus incana, Q. lusitanica ( = Q. infectoria), Q. robur, etc. of Fagaceae family.

6) [noun] a fruit of any of these plants.

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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

Maci (மசி) [macital] 4 intransitive verb < maṣ.

1. To be mashed, worked about with a ladle, reduced to pulp; நெரநெரவென்றிராமல் வழுவழுப்பா யிருத் தல். [neraneravenriramal vazhuvazhuppa yiruth thal.]

2. To yield; to be placable; விட்டுக் கொடுத்தல். அவன் லகுவிலே மசியமாட்டான். [vittug koduthal. avan laguvile masiyamattan.]

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Maci (மசி) [macittal] 11 transitive verb Causative of மசி¹-. [masi¹-.]

1. To mash, as food; to reduce to a thin pulpy consistence, as greens, fruits; கடைதல் முதலிய வற்றாற் குழையச்செய்தல். [kadaithal muthaliya varrar kuzhaiyacheythal.]

2. To prepare by mixing, as ink; குழப்புதல். மசித்து மையை விள்ள வெழுதி [kuzhapputhal. masithu maiyai villa vezhuthi] (பதினொராந்திருமுறை திருவாலங். மூத். [pathinorandirumurai thiruvalang. muth.] 2).

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Maci (மசி) noun < maṣi.

1. Ink; எழுது மை. மசிகலந் தெழுதப்பட்ட [ezhuthu mai. masigalan thezhuthappatta] (சூளாமணி தூது. [sulamani thuthu.] 83).

2. See மசகு². [masagu².]

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Māci (மாசி) noun probably from மாசு¹. [masu¹.]

1. Mist, cloud; மேகம். ஆதி சோவுடை மாசி யவனென [megam. athi sovudai masi yavanena] (பிரபுலிங்கலீலை முனிவர. [pirapulingalilai munivara.] 19). கொடிமாசி. [kodimasi.] (W.)

2. cf. மரிசி. [marisi.] New ridge of paddy field; புதுவரம்பு. [puthuvarambu.] (W.)

3. A sea-fish; கடல்மீன்வகை. [kadalminvagai.] Local usage

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Māci (மாசி) noun < māgha.

1. The 11th solar month = February-March; பதினொராம் மாதம். மாசி நின்ற மாகூர் திங்கள் [pathinoram matham. masi ninra magur thingal] (பதிற்றுப்பத்து [pathirruppathu] 59, 2).

2. The 10th nakṣatra. See மகம்². [magam².] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 3, 123, உரை. [urai.])

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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.

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