Miṇi, Mini: 5 definitions
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Miṇi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Marathi. 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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India history and geography
Source: Project Gutenberg: Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Volume 1Mini (“leather rope”) is one of the gotras (clans) among the Kurnis (a tribe of South India). Kurni is, according to the Census Report 1901, “a corruption of kuri (sheep) and vanni (wool), the caste having been originally weavers of wool”. The gotras (viz., Mini) are described as being of the Brāhman, Kshatriya, and Vaisya sub-divisions of the caste, and of Shanmukha’s Sudra caste.
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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymiṇi : (aor. of miṇāti) measured; weighed; balanced.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryminī (मिनी).—f C A woman's breast, a bubby.
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: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Minī (मिनी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Soāmaṇī, Soāmiṇī.
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 corpusMiṇi (ಮಿಣಿ):—
1) [noun] a cord made by interweaving thin leather straps.
2) [noun] a strong, thick line or cord, commonly, one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax or the like or thin swires; a rope.
3) [noun] a flat, long leather strap used to bind around the waist of an elephant or horse.
4) [noun] a metal chain.
5) [noun] a narrow leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit in the mouth of a horse, by which the rider controls it; reins.
6) [noun] a arch.tax levied on leather straps and cords.
7) [noun] the large plant Colocasia esculenta ( = C. antiquorum, = Arum colocasia) of Araceae family.
8) [noun] a structure of a literary work constructed by interweaving different thoughts, sentiments, etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+64): Adhogamin, Saudamani, Atyantagamin, Kamin, Klamin, Samin, Vamin, Abhigamin, Damin, Amin, Vyayamin, Udyamin, Tamin, Avanamin, Kshamin, Gramin, Shighragamin, Kutilagamin, Kamagamin, Prathimin.
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The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
3. The Origin of Śramaṇa Tradition < [Chapter 4 - Comparative Study of Liberation in Jainism and Buddhism]
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Tibet (Myth, Religion and History) (by Tsewang Gyalpo Arya)
9. The Highest Yoga Tantra < [Chapter 7 - Buddhism in Tibet]
Kamashastra Discourse (Life in Ancient India) (by Nidheesh Kannan B.)
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