Muri, Murī: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Muri means something in 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.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Muri in India is the name of a plant defined with Raphanus sativus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Raphanus raphanistroides (Makino) Nakai (among others).
2) Muri is also identified with Selinum wallichianum It has the synonym Ligusticum coniifolium DC. (etc.).
3) Muri in Nigeria is also identified with Pennisetum glaucum It has the synonym Setaria glauca (L.) P. Beauv. (etc.).
4) Muri in Sierra Leone is also identified with Panicum brevifolium It has the synonym Hymenachne amplexicaulis (Rudge) Nees (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora von Nieder-Österreich (1892)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1798)
· Essai d’une Nouvelle Agrostographie (1812)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· Nomenclator Botanicus. Editio secunda (1841)
· Taxon (1980)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Muri, for example chemical composition, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, have a look at these references.
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 Dictionarymurī (मुरी).—f (muraṇēṃ To sink into.) A cowering, crouching, or close attitude; sitting with legs drawn up, arms gathered in, and head thrown forward upon the knees. v ghāla, māra, mārūna basa.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMuri (ಮುರಿ):—
1) [verb] to bend down one’s head or bend one’s body; to bow.
2) [verb] to force (an object) into a curved or crooked form; to bend.
3) [verb] to be turned from a straight line or from some direction or position; to become bent.
4) [verb] to turn (back or to one side).
5) [verb] to cause to turn back or aside.
6) [verb] to move so as not to face somebody or something; to turn (oneself) away.
7) [verb] to be hanging; to be suspended.
8) [verb] to stretch one’s arms or legs, (as to reactivate oneself from sleepy or drowsy mood).
9) [verb] to turn (something or oneself) to form a spiral shape; to twist.
10) [verb] to wind two or more threads or strands of (cotton, silk, etc.) around one another (so as to produce thread or cord); to twist.
11) [verb] to be intertwined.
12) [verb] to come back; to return.
13) [verb] to make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity or from facing a danger or from undertaking a hard task.
14) [verb] to cause to turn back, go back, retreat.
15) [verb] to decrease in size, range, extent (as from cold, fear, etc.); to shrink.
16) [verb] to become ready; to prepare oneself for.
17) [verb] to pay no attention to; to treat deliberately with disrespect; to slight.
18) [verb] to unfold or unroll; to open.
19) [verb] to come forth into view; to come out and be apparent.
20) [verb] to press gently as to relieve from pain, tiredness.
21) [verb] ಮುರಿತುಕೊಳ್ಳು [muritukollu] muritukoḷḷu to become stiff and unfriendly. 2. to become angry.
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Muri (ಮುರಿ):—
1) [verb] to remove or divide into parts with a sharp-edged instrument; to sever; to cut.
2) [verb] to be removed or divided from a whole; to be cut; to be severed.
3) [verb] to cause to come apart by force; to split sharply into pieces; to break.
4) [verb] to be broken (into pieces).
5) [verb] to pull or pull out (as a flower from a plant).
6) [verb] to be shattered and defeated.
7) [verb] to be divided into parts or shares (a property among heirs).
8) [verb] to go away (to a distant place or as not to be seen again).
9) [verb] to win a victory over; to defeat.
10) [verb] to damage or destroy.
11) [verb] to cause to be unsuccessful, futile.
12) [verb] to cause to die; to put to death; to kill.
13) [verb] to make a mess of; to spoil the prospects; to be detrimental in the course of success.
14) [verb] to be spoilt; to become useless or utterly ineffective.
15) [verb] to transgress, violate, overstep (a norm, limit, law, etc.).
16) [verb] (the point or blade of a weapon) to become blunt; to lose sharpness.
17) [verb] (a pointed weapon, instrument, etc.) to pass into or through (an object).
18) [verb] to be destroyed.
19) [verb] to become waste; to be spent uselessly or unnecessarily.
20) [verb] to prevent from doing, going, etc.; to obstruct.
21) [verb] to cease to live; to die.
22) [verb] to deduct, on some account, a certain amount from the amount payable to another.
23) [verb] to be exchanged for something else (as bill of exchange for cash or a currency note of higher denomination for notes or coins of smaller denominations).
24) [verb] ಮುರಿದು ಮುರಿದು ಮಾತಾಡು [muridu muridu matadu] muridu muridu mātāḍu to speak with unnatural pauses, as from fear, hesitation, etc.); ಮುರಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳು [muridukollu] muridu koḷḷu to be broken (into two or more pieces);25) [verb] to deduct a part from the amount payable; 3. to kill; to put to death.
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Muri (ಮುರಿ):—[noun] = ಮುರಿವು [murivu].
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Muri (ಮುರಿ):—
1) [noun] (myth.) the mighty male buffalo, the vehicle of Yama, the Death-God and God of Righteousness.
2) [noun] an opened mouth, that is terrifying.
3) [noun] a group of people, animals or things, that causes terror.
4) [noun] the act of stretching one’s arms or legs, (as to reactivate oneself from sleepy or drowsy mood).
5) [noun] a bull; an ox; a bullock.
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Muṟi (ಮುಱಿ):—
1) [verb] to remove or divide into parts with a sharp-edged instrument; to sever; to cut.
2) [verb] to be removed or divided from a whole; to be cut; to be severed.
3) [verb] to cause to come apart by force; to split sharply into pieces; to break.
4) [verb] to be broken (into pieces).
5) [verb] to pull or pull out (as a flower from a plant).
6) [verb] to be shattered and defeated.
7) [verb] to be divided into parts or shares (as a property among heirs).
8) [verb] to go away (to a distant place or as not to be seen again).
9) [verb] to win a victory over; to defeat.
10) [verb] to damage or destroy.
11) [verb] to cause to become useless or futile.
12) [verb] to cause to die; to put to death; to kill.
13) [verb] to make a mess of; to spoil the prospects; to be detrimental in the course of success.
14) [verb] to be spoilt; to become useless or utterly ineffective.
15) [verb] to transgress, violte, overstep (a norm, limit, law, etc.).
16) [verb] (the point or blade of a weapon) to become blunt; to lose sharpness.
17) [verb] (a pointed weapon, instrument, etc.) to pass into or through (an object).
18) [verb] to be destroyed.
19) [verb] to become waste; to be spent uselessly or unnecessarily.
20) [verb] to prevent from doing, going, etc.; to obstruct.
21) [verb] to cease to live; to die.
22) [verb] to deduct, on some account, a certain portion from the amount payable to another.
23) [verb] to be exchanged for something else (as bill of exchange for cash or a currency note of higher denomination for notes or coins of smaller denominations).
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Muṟi (ಮುಱಿ):—
1) [noun] a piece; a fragment; a part or portion of a whole.
2) [noun] the fact or an instance of being defeated; defeat.
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Mūri (ಮೂರಿ):—
1) [noun] (myth.) the mighty male buffalo, the vehicle of Yama, the Death-God and God of Righteousness.
2) [noun] an opened mouth, that is terrifying.
3) [noun] a group of people, animals or things, that causes terror.
4) [noun] the act of stretching one’s arms or legs, (as to reactivate oneself from sleepy or drowsy mood).
5) [noun] a bull; an ox; a bullock.
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)
Starts with (+116): Muri kauta-balli, Muria, Muria, Murian, Muribadi, Muribhau, Muribhusa, Muricate sedge, Muriccal, Muriccarttu, Muriccelai, Muricci, Muriccittu, Muricculai, Murichia, Murichu, Muricu, Murid, Murida, Muriditti.
Ends with (+123): Adamuri, Adbau-muri, Aedamuri, Akashmuri, Amuri, Animuri, Aramuri, Aruttumuri, Avakacamuri, Bahumuri, Balamuri, Balemuri, Balmuri, Beralumuri, Bettumuri, Bilumuri, Bottumuri, Butsangi-bu-muri, Catanamuri, Chumuri.
Full-text (+77): Muriyolai, Nettimuri, Murippetti, Murimuri, Muriyati, Vitamuri, Tenkaymuri, Murikatavu, Muriccittu, Murikiranti, Murinimir, Murikam, Ishvara-muri, Muri kauta-balli, Netakemuri, Netagetege, Nettigemuri, Kaadu muri draakshi, Kattumuri, Butsangi-bu-muri.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Muri, Murī, Muṟi, Mūri; (plurals include: Muris, Murīs, Muṟis, Mūris). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 44 - Description of the Jyeṣṭhapañcaka Vrata < [Section 2 - Puruṣottama-kṣetra-māhātmya]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 1.4 - Rishabharudha-murti (depiction of the Brahmani bull) < [Volume 2 - Nampi Arurar and Mythology]
Vernacular architecture of Assam (by Nabajit Deka)
Tai-Ahom Vernacular Architecture < [Chapter 6]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter LXXXVII - The infinity of the world shown in the material body < [Book VII - Nirvana prakarana part 2 (nirvana prakarana)]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 16 - The Description of Bharata < [Section 2 - Anuṣaṅga-pāda]