Alternative spellings of this word include Nishan.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Nisana in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Zingiber purpureum Roscoe from the Zingiberaceae (Ginger) family having the following synonyms: Zingiber cassumunar, Zingiber montanum auct. non (J.Koenig) Theilade. For the possible medicinal usage of nisana, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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

Nisana in India is the name of a plant defined with Zingiber montanum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Cassumunar roxburghii (Roxb.) Colla (among others).

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

· The Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore (1996)
· Bot. Bihar Orissa
· Asiatic Researches (1810)
· Nomenclator Botanicus, ed. 2 (1841)
· Observationes Botanicae (1783)
· Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl. (1792)

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

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

nisāṇa : (m.) whetstone.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Nisāna, (ni+śā to sharpen, to whet, cp. nisita) a hone on which to sharpen a knife Miln. 282. (Page 373)

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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.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

niśāṇa (निशाण).—n ( P) An ensign, a flag, banner, or colors. 2 A butt, a mark for firing at. 3 Any object set or taken up as a mark. 4 The mark upon coins of the pōtadāra. ni0 utaraṇēṃ To strike or hit the mark. niśāṇāsīṃ or niśāṇīṃ ghāva ghālaṇēṃ or dēṇēṃ To make a rush upon the colors (of the enemy). Ex. tukā mhaṇē kara hallā || ghāva ni0 ghālā ||; also daḷabhāra siddha hōtē || ghāva dēta niśāṇīṃ ||. 2 To strike at the proper place or object; to hit the mark.

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niśāṇā (निशाणा).—m (śāṇa S) A whetstone.

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niśāna (निशान).—See niśāṇa &c.

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nisaṇa (निसण).—f (ni:śrēṇī S) A ladder.

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nisaṇa (निसण).—n (Verbal of nisaṇēṃ) Picking and cleaning (of grain &c.): also the picked portion: also the picked out or refuse portion.

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nisaṇā (निसणा).—m (śāṇa S) A whetstone.

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

niśāṇa (निशाण).—n An ensign, a flag. A butt, a mark for firing at. Any object set up as a mark. ni?B utaraṇēṃ To strike or hit the mark. niśāṇāsīṃ or niśāṇīṃ ghāva ghālaṇēṃ or dēṇēṃ To make a rush upon the colours (of the enemy). To hit the mark.

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niśāṇā (निशाणा).—m A whetstone.

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nisaṇā (निसणा).—m A whetstone.

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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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Niśāna (निशान).—Sharpening, whetting.

Derivable forms: niśānam (निशानम्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Niṣaṇa (निषण).—[adjective] seated; sitting, lying, or resting on ([locative] or —°).

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

1) Niśāna (निशान):—[=ni-śāna] a ni-śāta See ni-śo.

2) [=ni-śāna] [from ni-śo] b n. sharpening, whetting, [Dhātupāṭha; Vopadeva]

3) [v.s. ...] observing, perceiving, [Suśruta; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] ([wrong reading] niśāṇa)

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Niśāṇa (निशाण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇisāṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nisana 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Niśāna (निशान) [Also spelled nishan]:—(nm) a sign, mark; landmark; marking; scar; an impression; standard, flag; an emblem; a clue, trace; ~[dehī] identification; demarcation; ~[baradāra] a standard-bearer; ~[baradārī] carrying aloft of a standard.

2) Niśānā (निशाना):—(nm) a target, butt; mark, aim; —[banānā] to make a butt of, to aim at; —[bāṃdhanā] to draw a bead on, to take an aim; —[māranā/lagānā] to strike, to hit a target; —[sādhanā] to take an aim.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Ṇisāṇa (णिसाण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Niśāṇa.

2) Ṇisāṇa (णिसाण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Niśāṇa.

3) Ṇīsaṇa (णीसण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Niḥsvana.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Niśāna (ನಿಶಾನ):—[noun] = ನಿಶಾನೆ [nishane].

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shana, Ni.

Starts with: Nicanakam, Nicanam, Nisanachapa, Nisanatha, Nishanaca Hatti, Nishanaca-hatti, Nishanadara, Nishanapatta, Nishanarayana.

Ends with: Anishana, Namanisana, Namonishana, Namvanishana, Naumnisana.

Full-text: Nishanapatta, Satthakanisadana, Nishina, Nihsvana, Nishanadara, Savaliya, Sadhna, Nihsana, Nishan, Nishani, Sasad, Husakanem, Sadhana, Shana, Hukami, Naam, Nama.

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