Nuti, Nūṭi: 12 definitions

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Nuti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Nuti (नुति) refers to an “eulogy”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.16 (“Brahmā consoles the gods”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrate to Nārada: “The gods terribly tormented by Tāraka, bowed to and eulogised me, the lord of subjects with great devotion. On hearing the eulogy of the gods [i.e., śrutvā-amara-nuti] pleasing and true to facts I was highly pleased and replied to the heaven-dwellers thus:—[...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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

Nuti in India is the name of a plant defined with Elettaria cardamomum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Amomum racemosum Lam. (among others).

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

· Botanico-Medica
· Flora Peruviana, et Chilensis (1798)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Les Figures des Plantes et Animaux d'Usage en Medecine (1764)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1811)
· Verhandelingen van het Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschapen (1830)

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nuti (नुति).—f.

1) Praise, eulogium, panegyric; परगुणनुतिभिः (paraguṇanutibhiḥ) (v. l.) स्वान् गुणान् ख्यापयन्तः (svān guṇān khyāpayantaḥ) Bhartṛhari 2.69.

2) Worship, reverence.

Derivable forms: nutiḥ (नुतिः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nuti (नुति).—f.

(-niḥ) 1. Praise, eulogium, panegyric. 2. Worship, reverence. E. ṇu to praise, ktin aff.

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

Nuti (नुति).—[nu + ti], f. Praise, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 59 v. r.

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

Nuti (नुति).—[feminine] praise.

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

1) Nuti (नुति):—[from ] f. praise, laudation

2) [v.s. ...] worship, reverence, [Bhartṛhari; Bālarāmāyaṇa; Naiṣadha-carita]

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

Nuti (नुति):—(tiḥ) 2. f. Praise; worship.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nuti 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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nuti (ನುತಿ):—

1) [noun] the act of praising; praise; commendation; laudation.

2) [noun] a worshipping; a religious service.

3) [noun] a recognition of talent, merit, goodness, etc.

4) [noun] the state of being well known; wide and favourable recognition; renown; fame.

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Nūti (ನೂತಿ):—[noun] the breadth (or thickness) of a thread as a measure of length (used in sculpturing, carpentry, etc.).

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Nūti (ನೂತಿ):—

1) [noun] a disease in which fistulas and ulcerous holes form in the private parts.

2) [noun] an eye disease characterised by continuous running down of tears; lachrymalis fistula.

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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.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Nuti (நுதி) [nutittal] 11 transitive verb perhaps from நுதி. [nuthi.] To cover with, as a garment lining; அடைசுதல். நுதிமயிர்த் துகிற் குப்பாயம் [adaisuthal. nuthimayirth thugir kuppayam] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 819).

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Nuti (நுதி) cf. நுனி. [nuni.] noun

1. Tip, point, end; நுனி. நுதிமுக மழுங்க . . . பாயுநின்களிறு [nuni. nuthimuga mazhunga . . . payuninkaliru] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 31).

2. Acumen, sharpness of intellect; அறி வுக்கூர்மை. நுதிகொ ணாகரிகன் [ari vukkurmai. nuthigo nagarigan] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1110).

3. Head; தலை. நுதிநுனைக் கோட்டாற் குலைப்பதன் றோற்றங்காண் [thalai. nuthinunaig kottar kulaippathan rorrangan] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 101).

4. (Astronomy) The error over and above the longitude arrived at after 12 cycles of pañcāṅka-vākkiyam for 248 days in the vākya mode of calculation; வாக்கிய முறைப்படி செய்த சந்திரகணனத்தில் ஏற்படும் வாக்கியப்பிழை. [vakkiya muraippadi seytha santhiragananathil erpadum vakkiyappizhai.] (W.) — adverb In front of, before; முன்பு. நூற்றைவரோடு நடந்தாணுதி [munpu. nurraivarodu nadanthanuthi] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1933, உரை [urai]).

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Nūṭi (நூடி) noun cf. துடி. [thudi.] A species of cardamom; சிற்றேலம். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [sirrelam. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

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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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