Oṇi, Oni: 9 definitions

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Oṇi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, 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.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Oṇī.—(EI 27), a territorial division. Note: oṇī is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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

Oṇi, (m. or f.) (cp. Vedic oṇi charge, or a kind of Soma vessel) charge, only in cpd. oṇi-rakkha a keeper of entrusted wares, bailee Vin. III, 47, 53 (= āhaṭaṃ bhaṇḍaṃ gopento). (Page 165)

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Oṇi (ओणि).—a. Removing.

-ṇī (du.)

1) Heaven and earth. प्र ते सोतार ओण्यो रसं मदाय घृष्वये (pra te sotāra oṇyo rasaṃ madāya ghṛṣvaye) Ṛgveda 9.16.1.

2) Vessel used in the preparation of Soma.

3) Preserving power, protection.

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

Oṇi (ओणि).—([masculine] or [feminine]) a kind of Soma-vessel.

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

1) Oṇi (ओणि):—[from oṇ] m. (or f. ?) protection (from misfortune), shelter [Sāyaṇa] [Ṛg-veda i, 61, 14]

2) [v.s. ...] mf. [dual number] ‘the two protectors’, the parents, [Ṛg-veda ix, 101, 14]

3) [v.s. ...] [dual number] (metaphorically) heaven and earth, [Ṛg-veda ix, 16, 1; 65, 11; Atharva-veda vii, 14, 1] (= [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā iv, 25]).

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Oṇi 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

Ōṇi (ಓಣಿ):—

1) [noun] a number of people or things arranged so as to form a line; a row.

2) [noun] a narrow way between hedges, walls, buildings, etc.; narrow country road or city street; a lane.

3) [noun] a long and relatively deep depression or series of depressions, caused by erosion of the soil from the surface.

4) [noun] a small, narrow channel for irrigation.

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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

Ōṇi (ஓணி) noun cf. தோணி. [thoni.] A boat-shaped wooden trough for baling water into fields; வயல் முதலியவற்றிற்கு நீரிறைக்குங் கருவி. [vayal muthaliyavarrirku niriraikkung karuvi.] Tinnevelly usage

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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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