Paṇṇi, Panni, Paṉṉi: 7 definitions
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Paṇṇi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Hindi, 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.
India history and geography
Source: academia.edu: Minor Chiefs and "Hero" in Ancient TamilakamPaṇṇi is a name related to the historical geography and rulers of ancient Tamil Nadu, occuring in Sangam literature such as the Akanāṉūṟu and the Puṟanāṉūṟu.—Notes: Teṉṉavaṉ-maṟavaṉ, chief of Kōṭai hills (NS 1990: 526), Paṉṟimalai is part of the Kōṭaikāṉal Hills (cf. Tiruviḷaiyāṭal 45, Rajarajan & Jeyapriya 2016: 35). The Tamil bhakti literature notes varākam, ēṉam, kēḻal (Puṟam. 168, VIS 264) and paṉṟi (Puṟam. 152, Vacek 2007, Parthiban 2020) denoting wild boar, pig, hog, swine or porcupine (Spiny pig). Puṟam. 109 “having prepared”, paṇpu “nature”, mental disposition, cf. paṇpāṭu (culture), paṇpiṉōr “the cultured” (VIS 426-27).
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Panni in India is the name of a plant defined with Ceiba pentandra in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Bombax guineense Schum. & Thonn. (among others).
2) Panni is also identified with Crotalaria juncea It has the synonym Crotalaria viminea Wall., nom. nud. (etc.).
3) Panni is also identified with Saccharum bengalense It has the synonym Erianthus bengalensis (Retz.) Bharadw., Basu Chaudh. & Sinha, nom. illeg., non Erianthus bengalensis (Retz.) Hubbard & Vaughn ex Stewart (etc.).
4) Panni is also identified with Vetiveria zizanioides It has the synonym Andropogon squarrosus L.f. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum. (1802)
· Illustrations of the Botany … of the Himalayan Mountains … (1839)
· Öfversigt af Förhandlingar: Kongl. Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademien (1855)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1988)
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1939)
· Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires (1904)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Panni, for example side effects, health benefits, chemical composition, diet and recipes, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, 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
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryPaṇṇi, (f.) (=paṇṇa) a leaf Vin. I, 202 (taka°). (Page 405)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryPannī (पन्नी):—(nf) a fine metallic leaf; tin-foil, gold or silver plated multi-coloured paper; ~[sāja] a professional manufacturer of [pannī]; ~[sājī] the profession of manufacturing [pannī].
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPanni (ಪನ್ನಿ):—[noun] = ಪನ್ನ [panna]1.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPaṉṉi (பன்னி) noun < patnī. See பத்தினி. பன்னி யகலிகை [pathini. panni yagaligai] (கம்பராமாயணம் அகலி. [kambaramayanam agali.] 72).
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Paṉṉi (பன்னி) noun < பன்னு-. [pannu-.] Sunn-hemp. See சணல். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [sanal. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+52): Yakapanni, Pannikkutam, Matapanni, Panpatu, Kurupanni, Kalam-pannipo, Panpu, Panrimalai, Acanapanni, Panpinor, Panri, Catuppanni, Aikamattiyam, Cantushtan, Punaravartti, Pavviyan, Munputtai, Taka, Vaykkayiru, Viccilishtam.
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