Panchi, Pañchī, Pamchi, Panchī: 3 definitions

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Panchi means something in Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, biology. 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.

Ambiguity: Although Panchi has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Panci. It further has the optional forms Pañchī, Pañchi and Pāñchi.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Panchi [പാഞ്ചി] in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Glycosmis pentaphylla (Retz.) DC. from the Rutaceae (Lemon) family having the following synonyms: Glycosmis arborea, Glycosmis quinquefolia. For the possible medicinal usage of panchi, 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.

Panchi in the Malayalam language is the name of a plant identified with Glycosmis mauritiana (Lam.) Tanaka from the Rutaceae (Lemon) family having the following synonyms: Limonia mauritiana, Glycosmis pentaphylla, Limonia pentaphylla.

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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

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

pañchī (पंछी).—m (pakṣī S) A bird; but used mostly in amorous pieces as a term of endearment to a sweetheart, and then with the special implication of Parrot.

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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.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Paṃchi (पंछि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Pakṣin.

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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.

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