Panji, Pañjī, Pañji, Pamji: 11 definitions

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Panji means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Panji in India is the name of a plant defined with Catunaregam spinosa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Posoqueria floribunda Roxb. (among others).

2) Panji is also identified with Ceiba pentandra It has the synonym Bombax cumanense Kunth (etc.).

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

· Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique … Botanique (1819)
· Sylva Telluriana (1838)
· Species Plantarum
· Bulletin du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle (1978)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1761)

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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

pañjī (पंजी).—& pañjōḷa Properly paṇajī & paṇajōḷa.

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pāñjī (पांजी).—f A rite of harvesters,--Sacrificing a fowl or goat to the idol or evil spirits and feasting upon it. 2 Offering food to a bhūta to appease and still it. v kara g. of o. Also such propitiatory offering. v . 3 fig. Puzzling, posing, non-plussing. v kara g. of o.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pañji (पञ्जि) or Pañjī (पञ्जी).—f.

1) The ball of cotton from which thread is spun.

2) A record, journal, register.

3) A calendar, an almanac.

Derivable forms: pañjiḥ (पञ्जिः).

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

Pañji (पञ्जि).—f. (-ñjiḥ-ñjī) 1. The ball or whisp of cotton from which thread is spun. 2. A journal, a register. 3. An almanack. E. paji for piji to touch, &c. aff. in and ṅīṣ optionally added; also piñji.

Pañji can also be spelled as Pañjī (पञ्जी).

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

Pañjī (पञ्जी).—[feminine] almanac, calendar.

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

1) Pañji (पञ्जि):—f. or pañjī the ball of cotton from which thread is spun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Pañjī (पञ्जी):—[from pañji] a f. (ī) an almanac, calendar, register, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) b f. or pañji the ball of cotton from which thread is spun, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) f. (ī) an almanac, calendar, register, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Pañji (पञ्जि):—[(ñjiḥ-ñjī)] 1. 3. f. The ball or whisp of cotton from which thread is spun; a journal; an almanac.

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Panji 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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Panji in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) a register; ~[karana/~yana] registration; ~[yita/~krita] registered..—panji (पंजी) is alternatively transliterated as Paṃjī.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Paṃji (ಪಂಜಿ):—[noun] = ಪಂಚೆ [pamce].

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Paṃji (ಪಂಜಿ):—[noun] a ball or roll of cotton from which the thread is spun.

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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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