Pi, Pī: 15 definitions
Introduction:
Pi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Pi in Hawaii is the name of a plant defined with Lablab purpureus in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Dolichos albus Lour. (among others).
2) Pi in Ivory Coast is also identified with Scleria boivinii It has the synonym Scleria reflexa Benth., nom. illeg. (etc.).
3) Pi in Upper Volta is also identified with Ceiba pentandra It has the synonym Gossampinus alba Buch.-Ham. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Nuovo Giornale dei Letterati (1824)
· A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants (1831)
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
· Nuovo Giornale Botanico Italiano (1821)
· American Journal of Botany (1980)
· Taxon (1979)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Pi, for example side effects, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, diet and recipes, 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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypī (पी).—c S A drinker. In comp. as madyapī, kṣīrapī.
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pī (पी).—f (plīhā q. v.) The spleen &c.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpī (पी).—or -
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pi (पि) [- vaḷā dhamadhamīta, - वळा धमधमीत].—a Of a full, bright, glowing, yellow.
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pī (पी).—c A drinker. In comp. as madyapī, kṣīrapī.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPi (पि).—6 P. (piyati) To go, move.
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Pī (पी).—4 Ā. (pīyate) To drink; तव वदनभवामृतं निपीय (tava vadanabhavāmṛtaṃ nipīya) Mk. 1.13; N.1.1.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPi (पि).—= Pali id., Sanskrit and [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit] api, § 4.3, 11, 12, also m.c. pī, § 3.14.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPi (पि).—r. 1st cl (piyati) To go, to move. tu0 saka0 para-aniṭ .
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Pī (पी).—[(ṅa)pīṅ] r. 4th cl. (pīyate) To drink. di0 saka0 ātma0 aniṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPi (पि).—i. 6, piya, [Parasmaipada.] To go.
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Pi (पि).—sometimes for api.
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Pī (पी).—i. 4, [Ātmanepada.] (originally pass. of 1. pā), To drink.
— With the prep. ā ā, To drink, Mahābhārata 3. 13611.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryPi (पि).—v. 2 pī.
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Pī (पी).—1. (pi) payate (pīpeti) [participle] pīna & pīpivas (q.v.) swell, be exuberant, overflow; cause to swell or overflow, fill, bless.
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Pī (पी).—2. pīyati v. pīy.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pi (पि):—1. pi [class] 6. [Parasmaipada] piyati, to go, move, [Dhātupāṭha xxviii, 112] (cf. √2. pī).
2) 2. pi See under api.
3) Pī (पी):—1. pī (connected with √1. pā to which belong pass. pīyate, pp. pīta, pītvā etc.) [class] 4. [Ātmanepada] pīyate, to drink, [Mahābhārata; Dhātupāṭha xxvi, 32.]
4) 2. pī or pi (connected with √pyai), [class] 1. [Ātmanepada] payate ([class] 2. [Ātmanepada] [present participle] piyāna [class] 3. [Parasmaipada] Impv. pīpihī; [imperfect tense] apīpet, apīpayat; [subjunctive] pipyatam, tām; pīpayat [Ātmanepada] yanta, p. [Ātmanepada] pāpyāna; [perfect tense] [Parasmaipada] pīpāya. 2. sg. pīpetha, 3. [plural] pipyur; p. [Ātmanepada] pīpyāna),
—to swell, overflow, be exuberant, abound, increase, grow;
— (trans.) to fatten, cause to swell or be exuberant, surfeit, [Ṛg-veda]
5) Pi (पि):—a or 2 pī (connected with √pyai), [class] 1. [Ātmanepada] payate ([class] 2. [Ātmanepada] [present participle] piyāna [class] 3. [Parasmaipada] Impv. pīpihī; [imperfect tense] apīpet, apīpayat; [subjunctive] pipyatam, tām; pīpayat [Ātmanepada] yanta, p. [Ātmanepada] pāpyāna; [perfect tense] [Parasmaipada] pīpāya. 2. sg. pīpetha, 3. [plural] pipyur; p. [Ātmanepada] pīpyāna),
—to swell, overflow, be exuberant, abound, increase, grow;
— (trans.) to fatten, cause to swell or be exuberant, surfeit, [Ṛg-veda]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Pi (पि):—(śa) piyati 6. a. To go
2) Pī (पी):—[(ya-ṅa) pīyate] 4. d. To drink.
[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 dictionaryPī (पी):—(nf) the melodious note of a cuckoo, singing of a cuckoo; (nm) husband; —[kahāṃ] singing/note of a [papīhā] (see).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPī (ಪೀ):—[noun] bodily waste discharged through the anus; faeces.
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 LexiconPi (பி) . The compound of ப் [p] and இ. [i.]
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Pi (பி) particle A suffix of causative verbs; பிறவினை விகுதி. [piravinai viguthi.] (வீரசோழீயம் தாதுப். [virasozhiyam thathup.] 6.)
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Pī (பீ) . The compound of ப் [p] and ஈ. [i.]
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Pī (பீ) noun
1. [Telugu: pīyi, Kanarese, Malayalam: pī.] Excrement, ordure, faeces; மலம். [malam.] (நன். [nan.] 178, உரை. [urai.])
2. Bloody drop ordure tree. See தொண்டி³ [thondi³],
2. (L.)
3. Toothed-leaved tree of heaven. See பெருமரம். [perumaram.] (L.)
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Pī (பீ) noun < bhī. Fear; அச்சம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [acham. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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)
Starts with (+5933): Peedit, Peeth, Peetmard, Pi ci lu rong hao, Pi han cao, Pi jiu hua, Pi ka, Pi karumbu, Pi la ya, Pi le, Pi li, Pi nunu, Pi pa, Pi pa ye, Pi pa ye zi zhu, Pi pokoliko, Pi zhen xin yue jue, Pi zhen ye nan, Pi-amerdu, Pi-bengbeh.
Ends with (+1499): Abhayavapi, Abhijappi, Abhinikkhipi, Abhipi, Abhitapi, Abulipi, Acampi, Accalipi, Adbhutarupin, Adhahpushpi, Adhapushpi, Adhapuspi, Adharmarupin, Adhopi, Adhyaharinilipi, Adivyasvarupin, Adyapi, Agnilipi, Agunarupin, Ahopi.
Full-text (+1862): Papin, Anutapin, Vapi, Ghorarupin, Pramapin, Vyapin, Samlapin, Vishvavyapin, Surapin, Kurupin, Kashyapi, Lepin, Apalapin, Devarupin, Digvyapin, Avyapi, Rupi, Alapin, Tapin, Devapi.
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