Pittavayu, Pittavāyu, Pitta-vayu: 4 definitions
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Pittavayu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypittavāyu (पित्तवायु).—m (S) Flatulence arising from excess and vitiation of the bilious humor.
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 dictionaryPittavāyu (पित्तवायु).—flatulence caused by the excess and vitiation of the bilious humour.
Derivable forms: pittavāyuḥ (पित्तवायुः).
Pittavāyu is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms pitta and vāyu (वायु).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPittavāyu (पित्तवायु):—[=pitta-vāyu] [from pitta] m. flatulence arising from excess and vitiation of the b° humour, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPittavāyu (பித்தவாயு) [pitta-vāyu] noun < idem. +.
1. Chronic dyspepsia; குன்மநோய்வகை. [kunmanoyvagai.] (M. L.)
2. Giddiness, Vertigo; கிறுகிறுப்புநோய்வகை. [kirugiruppunoyvagai.] Local usage
3. Inflammation of the liver, Hepatitis; ஈரல் நோய்வகை. [iral noyvagai.] Local usage
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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