Pudi, Puḍī, Puḍi: 5 definitions

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

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Ancient Science of Life: Vaidyavallabha: An Authoritative Work on Ayurveda Therapeutics

Puḍi (पुडि) is a Sanskrit technical term referring to a “powder/ash”, and is dealt with in the 17th-century Vaidyavallabha written by Hastiruci.—The Vaidyavallabha is a work which deals with the treatment and useful for all 8 branches of Ayurveda. The text Vaidyavallabha (mentioning puḍi) has been designed based on the need of the period of the author, availability of drugs during that time, disease manifesting in that era, socio-economical-cultural-familial-spiritual-aspects of that period Vaidyavallabha.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

puḍī (पुडी).—f (Dim. of puḍā) A small bundle or packet (as of papers, medicine-powder &c.) 2 A grocer's coffin. 3 A term for the mealing or the meal (the act or the material served or sent) of a sannyāsī. Because supposed to be little, like a medicine- packet. Hence a snack or light meal gen. Pr. kuḍīlā puḍī (pāhijē). puḍī āṇaṇēṃ To bring intelligence not yet to be disclosed; to bring a closed packet of tidings. puḍī phōḍaṇēṃ To disclose such matter: also to let the cat out of the bag: and puḍī phuṭaṇēṃ To be let out.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

puḍī (पुडी).—f A small bundle or packet. The mealing or the meal of a sannyāsī. Pr. kuḍīlā puḍī (pāhījē). puḍī āṇaṇēṃ To bring intelligence not yet to be disclosed. puḍī phōḍaṇēṃ To disclose such matter; to let the cat out of the bag: and puḍī phuṭaṇēṃ To be let out.

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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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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Pūḍī (पूडी):—(nf) a kind of bread/cake fried in ghee or oil.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Puḍi (ಪುಡಿ):—

1) [noun] finely ground meal of grain as wheat, rice, etc.; flour.

2) [noun] coarsely ground grain.

3) [noun] loose, gritty particles of worn or disintegrtated rock; sandy soil.

4) [noun] a preparation of powdered tobacco that is inhaled by sniffing; snuff.

5) [noun] processed leaf (of leaves) of tobacco plant.

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Pudi (ಪುದಿ):—

1) [verb] to be included in; to be a part of.

2) [verb] to be fastened, attached as by gluing; to stick (oneself) to.

3) [verb] to come into physical contact; to touch.

4) [verb] to consist of ; to have something within.

5) [verb] to happen; to occur; to befall.

6) [verb] to cover (something with a sheet, veil, etc.); to wrap with.

7) [verb] to spread (oneself) over a wide area.

8) [verb] to be covered with; to be enveloped by.

9) [verb] to hide (something within); to keep (something) from another’s of otherś sight; to conceal.

10) [verb] to hide oneself from others' sight.

11) [verb] to wear, have (as a form).

12) [verb] to increase or grow oneself in quantity, volume, degree, etc.

13) [verb] to cause to become filled completely with.

14) [verb] to wear, put on (a dress, armour, etc.).

15) [verb] to supply (something) to; to provide.

16) [verb] to come into existence; to manifest in a tangible form.

17) [verb] to set (pieces of wood, metal, etc.) into a surface to make a design that is usu. level with the surface; to inlay.

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Pudi (ಪುದಿ):—

1) [noun] the outer side of a door frame; the area that is adjacent to the door.

2) [noun] a place of shelter and protection.

3) [noun] a raised ridge of mud.

4) [noun] the space beside one.

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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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