Punji, Puñjī, Puñji, Pūṃjī, Pumji, Puṃjī: 12 definitions
Introduction:
Punji 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)
Punji in India is the name of a plant defined with Chloris barbata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Miscanthus polydactylos (L.) Voss (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Fl. Guianas, (1990)
· Flora Ilustrada Catarinense (1981)
· Nova Genera et Species Plantarum seu Prodromus (1788)
· Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) (1926)
· Flora Australiensis: a description … (1878)
· Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia (1961)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Punji, for example side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, extract dosage, 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
puñjī (पुंजी).—f (puñja) A little heap (of rupees, grain &c.) Hence, and more frequently, a stock, fund, store, hoard, capital; and fig. a stock (of wisdom, learning, skill). 2 ( P) Headbands of a horse (of tape or cotton rope). puñjī karaṇēṃ To collect into a heap.
puñjī (पुंजी).—f A little heap. puñjī karaṇēṃ To collect into a heap. Stock. Fund.
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
Puñji (पुञ्जि).—f. A heap, quantity, mass.
Derivable forms: puñjiḥ (पुञ्जिः).
1) Puñji (पुञ्जि):—[from puñja] f. = puñja, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Puñjī (पुञ्जी):—[from puñja] in [compound] for puñja.
Puñji (पुञ्जि):—zur Erkl. von puñjiṣṭha [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 8, 3, 97.] f. = puñja [COLEBR.] und [Loiseleur Deslongchamps] zu [Amarakoṣa 2, 5, 42.]
Puñji (पुञ्जि):—f. = puñja.
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Puñjī (पुञ्जी):—Adv. —
1) mit kar aufhäufen auf einen Haufen legen. —
2) mit bhū sich anhäufen , sich zusammenballen [Kād. (1872) 169,15.] [Harṣacarita 139,23.]
Puñjī (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 聚積 [jù jī]: “to collect”..
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
Pūṃjī (पूंजी):—(nf) capital; investment; —, [sājhe kī] joint-stock; —[kara] capital levy; ~[karaṇa] capitalisation, ~[kṛta] capitalised; ~[gata parivyaya] capital outlay; ~[gata māla] capital goods; ~[gata lāgata] capital cost; ~[dāra] having capital or wealth; a capitalist;—[niveśa] investment; ~[pati] a capitalist; —[parisaṃpatti] capital assets; ~[mūlaka] capitalistic; ~[vāda] capitalism; ~[vādī] capitalistic; a capitalist; —[saṃcaya] capital assets; —[sāmrājyavāda] capitalistic imperialism; ~[hīna] with no capital; hence ~[hīnatā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Puṃji (ಪುಂಜಿ):—
1) [noun] a mass of things piled up; a heap.
2) [noun] anything that is spherical; a ball.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Puṃjī (पुंजी):—[=पुँजी] n. capital; property; wealth; fund;
2) Pūṃjī (पूंजी):—[=पूँजी] n. → पुँजी [puṃjī]
Puñjī (पुञ्जी):—n. 1. → पुञ्ज [puñja ] ; 2. → पुँजी [puṃjī]
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+14): Puccittu, Pumjia, Pumjige, Pumjikarana, Pumjikarisu, Pumjike, Pumjisu, Punchi, Puncikai, Puncinnam, Puncippu, Punciraku, Puncittuvam, Punji sago, Punji-parichaalan, Punjibhu, Punjigat, Punjika, Punjikar, Punjikartavya.
Full-text (+3): Punchi, Punjishtha, Punjikasthali, Adhikrita-pumji, Punjikartavya, Pumji-paricalana, Rashtriya-pumji, Adhikrut-poonji, Samyukta-pumji-kampani, Punjikrita, Punjikritya, Punji-parichaalan, Rashtri-punji, Punjibhu, Sanyukt-punji-company, Punji sago, Lei, Punja, Bing chi, Shenapunja.
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