Purani, Puraṇī, Puraṇi, Puṟaṇi, Purānī: 7 definitions

Introduction
Biology
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
4. Tamil
5. Nepali
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Introduction:

Purani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Purani in India is the name of a plant defined with Bombax ceiba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Gossampinus malabarica (DC.) Merr. (among others).

2) Purani is also identified with Ceiba pentandra It has the synonym Xylon pentandrum (Linn.) O. Ktze) (Gossampinus Schott & Endl., a variant of gossympinus, a Latin name used by Plinius for the cotton tree, Gossypium arboreum L. (etc.).

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

· Hortus Malabaricus
· The Religion. (1971)
· Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew (1935)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Meletemata Botanica (1832)
· Taxon (1961)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Purani, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, health benefits, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

puraṇī (पुरणी).—f (Verbal of puraṇēṃ q. v.) Driving into or fixing in the ground (stakes, plants). 2 See puraṇa, esp. in the two last senses. 3 A turban of daśā, i. e. of unclosed ends (so that a border may be added).

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

puraṇī (पुरणी).—f A kind of turban.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

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

1) Pūraṇī (पूरणी):—[from pūraṇa > pūra] f. an ordinal number in the feminine gender, [Pāṇini v, 4, 116 etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] Bonibax Heptaphyllum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] ([dual number]) the cross threads in weaving cloth, warp, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of Durgā, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

5) [v.s. ...] of one of the two wives of the popular deity Ayenār, [Religious Thought and Life in India 219]

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Purāṇi (ಪುರಾಣಿ):—

1) [noun] = ಪುರಾಣಿಕ - [puranika -] 2.

2) [noun] she who is existing without a beginning; a primardial goddess (as any of Pārvati, Lakṣmi, Sarasvati).

3) [noun] the tree Buchanania lanzan ( = B. latifolia) of Anacardiaceae family; forest mango tree.

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Pūraṇi (ಪೂರಣಿ):—[noun] = ಪೂರಣ - [purana -] 9 & 10.

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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.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Puraṇi (புரணி) noun < புறணி. [purani.]

1. Flesh; ஊன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) குணபாசி . . . நடித்து நின்றயின்றன புரணி [un. (pingalagandu) kunapasi . . . nadithu ninrayinrana purani] (அரிசமய தீபம் பரகா. [arisamaya thipam paraga.] 37).

2. Skin; தோல். [thol.] Colloq.

3. That which is useless; சாரமற்றது. சோலையின் போக்யதை புரணியென்னும்படி யாய்த்து ஊரில் போக்யதை [saramarrathu. solaiyin pogyathai puraniyennumbadi yaythu uril pogyathai] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருமாலை [nalayira thivyappirapandam thirumalai], 18, வ்யா. பக். [vya. pag.] 67).

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Purāṇi (புராணி) noun Corr. of புறணி. (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல.) [purani. (thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.)]

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Puṟaṇi (புறணி) noun perhaps from புறம்¹ [puram¹] +.

1. Slander, backbiting; புறங்கூறுகை. காணாவிடந் தனிலே புறணி பலபேசி [purangurugai. kanavidan thanile purani palapesi] (குமரேசசதகம் [kumaresasathagam] 28).

2. Outer bark of a tree; மரப்பட்டை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [marappattai. (pingalagandu)]

3. Skin, rind, peel, coat; தோல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [thol. (pingalagandu)]

4. Flesh, mutton; புலால் (பிங்கலகண்டு) [pulal (pingalagandu)]

5. Anything that is outside; புறம்பானது. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [purambanathu. (sudamaninigandu)]

6. Hilly tract; குறிஞ்சி நிலம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kurinchi nilam. (pingalagandu)]

7. Pastoral tract; முல்லை நிலம். பூக்குந் தாழை புறணியரு கெலாம் [mullai nilam. pukkun thazhai puraniyaru kelam] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 842, 6). (பிங்கலகண்டு [pingalagandu])

8. Sod of earth, turned in ploughing; உழும்போது பொடியாகாத மண்கட்டி. [uzhumbothu podiyagatha mankatti.] Tanjore usage

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Pūraṇi (பூரணி) noun < pūraṇī.

1. Red silk-cotton tree. See இலவு. [ilavu.]

2. Śiva Śakti; சிவசத்தி. பூரணி புராதனி [sivasathi. purani purathani] (தாயுமானசுவாமிகள் பாடல் மலைவளர். [thayumanasuvamigal padal malaivalar.] 5).

3. Earth; பூமி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [pumi. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

4. Forest; காடு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [kadu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Pūraṇi (பூரணி) noun See பூரணன் [puranan], 1. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

1) Purānī (पुरानी):—adj. fem. of पुरानो [purāno]

2) Purānī (पुरानी):—adj. fem. of पुरानो [purāno]

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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.

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