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Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Ratani, (Sk. aratni “elbow” with apocope and diaeresis; given at Halāyudha 2, 381 as “a cubit, or measure from the elbow to the tip of the little finger. ” The form ratni also occurs in Sk. The etym. is fr. Idg. *ole (to bend), cp. Av. ar∂pna elbow; Sk. arāla bent; of which enlarged bases *olen in Lat. ulna, ond *oleq in Lat. lacertus, Sk. lakutaḥ=P. laguḷa. See cognates in Walde, Lat. Wtb. s. v. lacertus) a cubit Miln. 85 (aṭṭha rataniyo). (Page 563)

[Pali to Burmese]

Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)

ratani—

(Burmese text): တောင်ဆုပ်အတိုင်းအရှည်။

(Auto-Translation): Stretched as far as the South Pole.

context information

Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ratani (ರತನಿ):—[noun] the distance between the elbow to the end of the closed fist.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ta.

Starts with: Ratanidhi, Ratanika, Ratanirica.

Full-text: Rata, Nirata, Arata, Uparata, Avarata, Abhiramita, Anavarata, Pativarata, Ratana.

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