Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and Drugs

Rayani [रायणी] in the Marathi language is the name of a plant identified with Manilkara hexandra from the Sapotaceae (Mahua) family having the following synonyms: Mimusops hexandra. For the possible medicinal usage of rayani, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.

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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

rayānī (रयानी).—f (rayata) The peasantry or country-tenantry.

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rāyaṇī (रायणी).—f A tree, Mimusops hexandra or kanki.

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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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Rayaṇi (रयणि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ratni.

2) Rayaṇi (रयणि) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Rajani.

3) Rayaṇī (रयणी) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Ratnī.

4) Rayaṇī (रयणी) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Rajanī.

5) Rayaṇī (रयणी) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Rajanī.

6) Rāyaṇī (रायणी) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Rājādanī.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Rayania, Rayanii, Rayanimbe, Rayanimda.

Ends with (+24): Adhishrayani, Adinarayani, Agrayani, Aindrayani, Amitrayani, Aprayani, Arayani, Ashrayani, Asurayani, Atrayani, Audumbarayani, Badarayani, Brihonarayani, Candranarayani, Carayani, Cutcumanarayani, Devanishrayani, Gargiputrayani, Gaushrayani, Indrayani.

Full-text: Rajani, Ratni, Rajadani.

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