Shuni, Shǔ ní, Shu ni, Śunī, Suni, Suṇi, Śuni: 21 definitions
Introduction:
Shuni means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Christianity, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, 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.
The Sanskrit terms Śunī and Śuni can be transliterated into English as Suni or Shuni, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Śuni (शुनि).—A King of the lunar dynasty. Bhāgavata, 9th Skandha mentions that this King was the son of Vivanava and father of Śruta.
Śunī (शुनी).—A river from the Ṛṣyavān.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 114. 26.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Biology (plants and animals)
1) Suni in English is the name of a plant defined with Colocasia esculenta in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Calla virosa Roxb. (among others).
2) Suni in India is also identified with Alloteropsis cimicina It has the synonym Agrostis digitata Lam. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Acta Horticulturae Sinicae (1984)
· Pacific Science (1999)
· Gartenflora (1892)
· United States Department of Agriculture. Bulletin
· Monographiae Phanerogamarum (1879)
· Obs. Bot. (1783)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Suni, for example side effects, diet and recipes, chemical composition, health benefits, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, 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
Pali-English dictionary
suṇi : (aor. of suṇāti) heard.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
śunī (शुनी).—f S A bitch.
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sunī (सुनी).—m ( A) A Muhammadan who acknowledges the four successors of Muhammad: opp. to sayā q. v.
śunī (शुनी).—f A bitch.
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sunī (सुनी).—m A sect among Mahommadans.
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
Śuni (शुनि).—A dog.
Derivable forms: śuniḥ (शुनिः).
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Śunī (शुनी).—f. A female dog, a bitch; शुनीमन्वेति श्वा हतमपि च हन्त्येव मदनः (śunīmanveti śvā hatamapi ca hantyeva madanaḥ) Bhartṛhari 3.18.
Śuni (शुनि).—m.
(-niḥ) A dog. f. (-nī) A bitch. E. śuṇ to go, ik aff.; or śvan with ṅīṣ aff., and the semi-vowel changed.
Śuni (शुनि).—i. e. śvan + i, m. A dog.
Śunī (शुनी).—v. śvan.
1) Śuni (शुनि):—[from śuna] m. ([from] śvan) a dog, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Śunī (शुनी):—[from śuna] a See under śvan.
3) [from śvan] b f. a female dog.
Śuni (शुनि):—(niḥ) 2. m. A dog. f. (ī) A bitch.
Śunī (शुनी):—s. u. śvan .
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
Śuni (ಶುನಿ):—[noun] a dog.
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Suni (ಸುನಿ):—[noun] a female fox (of Vulpes genera).
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Sūni (ಸೂನಿ):—[noun] a man who sells meat; a butcher.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Suni is another spelling for स्यूनी [syūnī].—n. sewing;
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)
Partial matches: Shou, Mi, Ni, Shu.
Starts with: Shu niao guan, Shu niu, Shunigalu, Shunimdhama, Shunimdhaya, Shunin-biri, Shunindhaya, Shunira, Sunika.
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