Tiriya, Tīriya, Tiriyā: 9 definitions
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Tiriya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryTīriya, (adj.) (from tīra) dwelling on the banks of ... Vin. II, 287. (Page 304)
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Tiriyā, (f.) a kind of grass or creeper A. III, 240, 242 (tiriyā nāma tiṇajāti; Com. dabbatiṇa). (Page 304)
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
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishṭiṛyā (टिऱ्या).—a Dwarfish and feeble, pigmy, puny-esp. used of beasts.
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: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTiriya (तिरिय).—m.
(-yaḥ) A sort of rice. E. tṝ-vā iṣak . śālibhede .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tiriya (तिरिय):—[from tirima] m. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] cf. 2. tirya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTiriya (तिरिय):—(yaḥ) 1. m. Idem.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryTiriyā (तिरिया):—(nf) a woman; —[carittara] a woman’s wiles/mysterious ways.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryTīriya (तीरिय) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Tārita.
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTiriya (திரிய) adverb < திரி¹-. [thiri¹-.] [Telugu: tirigi, K. tirugi, M. tiriya.] Again; திரும்ப. திரியப் பிரளயம் வர [thirumba. thiriyap piralayam vara] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 8, 1, 5).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+7): Tiriyahattara, Tiriyaka, Tiriyakikacuram, Tiriyakki, Tiriyakkotal, Tiriyakku, Tiriyam, Tiriyamai, Tiriyamca, Tiriyampakam, Tiriyampakan, Tiriyamshi, Tiriyamtarana, Tiriyamukam, Tiriyankam, Tiriyankuli, Tiriyanmukam, Tiriyanmukha, Tiriyannava, Tiriyapuram.
Ends with: Byaktiriya, Diptiriya, Gahvaratiriya, Gangatiriya, Histiriya, Ittiriya, Potiriya, Samudratiriya, Taittiriya, Tittiriya, Vaggamudatiriya, Vayasatiriya.
Full-text (+10): Tirya, Tiriyam, Tarita, Tiriyapuram, Tiriyamukam, Diriya, Tirima, Tiriyavum, Tiriyattum, Tarana, Uccampotu, Tiriyaka, Tiro, Porunilai, Tiraccha, Tantumari, Tiriyakkotal, Tiracchana, Adho, Tiriyavitu.
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