Tami, Tamī, Tāmi, Tāmī: 12 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTami (तमि) or Tamī (तमी).—f.
1) Night, especially a dark night; स तमीं तमोभिरभिगम्य तताम् (sa tamīṃ tamobhirabhigamya tatām) Śiśupālavadha 9.23; Bhāgavata 1.13.45.
2) A swoon, faint.
3) Turmeric.
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Tāmi (तामि) or Tāmī (तामी).—Restraining the breath until exhaustion is produced; Kauś.88.
Derivable forms: tāmiḥ (तामिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTami (तमि).—f.
(-miḥ) Night. E. tam to be weary, in affix: see tama and tamī.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryTamī (तमी).—i. e. tam + a + ī, f. Night, [Śiśupālavadha] 9, 23.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryTāmi (तामि).—[feminine] suppression of the breath.
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Tāmī (तामी).—[feminine] suppression of the breath.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tamī (तमी):—[from tama > tam] f. ([gana] gaurādi, [Gaṇaratna-mahodadhi 47]) night, [Śiśupāla-vadha ix, 23; Bhāgavata-purāṇa x, 13, 45; Golādhyāya vii, 10; Naiṣadha-carita vii, 45.]
2) Tami (तमि):—[from tamālinī > tam] a f. = mī (sub voce ma), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] turmeric, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [from tamas] b etc. See, [ib. & [column] 2.]
5) Tāmī (तामी):—[from tāma] a f. = tamī, night, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc. [Scholiast or Commentator]]
6) [v.s. ...] See also mi.
7) Tāmi (तामि):—[from tāma] f. restraining the breath until exhaustion is produced, [Kauśika-sūtra 88.]
8) Tāmī (तामी):—[from tāma] b f. restraining the breath until exhaustion is produced, [Kauśika-sūtra 88.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTami (तमि):—(miḥ) 2. f. Night.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Tamī (तमी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Tamī.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryTamī (तमी) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Tamī.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTami (ತಮಿ):—[noun] a person lacking in knowledge; an ignorant person.
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Tami (ತಮಿ):—[noun] the period of actual darkness between sunset and sunrise; night.
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 LexiconTami (தமி) noun < தம்¹ [tham¹]
1. Solitude, loneliness; தனிமை. தமிநின்று [thanimai. thamininru] (திருக்கோவையார் [thirukkovaiyar] 167).
2. Inequality; ஒப்பின்மை. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [oppinmai. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
3. Destitution, helplessness; கதியின்மை. [kathiyinmai.] (J.)
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Tami (தமி) [tamittal] 11 intransitive verb < தமி¹. [thami¹.] To be alone, lonely; தனியாதல். நூறுசெறுவாயினுந் தமித்துப்புக் குணினே [thaniyathal. nuruseruvayinun thamithuppug kunine] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 184, 3).
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Tami (தமி) [tamittal] 11 transitive verb < dam. To punish; தண்டித்தல். என் குற்றத்தைப் பார்த்துத் தமிக்க நினைத்தாராகில் [thandithal. en kurrathaip parthuth thamikka ninaitharagil] (ஈடு-முப்பத்தாறுயிரப்படி [idu-muppatharuyirappadi], 1, 4, 7).
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Tami (தமி) noun perhaps from tamisrā. Night; இரவு. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [iravu. (agarathi nigandu)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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