Tevi, Tēvi: 3 definitions

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Tevi means something in the history of ancient India, biology, 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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India history and geography

Source: Institut Français de Pondichéry: The Shaivite legends of Kanchipuram

Tevi (தெவி) (in Tamil) refers to Devī in Sanskrit, and represents one of the proper nouns mentioned in the Kanchipuranam, which narrates the Shaivite Legends of Kanchipuram—an ancient and sacred district in Tamil Nadu (India). The Kanchipuranam (mentioning Tevi) reminds us that Kanchipuram represents an important seat of Hinduism where Vaishnavism and Shaivism have co-existed since ancient times.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Tevi in India is the name of a plant defined with Erythroxylum emarginatum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Sethia indica DC. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Taxon (1983)
· Pl. Coromandel (1795)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1912)
· Beskrivelse af Guineeiske planter (1827)
· Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Naturvidensk. Math. Afh. (1828)
· Flora andhrica (1859)

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tēvi (தேவி) noun < devī.

1. Goddess; தெய்வ மகள். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [theyva magal. (pingalagandu)]

2. Goddess Pārvatī பார்வதிதேவி. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [parvathithevi. (sudamaninigandu)]

3. Goddess Kāḷi; காளிதேவி. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [kalithevi. (sudamaninigandu)]

4. Goddess of Misfortune; மூதேவி. [muthevi.] (M. M. 268.)

5. Goddess of Smallpox; வைசூரியம்மன். [vaisuriyamman.] (M. M. 268.)

6. Wife; மனைவி. மன்னவ னாருயிர் மாபெருந் தேவியே [manaivi. mannava naruyir maperun theviye] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1403).

7. Queen, princess, lady, a term of respect; தலைவி. சித்திரத் தேவிப்பட்டந் திருமக னல்கினானே [thalaivi. sithirath thevippattan thirumaga nalkinane] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 2567).

8. A species of red Indian water-lily. See சீதேவி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [sithevi. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]

9. An Upaniṣad, one of 108; நூற்றெட்டுபநிடதங் களுள் ஒன்று. [nurrettupanidathang kalul onru.]

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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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