Thi, Thī: 6 definitions

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Thi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit. 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: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

thī : (f.) a woman.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Thī, (f.) (Vedic strī, on which see Walde, Lat. Wtb. under sero. This form thī is the normal correspondent to Vedic strī; the other, more usual (& dial.) form is itthi) a woman J. I, 295, 300; V, 296 (thī-pura), 397; VI, 238. (Page 309)

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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.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṭhī (ठी).—f The place (in reading, narrating, writing) at which one had arrived when some interruption caused him to break off. 2 An appointed or usual spot or moment. 3 Art, way, process, proper method or management. ṭhīsa ṭhī miḷaṇēṃ (From a little story of some raw poet.) To agree, coincide, correspond; to fall together genially.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ṭhī (ठी).—or ṭhī f A species of Coluber, the Wana Kogli of Russell.

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thī (थी).—o- thī a One set to watch the conduct or motions of another.

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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.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Thī (थी) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Strī.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Thī (थी) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Vīhi, Vīhiyā, Vīhī.

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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.

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