Tin, Tīṉ, Tiṉ, Tiṅ: 14 definitions

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Tin means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Christianity, 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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Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Tiṅ (तिङ्).—(l) a brief term (प्रत्याहार (pratyāhāra)) for the 18 personal endings. Out of these eighteen personal endings, which are common for all tenses and moods, the first nine तिप्, तस् (tip, tas) etc. all called Parasmaipada, while the other nine त, आताम् (ta, ātām) etc. are named Atmanepada and तङ् (taṅ) also; cf. तङानावात्मनेपदम् (taṅānāvātmanepadam); (2) a verbal form called also आख्यातक (ākhyātaka); cf. तिङ् खलु आख्यातका भवान्ति । पचति पठति । (tiṅ khalu ākhyātakā bhavānti | pacati paṭhati |) V.Pr.I.27.

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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (vastu)

Tin (metal) is denoted by the Sanskrit term Nāga and was traditionally used in crafting Hard Cement, which was used as a Material for the Construction of Temples and other buildings, according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy.—The fourth kind of vajralepa is made by the mixture of some metals [like eight parts of nāga i.e., tin, etc.]. [...] It is seen that the portions of the metals, suggested in the Bṛhatsaṃhitā are similar as stated in the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Shilpashastra (iconography)

Source: Shodhganga: Elements of Art and Architecture in the Trtiyakhanda of the Visnudharmottarapurana (shilpa)

Tin is denoted by the Sanskrit term Trapu and represents one of the materials used to make Colours in the ancient Indian tradition of Painting (citra), according to the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, an ancient Sanskrit text which (being encyclopedic in nature) deals with a variety of cultural topics such as arts, architecture, music, grammar and astronomy. In the Viṣṇudharmottarapurāṇa, various materials are seen to be used to make colours. e.g., Tin (trapu). Also, five colours are regarded as the primary ones, (viz., white, yellow, colour of vilomata, black, dark blue.). A painter can create hundreds or thousands of colours by amalgamating the primary colours.

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Shilpashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, śilpaśāstra) represents the ancient Indian science (shastra) of creative arts (shilpa) such as sculpture, iconography and painting. Closely related to Vastushastra (architecture), they often share the same literature.

Biology (plants and animals)

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

1) Tin in India is the name of a plant defined with Ficus carica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ficus ovata var. octomelifolia (Warb.) Mildbr. & Burret (among others).

2) Tin in Senegal is also identified with Sorghum bicolor It has the synonym Andropogon subglabrescens Steud. (etc.).

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

· Mantissa Plantarum (1771)
· Prodromus Plantarum Capensium, … (1794)
· Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzenge schichte und Pflanzengeographie (1911)
· Études de systématique et de géographie botaniques sur la flore de Bas- et du MoyenCongo (1904)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1999)
· Flora Peruviana (1798)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Tin, for example pregnancy safety, chemical composition, diet and recipes, health benefits, side effects, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Tiṅ (तिङ्):—a collective. Name for the personal terminations, [Pāṇini]

[Sanskrit to German]

Tin in German

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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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tin (ತಿನ್):—[verb] = ತಿನ್ನು [tinnu].

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Tīn (ತೀನ್):—[noun] = ತೀನಿ [tini].

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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 Lexicon

Tiṉ (தின்) [tiṉ(ṉu)tal] 8 transitive verb [Telugu: tinu, K. tin, M. tinnuka.]

1. To eat, feed; உண்ணுதல். இரும்பே ரொக்கலொடு தின்மென [unnuthal. irumbe rokkalodu thinmena] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 150).

2. To chew; மெல்லுதல். உண்ணுஞ்சோறு பருகுநீர் தின்னும்வெற்றிலையும் [melluthal. unnunchoru parugunir thinnumverrilaiyum] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருவாய்மொழி [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruvaymozhi] 6, 7, 1).

3. To bite, gnash, as one’s teeth; கடித்தல். தின்றுவாயை விழிவழித் தீயுக [kadithal. thinruvayai vizhivazhith thiyuga] (கம்பராமாயணம் ஒற்றுக். [kambaramayanam orrug.] 49).

4. To eat away as white ants to consume, corrode; அரித்தல். மரத்தைக் கறையான் தின்றுவிட்டது. [arithal. marathaig karaiyan thinruvittathu.]

5. To afflict, distress; வருத்துதல். பிணிதன்னைத் தின்னுங்கால் [varuthuthal. pinithannaith thinnungal] (திரிகடுகம் [thirigadugam] 88).

6. To destroy, ruin, wear out; அழித்தல். அறிவழுங்கத் தின்னும் பசி நோயும் [azhithal. arivazhungath thinnum pasi noyum] (திரிகடுகம் [thirigadugam] 95).

7. To file; அராவுதல். அரந் தின்ற கூர்வேல் [aravuthal. aran thinra kurvel] (கம்பராமாயணம் சம்புமா. [kambaramayanam sambuma.] 6).

8. To cut; வெட்டுதல். கோணந் தின்ற வடுவாழ் முகத்த [vettuthal. konan thinra vaduvazh mugatha] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மதுரைக்காஞ்சி [pathuppattu: mathuraikkanchi] 592).

9. To cause irritating sensation, as in the skin; அரித்தல்.. தின்றவிடஞ் சொறிந் தாற்போல [arithal.. thinravidagn sorin tharpola] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருவாய்மொழி [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruvaymozhi] 4, 8, 9, பன்னீ. [panni.]).

10. To undergo, receive; பெறுதல். கானகம் போய்க் குமைதின்பர்கள் [peruthal. kanagam poyk kumaithinparkal] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருவாய்மொழி [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruvaymozhi] 4, 1, 2).

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Tīṉ (தீன்) noun < தின்-. [thin-.] [Malayalam: tīn.] Food, victuals; உணவு. தீனுணாதன [unavu. thinunathana] (கம்பராமாயணம் சேதுபந்தன. [kambaramayanam sethupanthana.] 28).

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Tīṉ (தீன்) noun < Urdu dīn. Faith, religion; மதம். [matham.] (W. G.)

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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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Tin is another spelling for टिन [ṭina].—n. tin (a metal);

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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.

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