Tiray, Tirāy: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Tiray means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Tiray in India is the name of a plant defined with Glinus oppositifolius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Mollugo glinoides A. Rich. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Tentamen Florae Abyssinicae (1847)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1992)
· Taxon (1978)
· Nomenclator Botanicus (1840)
· Bulletin de l’Herbier Boissier (1901)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tiray, for example diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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
Tiray (तिरय्).—tirayati veil, cover, hide; restrain, oppress; pervade, fill.
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Tīray (तीरय्).—tirayati get through, bring to an end.
Tiray (तिरय्):—(von tiras), tirayati verborgen halten, nicht zum Vorschein kommen lassen, hemmen: murārimukhāmbujadyutirayaṃ tirayannapi vedanām [Gītagovinda 7, 21.] vāraṃ vāraṃ tirayati dṛśorudgamaṃ vāṣpapūraḥ [MĀLATĪM. 21, 6.] vṛttīrantastirayati mānmatho me vikāraḥ [Prabodhacandrodaja 41, 3.] pañcavāṇastirayati bhavato dhīratāṃ pūrvarūpām [Dhūrtasamāgama 72, 13.]
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Tīray (तीरय्):—(von tīra), tīrayati glücklich zu Ende bringen (eig. glücklich an’s Ufer bringen) [DHĀTUP. 35, 58.] tīrayati saṃgrāmaṃ pārayati [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 780,] [Scholiast] tīritaṃ cānuśiṣṭaṃ ca yatra kvacana yadbhavet . kṛtaṃ taddharmato vidyānna tadbhūyo nivartayet .. [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 233.] — Vgl. tiryakkar u. tiryañc [1.] am Ende.
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Tiray (तिरय्):—, kekābhirnīlakaṇṭhastirayati vacanam (so zu lesen, wie schon BENFEY bemerkt hat) [MĀLATĪM. 152, 8.]
Tiray (तिरय्):—, yati —
1) dem Blicke entziehen , verhüllen , verborgen halten , nicht zum Vorschein kommen lassen [311,25.] [Jayadeva's Prasannarāghava 34,10.52,5.] —
2) hemmen , unterdrücken [325,22.] —
3) durchdringen , erfüllen [Bālarāmāyaṇa 49,11.]
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Tīray (तीरय्):—, yati Etwas zu Ende bringen.
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.
Tamil dictionary
Tirāy (திராய்) noun perhaps from trāyantī. A profusely branching prostrate herb, small shrub, Mollugo spergula; கீரைவகை. [kiraivagai.]
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Tirāy (திராய்) noun See திராவி. [thiravi.] Local usage
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: Tiraya, Tirayam, Tirayamana, Tirayampakan, Tirayamukam, Tirayankam, Tirayankanamaskaram, Tirayanta, Tirayanti, Tirayata, Tirayati, Tirayattam, Tirayitva, Tiraykkampam, Tirayotaci.
Full-text (+1): Kampantiray, Tiraykkampam, Panaittiray, Peruntiray, Kuttuttiray, Pampam, Tiyanti, Dharay, Tirenti, Tirecanti, Kaiccarriray, Tiruvilam, Tara, Otuvatakki, Dhagal, Catalam, Caki, Thakan, Saci, Mantiri.
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Search found 2 books and stories containing Tiray, Tīray, Tirāy, Thiray, Thiraay, Diray, Dhiray; (plurals include: Tiraies, Tīraies, Tirāies, Thiraies, Thiraaies, Diraies, Dhiraies). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Mahapurana of Puspadanta (critical study) (by Ratna Nagesha Shriyan)
Part 2.3 - Items partly derivable from Sanskrit; (B) Through Analogy
Journal of the European Ayurvedic Society (by Inge Wezler)
An unpublished Jesuit work on Indian phytotherapy < [Volume 3 (1993)]