Titi, Tīti, Ḍhiṭhī: 6 definitions

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Titi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Titi (तिति).—A Śakti on the Nāga patra.*

  • * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 32. 17.
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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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India history and geography

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

Titi (திதி) (in Tamil) refers to Diti 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 Titi) 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)

Titi in Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso is the name of a plant defined with Spondias mombin in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Poupartia axillaris (Roxb.) King & Prain (among others).

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

· Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden. Calcutta. (1901)
· Annals of Botany (1937)
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (2006)
· Biodiversidad del estado de Tabasco (2005)
· Genera Plantarum (1789)
· Flore des Antilles (1827)

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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

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Titi (ತಿತಿ):—[noun] a set of circumstances or attributes characterising a person or thing at a given time; way or form of being; condition; state.

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Titi (ತಿತಿ):—[noun] = ತಿಥಿ [tithi].

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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.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Titi (திதி) [titittal] 11 intransitive verb See தித்தி-. [thithi-.]

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Titi (திதி) noun < tithi.

1. Lunar day; சாந்திர மான நாள். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [santhira mana nal. (pingalagandu)]

2. Ceremony performed in honour of a deceased person on the anniversary of his death; இறந்த திதியில் பிதிரர்க்கு ஆண்டு தோறுஞ்செய்யும் சிராத்தம். [irantha thithiyil pithirarkku andu thoruncheyyum siratham.]

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Titi (திதி) noun < sthiti.

1. Steadfastness, stability, permanence; நிலைபேறு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) திதி யுறச் சின்மொழி செவியிற் செப்பினான் [nilaiperu. (pingalagandu) thithi yuras sinmozhi seviyir seppinan] (மகாபாரதம் இரா. [magaparatham ira.] 94).

2. Preservation, காப்பு. [kappu.]

3. Growth, increase; வளர்ச்சி. (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [valarchi. (agarathi nigandu)] (திதிவாய்மதி (வெங்கைக்கோவை [thithivaymathi (vengaikkovai] 62).

4. State, condition; நிலைமை. [nilaimai.] Colloq.

5. Wealth; good circumstances; சம்பத்து. அவனுக்கு நல்ல திதியிருக்கிறது. [sambathu. avanukku nalla thithiyirukkirathu.] (W.)

6. Honour, dignity; கவுரவம். [kavuravam.] (W.)

7. Existence; இருப்பு. செனனதிதி மரணங்கள். [iruppu. senanathithi maranangal.] (W.)

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Titi (திதி) [titittal] 11 intransitive verb < திதி³. [thithi³.]

1. To preserve, sustain; காத்தல். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) உல கெலாந் திதிக்கு மையன் [kathal. (sudamaninigandu) thiruvisaippa kelan thithikku maiyan] (உபதேசகாண்டம் சிவவிரத. [upathesagandam sivaviratha.] 375).

2. To construct, build; கட்டுதல். திதித்தவில் (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல.). [kattuthal. thithithavil (thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.).]

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Titi (திதி) noun < Diti. The wife of Kāśyapa and mother of Asuras and Maruts; காசியபன் மனைவியும் அசுரர் மருத்துக்கள் இவர்களின் தாயுமானசுவாமிகள் பாடல் மாகியவள். மைக்கருங்கட் டிதி யென்பாள் [kasiyapan manaiviyum asurar maruthukkal ivarkalin thayumanasuvamigal padal magiyaval. maikkarungad dithi yenpal] (கம்பராமாயணம் சடாயு. [kambaramayanam sadayu.] 25).

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Tīti (தீதி) noun < dhīti. Thirst; தாகம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [thagam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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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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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Ḍhiṭhī (ढिठी):—adj. fem. of ढिठो [ḍhiṭho]

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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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