Tundi, Ṭuṃḍī, Tumdi, Tūṇḍi, Tuṇḍi: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Tundi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Hindi, biology. 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.
India history and geography
Tūṇḍi (तूण्डि).—The village called Tūṇḍi-grāma, which was situated in Vaiyerakara and in the pārśva of Charmapura (Carmapura), was granted by king Vikramendrabhaṭṭārakavarman in favour of the Brāhmaṇa Svāmiśarman of Āki-grāma, who was the son of Rudraśarman and a student of the Āpastamba-sūtra and belonged to the Kauṇḍinya-gotra. The word pārśva used in this section may indicate a small territorial unit. It may alsomean that Charmapura and Tūṇḍi-grāma were abutting on each other.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Tundi in India is the name of a plant defined with Coccinia grandis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Physedra gracilis A. Chev. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Cytologia (1991)
· Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis (1834)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1996)
· Numer. List (6700)
· Hortus Suburbanus Calcuttensis (1845)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique (1866)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tundi, for example health benefits, side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, 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
Tuṇḍi (तुण्डि).—[tuṇḍ-in]
1) Face, mouth.
2) A beak.
-ṇḍiḥ f. The navel.
Derivable forms: tuṇḍiḥ (तुण्डिः).
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Tundi (तुन्दि).—f., n. The belly. -f. The navel.
Tuṇḍi (तुण्डि).—mf. (-ṇḍiḥ-ṇḍī) 1. The mouth, the face. 2. A beak. 3. The navel; (also tundi.) E. tuḍi to break or destroy, Unadi affix in.
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Tundi (तुन्दि).—n. (-ndi) The belly. f.
(-ndiḥ) The navel. m.
(-ndiḥ) One of the Gandharbas or quiristers of Swarga. E. tud to vex or harass, affix in, and num inserted.
1) Tuṇḍī (तुण्डी):—[from tuṇḍa] f. a kind of gourd, [Cāṇakya]
2) Tuṇḍi (तुण्डि):—[from tuṇḍa] m. a beak, snout, [Uṇādi-sūtra] k.
3) [v.s. ...] f. (also tundi, [Horace H. Wilson]) emphysema of the navel (in infants), [Suśruta iii, 10, 37]
4) [v.s. ...] a prominent navel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Tundī (तुन्दी):—[from tunda] f. idem, [Horace H. Wilson]
6) Tundi (तुन्दि):—[from tunda] m. ([v, 2, 139]) Name of a Gandharva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] f. See tuṇḍi.
1) Tuṇḍi (तुण्डि):—[(ṇḍiḥ-ṇḍī)] 2. m. 3. f. The mouth or face; a beak; the navel.
2) Tundi (तुन्दि):—(ndi) 2. n. The belly. (ndiḥ) f. The navel. m. A celestial chorister, a Gandharva.
Tuṇḍi (तुण्डि):—[UJJVAL.] zu [Uṇādisūtra 4, 117.] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 139, v. l.] für tundi .
1) m. Schnabel, Schnauze [Uṇādikoṣa im Śabdakalpadruma] —
2) f. Nabel (vgl. tundi) [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] —
3) f. Luftgeschwulst des Nabels (bei Säuglingen) [Suśruta 1, 374, 5.] —
4) eine best. Gurkenoder Kürbisart, = īrvāru und kuṣmāṇḍa [Hārāvalī 256.] — tuṇḍī in kaṭu, tikta .
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Tundi (तुन्दि):—[Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 5, 2, 139.]
1) Bauch, f. [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 604.] n. v. l. —
2) f. Nabel (vgl. tuṇḍi) [Śabdakalpadruma] und [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] nach [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] (die gedr. Ausg. tunda und tundikara). tundī [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] —
3) m. Nomen proprium eines Gandharva [Jaṭādhara im Śabdakalpadruma]
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Tuṇḍi (तुण्डि):—
3) = unnatanābhi [Halāyudha 2, 455.] tundi [Śabdakalpadruma] nach ders. Aut. unter unnatanābhi . —
4) hierher oder zu tuṇḍa das f. tuṇḍī [Spr. 5144.] [Hārāvalī 256] zu streichen, da daselbst tuṇḍa gemeint ist.
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Tundi (तुन्दि):—
2) vgl. oben u. tuṇḍi [3]).
Tuṇḍi (तुण्डि):——
1) *m. Schnabel , Schnauze. —
2) f. — a) Luftgeschwulst des Nabels (bei Säuglingen). — b) *Nabel. — tuṇḍī s.u. tuṇḍa.
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Tundi (तुन्दि):——
1) m. Nomen proprium eines Gandharva. —
2) f. — a) Nabel. — b) Luftgeschwulst des Nabels.
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.
Hindi dictionary
1) Ṭuṃḍī (टुंडी):—(nf) the navel.
2) Tuṃdī (तुंदी):—(nf) the navel.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Tuṃḍi (ತುಂಡಿ):—[noun] a woman acting with an evil intent; a wicked woman.
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Tuṃḍi (ತುಂಡಿ):—
1) [noun] the bill of a bird; the beak.
2) [noun] the opening through which an animal or human takes in food; the mouth.
3) [noun] the depression in the centre of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo; the navel.
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Tuṃdi (ತುಂದಿ):—[noun] a man with protuberant, bulging navel.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Tuṇḍī (तुण्डी):—adj. having a snout;
Tumdi is another spelling for तुमडी [tumaḍī].—n. beggar's bowl, package, baggage;
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.
Pali-English dictionary
tuṇḍī (တုဏ္ဍီ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[tuṇḍa+ī]
[တုဏ္ဍ+ဤ]
[Pali to Burmese]
tuṇḍī—
(Burmese text): ချွန်ထက်သော အသွားရှိသော (မြှား-စသော လက်နက်)။ တုဏ္ဍိသရ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): Superb mobility (such as a sniper rifle). Observe expertly.
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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Starts with (+11): Tumdige, Tumdike, Tumdikku, Tumdilla, Tumdilodara, Tumdisu, Tundibha, Tundicela, Tundika, Tundikara, Tundikera, Tundikeri, Tundikerika, Tundikerin, Tundikeshi, Tundikira, Tundil, Tundila, Tundila Jataka, Tundilamu.
Full-text (+14): Tundibha, Kakatundi, Tiktatundi, Tundicela, Tundikara, Naitundi, Dirghatundi, Tundisara, Katutundi, Tunda, Tundika, Dhvankshatundi, Tari-tumdi, Dhvankshatunda, Tumdige, Tumadi, Tundirasa, Tari-tumadi, Katutundika, Bhumitundika.
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