Tungi, Tumgi, Tuṅgī: 5 definitions
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Tungi means something in Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Tuṅgī (तुङ्गी) is the name of a hill situated at Māṅgītuṅgī: a mountain corresponding to the Gālanā hills of the Selbaṛī range in northern Mahārāṣṭṛa.—[...] The three active shrines under the pinnacle of the more remote eastern peak, today known as “Tuṅgī”, are less elaborate and significant. They are dedicated to: (1) Rāmacandra (Padma), (2) Candraprabhu, (3) Pañcabālāyati Bhagavāna (Vāsupūjya, Mallinātha, Neminātha, Pārśvanātha, Mahāvīra). The dates of the images cannot be firmly stated.
Jaina universal histories mention that after the cremation of Kṛṣṇa, Balarāma became a Jaina monk who extensively fasted on Mt. Tuṅgī, died and went to heaven. Yet, there is no report on his cremation. According to the Digambara Purāṇas, it was Kṛṣṇa who was cremated on Mt. Tuṅgī. But he was then reborn in hell. The site of his funeral is nevertheless marked on the hill by a water tank named Kṛṣṇa-Kuṇḍa.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Biology (plants and animals)
1) Tungi in India is the name of a plant defined with Ocimum basilicum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Plectranthus barrelieri (Roth) Spreng. (among others).
2) Tungi is also identified with Spondias pinnata It has the synonym Pourpartia pinnata Blanco (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1794)
· Flora de Filipinas, ed. 2 (1845)
· Tabl. École Bot. (1804)
· Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton vigentium (1796)
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Flora Indica (1832)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tungi, for example chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, 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
Tuṅgī (तुङ्गी).—
1) Night.
2) Turmeric.
1) Tuṅgī (तुङ्गी):—[from tuṅga] a f. a kind of Ocimum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] turmeric, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] night, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] Gaurī, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
5) [from tuṅga] b f. of ga.
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
Tuṃgi (ತುಂಗಿ):—
1) [noun] the plant Cleome gynandra (= Gynandropsis pentaphylla) of Capparaceae family.
2) [noun] its seed:.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Tumgima, Tumgiya, Tumgiyayana, Tungia, Tungigiri, Tungika, Tungikayana, Tungiman, Tungin, Tunginasa, Tungini, Tunginu, Tungipati, Tungisha, Tungishvara, Tungitman.
Full-text: Tungipati, Tungisha, Tunginasa, Mangitungi, Tungigiri, Dungi, Krishnakunda, Tungika.
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