Tuni, Tǔ ní, Tu ni, Tǔ nì, Tūṇī, Tūṇi, Tuṉi, Ṭunī: 16 definitions
Introduction:
Tuni means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Jainism, Prakrit, 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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India history and geography
Tūṇi (तूणि) equals 2 Padakku and represents a unit of measurement used in Medieval Temple Inscriptions.—Remuneration had several components. One main component was daily allowance of paddy or rice. This was measured out in various measures [viz., 1 Tūṇi equals 2 Padakku].
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)
1) Tuni in India is the name of a plant defined with Chenopodium album in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Botrys alba (L.) Nieuwl. (among others).
2) Tuni is also identified with Chenopodium hederiforme It has the synonym Botrys albus Nieuwl. (etc.).
3) Tuni is also identified with Chenopodium olukondae It has the synonym Chenopodium album L. (etc.).
4) Tuni is also identified with Hedychium spicatum It has the synonym Gandasulium sieboldii Kuntze (etc.).
5) Tuni is also identified with Indigofera tinctoria It has the synonym Indigofera bosseri Du Puy & Labat (etc.).
6) Tuni is also identified with Toona ciliata It has the synonym Cedrela kingii C. DC. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1825)
· Indigofera (1768)
· American Midland Naturalist (1914)
· Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden (2000)
· Deutsche Botanische Monatsschrift (1901)
· Revisio Generum Plantarum (1891)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tuni, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, chemical composition, extract dosage, diet and recipes, 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
Pali-English dictionary
Tūṇī, (f.) (Sk. *tūṇa & tūṇī, to *tḷn: see under tulā; cp. Lat. tollo. On ṇ›l. cp. cikkaṇa & cikkhala, guṇa› guḷa, kiṇi›kili, etc. ) a quiver (lit. “carrier”) J. II, 403 (dhanuṃ tūṇiñ ca nikkhippa); V, 47. (Page 306)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Tūṇi (तूणि).—A quiver.
Derivable forms: tūṇiḥ (तूणिः).
See also (synonyms): tūṇīra.
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Tūṇī (तूणी).—The indigo plant.
Tuṇi (तुणि).—m.
(-ṇiḥ) A timber tree: see tunna. E. tūṇ to shrink or wrap, affix in, and the radical vowel made short.
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Tūnī (तूनी).—f. (-nī) Sharp pain in the perinœum and lower part of the abdomen.
Tūṇi (तूणि).—[masculine] quiver; poss. tūṇin.
1) Tuṇi (तुणि):—m. Cedrela Toona, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) Tūṇī (तूणी):—[from tūṇa] a f. idem, [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata] etc.
3) [v.s. ...] a disease of the anus and the bladder, [Suśruta]
4) [v.s. ...] the Indigo plant, [Nighaṇṭuprakāśa]
5) Tūṇi (तूणि):—[from tūṇaka > tūṇa] m. = ṇa, [Rāmāyaṇa ii, 31, 30]
6) [v.s. ...] f. idem, [Rāmāyaṇa (B) iii, 8, 19]
7) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Yugaṃ-dhara’s father, [Harivaṃśa 9207; Viṣṇu-purāṇa iv, 14, 1] (kuṇi, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Liṅga-purāṇa; Kūrma-purāṇa i, 24, 42]).
8) Tūṇī (तूणी):—[from tūṇa] b f. [from] ṇa.
9) [v.s. ...] ind. [from] ṇa.
1) Tuṇi (तुणि):—(ṇiḥ) 2. m. A timber tree.
2) Tūnī (तूनी):—(nī) 3. f. Pain in the abdomen.
Tuṇi (तुणि):—m. = kuṇi = tunna Name eines Baumes, Cedula Toona Roxb., [SVĀMIN] zu [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 4, 16.] [Śabdakalpadruma]
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Tūṇi (तूणि):—m.
1) Nebenform von tūṇa, tūṇī Köcher: tūṇī cākṣayyasāyakau [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 31, 30.] —
2) Nomen proprium eines Fürsten, des Vaters von Yugaṃdhara, [Harivaṃśa 9207.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 435.] Vgl. kuṇi .
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Tūṇi (तूणि):—
2) vgl. u. bhūmi 2).
Tuṇi (तुणि):—und ka m. Cedrela Toona.
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Tūṇi (तूणि):—m. —
1) Köcher. —
2) Nomen proprium eines Fürsten.
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Tūṇī (तूणी):—1. f. s.u. tūṇa.
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Tūṇī (तूणी):—2. Adv. mit kar zu einem Köcher machen.
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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Tūṇi (तूणि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Tūṇā.
Tūṇi has the following synonyms: Tūṇā.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Tuṇi (ತುಣಿ):—[noun] the large, deciduous tree Lagerstroemia lanceolata of Lythraceae family.
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Tuni (ತುನಿ):—[noun] a kind of disease caused by the disorder of the internal wind, considered as one of the humours of the body.
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Tūṇi (ತೂಣಿ):—[noun] = ತೂಣೀರ [tunira].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Tuṇi (துணி) [tuṇital] 4 verb cf. tuṇḍ [Telugu: tuniyu, M. tuṇiyuka.] intransitive
1. To be sundered, cut, severed; வெட்டுண்ணுதல். இருடுணிந் தன்ன குவவு மயிர்க் குருளை [vettunnuthal. irudunin thanna kuvavu mayirk kurulai] (அகநா. [agana.] 201).
2. To be removed; நீங்குதல். இன்றே துணிந்ததென் வினைத்தொடர்பு [ninguthal. inre thuninthathen vinaithodarpu] (கம்பராமாயணம் கையடை. [kambaramayanam kaiyadai.] 5).
3. To be torn; கிழிதல். ஆடையுந் துணிந்த சீரையாக்கியே [kizhithal. adaiyun thunintha siraiyakkiye] (திருவாதவூரடிகள் புராணம் மண்சும. [thiruvathavuradigal puranam mansuma.] 29).
4. To become clear; தெளி வாதல். துணிநீர் மெல்லவல் [theli vathal. thuninir mellaval] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மதுரைக்காஞ்சி [pathuppattu: mathuraikkanchi] 283).
5. To dare, venture; தைரியமடைதல். அவன் இப் போது துணிந்து பேசுகிறான். [thairiyamadaithal. avan ip pothu thuninthu pesugiran.] — transitive
1. To resolve, determine, ascertain; to conclude; நிச்சயித்தல். அருஞ்சுரந் துணிந்து பிறளாயினள் [nichayithal. arunchuran thuninthu piralayinal] (அகநா. [agana.] 35).
2. To commence; தொடங்குதல். எண்ணித் துணிக கருமம் [thodanguthal. ennith thuniga karumam] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 467).
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Tuṇi (துணி) [tuṇittal] 11 transitive verb Causative of துணி¹-. [thuni¹-.] [Telugu: tuniyu.] To cut, sever, cut off; வெட்டுதல். இலங்கைக்கோன் சிரமுங் கரமுந் துணித்து [vettuthal. ilangaikkon siramung karamun thunithu] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 8, 6, 5).
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Tuṇi (துணி) noun < துணி¹-. [thuni¹-.] [Malayalam: tuṇi.]
1. Piece, slice, chop, fragment, bit, morsel; துண் டம். வெளிற்றுப் பனந்துணியின் [thun dam. velirrup pananthuniyin] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 35).
2. Cloth for wear; ஆடை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) துணிச்சிதர் [adai. (pingalagandu) thunichithar] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 11, 109).
3. Hangings, pendants, decorations, as of cloth; தொங்கல். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [thongal. (sudamaninigandu)]
4. Flag of a car; தேரிற்கட்டிய கொடி. (சதுராகராதி) [therirkattiya kodi. (sathuragarathi)]
5. Light; ஒளி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [oli. (pingalagandu)]
6. The 15th nakṣatra; சோதிநாள். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [sothinal. (sudamaninigandu)]
7. Bark-cloth; மரவுரி. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [maravuri. (pingalagandu)]
8. Ascertainment; certainty; determination; நிச்சயம். [nichayam.]
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Tuṉi (துனி) [tuṉittal] 11 transitive verb
1. To loathe, abhor; வெறுத்தல். துனித்துநீர் துளங்கல் வேண்டா [veruthal. thunithunir thulangal venda] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 745).
2. To be angry at, displeased with; கலாய்த்தல். முனியார் துனியார் [kalaythal. muniyar thuniyar] (ஆசாரக்கோவை [asarakkovai] 70).
3. To be sulky, as in a love-quarrel; நெடிது புலத்தல். நாணின்றி வரினெல்லா துனிப்பேன்யான் [nedithu pulathal. naninri varinella thunippenyan] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 67, 16).
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Tuṉi (துனி) noun < துனி-. [thuni-.]
1. Disgust, dissatisfaction, loathing; வெறுப்பு. இனியறிந்தே னது துனியாகுதலே [veruppu. iniyarinthe nathu thuniyaguthale] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 14).
2. Anger, displeasure; கோபம். நான்முகனையும் படைப்ப னீண் டெனாத்தொடங்கிய துனியுறு முனிவன் றோன்றினான் [kopam. nanmuganaiyum padaippa nin denathodangiya thuniyuru munivan ronrinan] (கம்பராமாயணம் கையடை. [kambaramayanam kaiyadai.] 3).
3. Protracted sulk in a love-quarrel; புலவிநீட்டம். துனியும் புலவியு மில்லாயின் [pulavinittam. thuniyum pulaviyu millayin] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 1306). (பிங்கலகண்டு [pingalagandu])
4. Separation, as from a lover; பிரிவு. துனிசெய்து நீடினும் [pirivu. thuniseythu nidinum] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 10).
5. Affliction, sorrow, distress; துன் பம். இனிதுறு கிளவியுந் துனியுறு கிளவியும் [thun pam. inithuru kilaviyun thuniyuru kilaviyum] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 303).
6. [Malayalam: tuni.] Disease; நோய். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [noy. (sudamaninigandu)]
7. Sin; தோஷம். துனியினி துகவே [thosham. thuniyini thugave] (ஞானாமிர்தம் [gnanamirtham] 43, 32).
8. Flaw; குற்றம். துனியறு செம் மணிமேகலை [kurram. thuniyaru sem manimegalai] (கம்பராமாயணம் மந்தரை. [kambaramayanam mantharai.] 32).
9. Obstacle, hindrance, trouble; இடையூறு. துனியின்றி யுயிர்செல்ல [idaiyuru. thuniyinri yuyirsella] (கம்பராமாயணம் குலமுறை. [kambaramayanam kulamurai.] 14).
10. Poverty; வறுமை. சீருடைச் செல்வர் சிறுதுனி [varumai. sirudais selvar siruthuni] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 1010).
11. Fear, dread; அச்சம். [acham.] (W.)
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Tuṉi (துனி) noun < dhunī. River; நதி. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [nathi. (sudamaninigandu)]
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Tūṇi (தூணி) noun < tūṇi. Quiver; அம்புப் புட்டில். தூணி . . . ஒடுங்கிய வம்பின் [ambup puttil. thuni . . . odungiya vambin] (பதிற்றுப்பத்து [pathirruppathu] 45, 1-2).
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Tūṇi (தூணி) noun < drōṇa. [Malayalam: tūṇi.] A measure of capacity = 4 marakkāl; நான்கு மரக் காலளவு. கருங்கொள்ளுஞ் செங்கொள்ளுந் தூணி பதக்கென்று [nanku marag kalalavu. karungollugn sengollun thuni pathakkenru] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 387).
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Tūṇi (தூணி) [tūṇittal] 11 intransitive verb < தூண். [thun.] To grow stout, big; பருத்தல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [paruthal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Tuṇi (துணி) noun < துணி-. [thuni-.] Clarity; தெளிவு. துணிகடற் றண்சேர்ப்ப [thelivu. thunigadar ranserppa] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 132).
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
Ṭunī (टुनी):—n. Bot. red cedar;
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Chinese-English dictionary
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
吐逆 [tǔ nì] [tu ni]—
Vomiting (嘔吐 [ou tu]). From "Fu Hui Quan Shu" (福惠全書 [fu hui quan shu]), Volume 16, "Department of Penal Names" (刑名部 [xing ming bu]), "Examination of Various Deaths and Injuries" (驗各種死傷 [yan ge zhong si shang]): "Those poisoned by arsenic (砒霜 [pi shuang]) vomit, experience intestinal colic (腸絞痛 [chang jiao tong]), and cannot bear it."
吐逆：嘔吐。《福惠全書．卷一六．刑名部．驗各種死傷》：「中砒霜毒者，吐逆，腸絞痛，不可忍。」
tǔ nì: ǒu tǔ. < fú huì quán shū． juǎn yī liù． xíng míng bù． yàn gè zhǒng sǐ shāng>: “zhōng pī shuāng dú zhě, tǔ nì, cháng jiǎo tòng, bù kě rěn.”
tu ni: ou tu. < fu hui quan shu. juan yi liu. xing ming bu. yan ge zhong si shang>: "zhong pi shuang du zhe, tu ni, chang jiao tong, bu ke ren."
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