Unni, Uṇṇī, Unnī, Uni, Unī, Uṉṉi, Ūṉi: 26 definitions
Introduction:
Unni means something in Christianity, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, 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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Biology (plants and animals)
Unni [ಉನ್ನಿ] in the Kannada language is the name of a plant identified with Hopea ponga (Dennst.) Mabberly from the Dipterocarpaceae (Sal) family having the following synonyms: Artocarpus ponga, Hopea wightiana. For the possible medicinal usage of unni, you can check this page for potential sources and references, although be aware that any some or none of the side-effects may not be mentioned here, wether they be harmful or beneficial to health.
1) Unni in India is the name of a plant defined with Alangium salviifolium in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Grewia salviifolia L.f. (among others).
2) Unni is also identified with Hopea wightiana It has the synonym Hopea wightiana Miq. ex Dyer (etc.).
3) Unni is also identified with Lantana camara It has the synonym Lantana mista L. (etc.).
4) Unni is also identified with Lantana indica It has the synonym Lantana latifolia Tausch (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Flora Indica, or ‘Descriptions of Indian Plants’ ed. 1832 (1832)
· Torreya (1934)
· Phytologia (1941)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1783)
· Phytologia (1976)
· Phytologia (1947)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Unni, for example health benefits, diet and recipes, extract dosage, side effects, 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
Pali-English dictionary
Uṇṇī, (f.) (Sk. aurṇī fr. aurṇa woollen, der. of ūrṇa) a woollen dress Vin. II, 108. (Page 130)
1) uṇṇi (ဥဏ္ဏိ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[u+nama+i]
[ဥ+နမ+ဣ]
2) uṇṇī (ဥဏ္ဏီ) [(thī) (ထီ)]—
[uṇṇa+ī]
[ဥဏ္ဏ+ဤ]
[Pali to Burmese]
1) uṇṇi—
(Burmese text): အထက်သို့အသားတက်သော-အိုင်းအမာ-အဖု။ ဥဏ္ဏိဂဏ္ဍ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): Above the rising meat - the way of suffocation. Look at the essence.
2) uṇṇī—
(Burmese text): သားမွေး-စုလျား-အပေါ်ရုံ။
(Auto-Translation): Breastfeeding - Postpartum - Nursery.

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
Unnī (उन्नी).—1 P.
1) To lead upwards, bring up; ऊर्ध्वं प्राणमुन्नयति (ūrdhvaṃ prāṇamunnayati) Kaṭh.2.5.3; ब्रह्मादित्य मुन्नयति (brahmāditya munnayati) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.313.46.
2) To raise, erect, lift up; (Ā.) दण्डमुन्नयते (daṇḍamunnayate) Sk.; स्वदंष्ट्रोन्नीतधरो वराहः (svadaṃṣṭronnītadharo varāhaḥ) Bhāg.
3) To bring out of, free from, help, rescue, redeem; रसाया लीलयोन्नीतां उर्वीम् (rasāyā līlayonnītāṃ urvīm) Bhāg.
4) To draw up (as water); वने निपूतं वन उन्नयध्वम् (vane nipūtaṃ vana unnayadhvam) Ṛgveda 2.14.9.
5) To stroke; straighten out.
6) To lead out or aside, lead away; एकान्तमुन्नीय (ekāntamunnīya) Mb.
7) To press out, extract.
8) To infer, ascertain, guess, conjecture; कथमपि स इत्युन्नेतव्यस्तथापि दृशोः प्रियः (kathamapi sa ityunnetavyastathāpi dṛśoḥ priyaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 3.22,1.29,6.26; V.4; प्रकृतिप्रत्ययाद्यर्थैः संकीर्णे लिङ्गमुन्नयेत् (prakṛtipratyayādyarthaiḥ saṃkīrṇe liṅgamunnayet) Ak.
9) To fill completely.
1) To lead off (in singing), काचित्समं मुकुन्देन स्वरजातीरमिश्रिताः । उन्निन्ये पूजिता तेन प्रीयतां साधु- साध्विति (kācitsamaṃ mukundena svarajātīramiśritāḥ | unninye pūjitā tena prīyatāṃ sādhu- sādhviti) || Bhāgavata 1.33.1.
11) To lead aside, separate; दैवेनैकत्र नीतानामुन्नीतानां स्वकर्मभिः (daivenaikatra nītānāmunnītānāṃ svakarmabhiḥ) Bhāgavata 7.2.21.
Unnī (उन्नी).—lead upwards, bring up, erect; lead out, deliver, rescue; draw out (water), fill up by drawing; lead off (vadhāṃya to death); find out, investigate, infer.
Unnī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ud and nī (नी).
1) Unnī (उन्नी):—[=un-nī] 1. un-√nī (ud-√nī) [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -nayati, -te, to lead up or out, lead upwards or up to;
—to bring or fetch out of, free from, help, rescue, redeem;
—to raise, set up, erect, promote, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Mahābhārata] etc.;
—to draw up, fill up a vessel by drawing (a fluid out of another vessel), [Ṛg-veda ii, 14, 9; Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa] etc.;
—to raise up, lift up (only [Ātmanepada] [Pāṇini 1-3, 36]);
—to put up, lay up, [Mahābhārata];
—to press or squeeze out (e.g. pus), [Mahābhārata v, 2776];
—to lead away (e.g. a calf from its mother), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra];
—to lead aside, separate, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa];
—to stroke, smooth, [Gṛhyāsaṃgraha];
—to raise, cause, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa];
—to intone, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa x, 33, 10];
—to find out, discover by inference, infer, [Mahābhārata; Rājataraṅgiṇī; Daśakumāra-carita; Bālarāmāyaṇa] etc.:—[Desiderative] [Ātmanepada] -ninīṣate, to intend or wish to lead out, [Kauṣītaki-upaniṣad]
2) [=un-nī] 2. un-nī mfn. bringing or leading upwards, [Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 6-4, 82.]
Ūṇi (ऊणि):—f. a particular Soma vessel, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā i, 2, 6] (cf. oṇi.)
[Sanskrit to German]
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
Ūnī (ऊनी):—(a) woollen, woolly.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Uṇṇī (उण्णी) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Udanī.
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
Uṇṇi (ಉಣ್ಣಿ):—[noun] any of a super family (Ixodoidea order Parasitiformes) of wingless, bloodsucking mites, and is parasitic on cattle; a cattle-tick.
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Uṇṇi (ಉಣ್ಣಿ):—[noun] a bushy, hedge plant Lantana indica of Verbenaceae family; Indian lantana.
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Unni (ಉನ್ನಿ):—[noun] the tree Hopea wightiana of Dipterocarpaceae family.
Uni (ಉನಿ):—[verb] to become thoroughly wet; to be soaked (in water or other liquid).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Uṇṇi (உண்ணி) noun < உண்-. [un-.] [Kanarese, Malayalam: uṇṇi.]
1. One who eats; உண்பவன். அப்ப னிரந்துண்ணி [unpavan. appa niranthunni] (தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்டு [thanippadarrirattu] i, 35, 66).
2. Acarus, tick on dogs, sheep and cattle; செந்து வகை. புலிமுகத் துண்ணி பறித்துவிடல் [senthu vagai. pulimugath thunni parithuvidal] (பழமொழி [pazhamozhi] 109).
3. Wart; பாலுண்ணி. [palunni.] (W.)
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Uṉṉi (உன்னி) [uṉṉittal] 11 transitive verb < உன்னு¹-. [unnu¹-.] To meditate, contemplate; தியானித்தல். கழல் வாழ்த்துமி னுன்னித்தே [thiyanithal. kazhal vazhthumi nunnithe] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருவாய்மொழி [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruvaymozhi] 4, 6, 9).
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Uṉṉi (உன்னி) noun < idem. That which is fit to be meditated upon; தியானித்தற்குரிய பொ ருள். ஞால முன்னியைக் காண்டு நாங்கூரிலே [thiyanitharkuriya po rul. gnala munniyaig kandu nangurile] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரியதி. [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyathi.] 10, 1, 3).
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Uṉṉi (உன்னி) noun < உன்னு²-. [unnu²-.]
1. Horse; குதிரை. உன்னிவாய்ப் பொன் கறித்திட [kuthirai. unnivayp pon karithida] (இரகுவமிசம் நகர. [iraguvamisam nagara.] 51).
2. Sage-leaved alangium. See அழிஞ்சில். (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [azhinchil. (vaithiya muligai)]
3. Indian lantana,
1. shrub, Lantana indica; செடி வகை. [sedi vagai.] (L.)
Ūṇi (ஊணி) noun < உண்-. [un-.] One who eats; உணவுகொள்பவ-ன்-ள். காளவிடமூணி [unavugolpava-n-l. kalavidamuni] (திருப்புகழ் [thiruppugazh] 69).
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Ūṉi (ஊனி) noun < ஊன். [un.] One who has corporeal existence; மாமிசதேகத்திலுள்ளவன். விரவலாகா வூனிகளா யுள்ளார் [mamisathegathilullavan. viravalaga vunigala yullar] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 982, 10).
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Ūṉi (ஊனி) noun Species of Withania. See அமுக்கிரா. [amukkira.] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல. [thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.] 94.)
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Ūṇi (ஊணி) noun < ஊன்று-. [unru-.]
1. Weaver's stand for the threads of the woof; பாவாற்றுதற்கு ஊன்றுங் கவர்க்கால். [pavarrutharku unrung kavarkkal.] Local usage
2. See ஊணிக்கம்பு. [unikkambu.] Tinnevelly 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.
Nepali dictionary
1) Unī (उनी):—pron. honor. he; she (less formal and respectful than 'उहाँ [uhāṃ] ' and more formal and respectful than 'ऊ');
2) Unī (उनी):—adj. made from wool; woolen;
3) Ūnī (ऊनी):—adj. woolen;
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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Partial matches: Un, Ud, U, I, Ni, Uṇṇa, Nama.
Starts with (+18): Unipam, Unita, Unni ceti, Unni mullu, Unni pul, Unnia, Unnicceti, Unnichedi, Unnidda, Unnidha, Unnidr, Unnidr-rog, Unnidra, Unnidra-roga, Unnidraka, Unnidrata, Unnidrate, Unnidray, Unnidraya, Unnidre.
Full-text (+88): Karuni, Unniganda, Unnika, Unikkampu, Unnidha, Unitejas, Unnikkokku, Nayunni, Unibhu, Unnayana, Pitunkiunni, Kutavunni, Palunni, Unniyappam, Unikri, Umiyunni, Palam-unnipalai, Mampalavunni, Kalluni, Shakuni.
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