Ushni, Uṣṇi: 5 definitions
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Ushni means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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.
The Sanskrit term Uṣṇi can be transliterated into English as Usni or Ushni, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Uṣṇi (उष्णि).—(m. or nt.), app. = uṣṇīṣa in sense 1, q.v.: twice in verses of Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā, supported by meter: 46.13 giritatam iva (ms. iha) haima śobhate cāsya coṣṇi (end of line); 50.11 girirājatulya tava coṣṇir iha.
1) Uṣṇi (उष्णि):—[from uṣ] mfn. burning
2) [v.s. ...] See aśny-uṣṇi, p. 114, col. 1.
3) Uṣṇī (उष्णी):—[from uṣ] (in [compound] for uṣṇa).
Uṣṇi (उष्णि):—s. aśnyuṣṇi .
Uṣṇi (उष्णि):—Adj. brennend , in aśnyaṣṇi.
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Uṣṇī (उष्णी):—Adv. mit kar erhitzen , erwärmen.
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.
Tamil dictionary
Uṣṇi (உஷ்ணி) [uṣṇittal] 11 intransitive verb < idem. To become hot; சூடாதல். [sudathal.]
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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Starts with (+10): Ushnibhavati, Ushnig, Ushniganga, Ushniggarbha, Ushnih, Ushniha, Ushnihakakubh, Ushnij, Ushnik, Ushnika, Ushnikar, Ushnike, Ushnikku, Ushnikri, Ushnikrita, Ushniman, Ushninabha, Ushnish, Ushnisha, Ushnishabhajana.
Full-text: Ushniganga, Ushnih, Ushninabha, Ashnyushni, Ushnikri, Paroshnih, Ushnikrita, Puroshnih, Madhumat, Murdhni, Tushnimganga, Uṇha, Ushnisha, Lakshana.
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