Uvi: 3 definitions

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Uvi means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Uvi (उवि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Upe.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Uvi (ಉವಿ):—[noun] the husks of paddy, wheat or other grain separated in hulling, threshing or winnowing; chaff; hull.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Uvi (உவி) [uvital] 4 intransitive verb cf. அவி¹-. [avi¹-.] (J.)

1. To boil away, as water in a pot of rice; வற்று தல். [varru thal.]

2. To die in great numbers, as in war or pestilence; சாதல். அம்மையினால் வெகு சனம் உவிந்து போயிற்று. [sathal. ammaiyinal vegu sanam uvinthu poyirru.]

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Uvi (உவி) [uvittal] 11 transitive verb caus. of உவி¹-. [uvi¹-.] To boil; அவித்தல். சாந்த விறகி னுவித்த புன்கம் [avithal. santha viragi nuvitha punkam] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 168, 11).

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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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