Kumci, 碍耻帽肠墨, Kunci: 17 definitions
Introduction:
Kumci means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Kumchi.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexKumci (啶曕啶啶氞た).鈥擜 son of Bali.*
- * Brahm膩峁囜笉a-pur膩峁嘺 III. 5. 43.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist Iconography碍耻帽肠墨 (啶曕啶炧啶氞) refers to one of the four 鈥淒oor Goddesses鈥�, as commonly depicted in Buddhist Iconography, and mentioned in the 11th-century Ni峁annayog膩val墨 of Mah膩pa峁囜笉ita Abhay膩kara.鈥擧er Colour is yellow; her Symbol are the keys; she has two arms.鈥擳he second goddess in this series is called 碍耻帽肠墨 from the keys that she holds. [...] A statuette of this goddess occurs in the Chinese collection under the title Ku帽cik膩dhar膩.
碍耻帽肠墨 is described in the Ni峁annayog膩val墨 (辫补帽肠补岣嵞乲补-尘补峁囜笉补濒补 ) as follows:鈥�
鈥湴苊背δ� is yellow in colour and holds the Keys in her two hands鈥�.
[Collectively they are described as nude, dancing in 辫谤补迟测腻濒墨岣峢补, with fearful appearance, and awe-inspiring ornaments. They are described below in the same order in which they are treated in the 尘补峁囜笉补濒补. They hold their special symbols appropriate to their names.]
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
India history and geography
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryKu帽ci.鈥�(IE 8-6), a measure of capacity usually regarded as equal to eight handfuls. Note: 办耻帽肠颈 is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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)
: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Kunci in India is the name of a plant defined with Abrus precatorius in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Abrus squamulosus E. Mey. (among others).
2) Kunci in Indonesia is also identified with Boesenbergia rotunda It has the synonym Kaempferia ovata Roscoe (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Asiatic Researches, or 鈥楾ransactions of the Society鈥� (1810)
· Flora van Nederlandsch Indi毛 (1855)
· Asiatic Researches (1910)
· For. Fl. Punj. (1956)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) (1826)
· Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines (1932)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kunci, for example health benefits, chemical composition, diet and recipes, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary办耻帽肠墨 (啶曕啶傕啷�).鈥攆 A hooded cloak for children. 2 ( H or kuci S) A brush of hog's bristles &c. tied together at one end; a large painter's brush, or a whitewash dauber &c. 3 A weaver's brush, a paste-dauber for the warp.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English办耻帽肠墨 (啶曕啶傕啷�).鈥�f A hooded cloak for children. A brush.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryKu帽ci (啶曕啶炧啶氞た).鈥擜 measure of capacity equal to eight handfuls; 啶呧し啷嵿啶啶粪啶熰た啶班啶さ啷囙い啷嵿啷佮啷嵿啶苦 (a峁ａ弓amu峁ａ弓irbhavet办耻帽肠颈岣�).
Derivable forms: 办耻帽肠颈岣� (啶曕啶炧啶氞た啶�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryKu帽ci (啶曕啶炧啶氞た).鈥攆.
(-帽肠颈岣�) A measure of quantity equal to eight handfuls. E. 办耻帽肠 to be curved. in aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryKu帽ci (啶曕啶炧啶氞た).鈥擺masculine] a cert. measure of quantity.
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碍耻帽肠墨 (啶曕啶炧啶氞).鈥擺feminine] cumin.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ku帽ci (啶曕啶炧啶氞た):鈥擺from 办耻帽肠] f. a measure of capacity (equal to eight handfuls, = 办颈峁�-肠颈诲), [Hem膩dri鈥檚 Caturvarga-cint膩ma峁噄] [commentator or commentary] on [Manu-sm峁泃i vii, 126.]
2) 碍耻帽肠墨 (啶曕啶炧啶氞):鈥擺from 办耻帽肠] f. cummin, [Bh膩vaprak膩艣a]
3) [v.s. ...] (= 办耻帽肠颈k膩) Trigonella foenum graecum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryKu帽ci (啶曕啶炧啶氞た):鈥�(帽肠颈岣�) 2. f. Measure of quantity equal to 8 handfuls.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryK奴峁僣墨 (啶曕啶傕啷�):鈥�(nf) a brush, a small broom; —[辫丑别谤补苍腻] to undo, to reduce to naught.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryKu峁僣i (啶曕啶傕啶�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: 碍耻帽肠颈迟补.
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
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKu峁僣i (嗖曕硜嗖傕矚嗖�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖曕硜嗖傕瞩嗖苦矖喑� [kumcige]1.
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Ku峁僣i (嗖曕硜嗖傕矚嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] a bunch of hairs, feathers, grass, etc. growing closely together or attached at the base; a tuft.
2) [noun] a tassel or tuft made of the feathers of a peacock.
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Ku峁僣i (嗖曕硜嗖傕矚嗖�):鈥擺noun] the small-sized, evergreen tree Murraya koenigii of Rutaceae family, with fragrant leaves, used in seasoning food.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKu帽ci (喈曕瘉喈炧瘝喈氞) noun < 喈曕瘉喈炧瘝喈氞瘉. [kunchu.]
1. Anything small; 喈氞喈编瘉喈瘓喈喈┼喁�. 喈曕瘉喈炧瘝喈氞喈瘝喈瘑喈熰瘝喈熰. [sirumaiyanathu. kunchippetti.]
2. Young bird, chicken; 喈喈掂瘓喈曕瘝喈曕瘉喈炧瘝喈氞瘉. 喈曕喈苦喈曕瘉喈炧瘝喈氞喈喈┼瘝 喈编喈� 喈喈班瘝 喈畾喈� [paravaikkunchu. kariyagunchiyin raga mar pasi] (喈氞喈掂疄喈距喈氞喈む瘝喈む喈喈班瘝 喈氞瘉喈畷喁嵿喈瘝 喈. 喈喈喈掂喈む喈喁�. [sivagnanasithiyar supagsham para. mayavathimaru.] 1).
3. Mother's younger sister; 喈む喈喈┼瘝喈む畽喁嵿畷喁�. [thayinthangai.] (J.)
4. Father's younger brother; 喈氞喈编瘝喈编喁嵿喈┼瘝. [sirrappan.] (J.)
5. Membrum virile, as small; 喈嗋喁嵿畷喁佮喈�. [ankuri.]
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Ku帽ci (喈曕瘉喈炧瘝喈氞) [办耻帽肠颈ttal] 11 verb < 办耻帽肠. transitive To upraise and bend, as the leg; to cause to bend; 喈曕喈侧瘝喈む瘋喈曕瘝喈曕喈掂喁堗喁嵿喈侧瘝. 喈曕喈侧瘝喈曕瘉喈炧瘝喈氞喈む瘝 喈む喈熰喈┼喈┼瘉喈瘝 [kalthukkivalaithal. kalkunchith thadinanum] (喈む瘒喈掂喈班喁� [thevaram] 521, 4). 鈥� intransitive To stand on tip-toe; 喈曕喈编瘝喈疅喈權瘝 喈曕瘉喈ㄠ瘝喈む喈ㄠ喈编瘝喈编喁�. (喈氞疯喈熰喈喈苦喈苦畷喈｀瘝喈熰瘉) [karpadang kunthinirral. (sudamaninigandu)]
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Ku帽ci (喈曕瘉喈炧瘝喈氞) noun < 喈曕瘉喈氞瘝喈氞鹿. [办耻肠丑颈鹿.]
1. Pit for erecting a flagstaff; 喈曕瘖喈熰喈ㄠ喈熰瘝喈熰瘉喈權瘝 喈曕瘉喈脆. 喈曕瘉喈炧瘝喈氞喈喈｀瘝喈曕瘖喈熰 [kodinattung kuzhi. kunchimankodi] (喈氞瘈喈掂畷喈氞喈ㄠ瘝喈む喈喈� [sivagasindamani] 143).
2. Flagstaff; 喈曕瘖喈熰喈曕瘝喈曕喁�. [kodikkazhai.] (喈氞瘈喈掂畷喈氞喈ㄠ瘝喈む喈喈� [sivagasindamani] 143, 喈夃喁�. [urai.])
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Ku帽ci (喈曕瘉喈炧瘝喈氞) noun cf. 办奴谤肠补.
1. Tuft of hair, especially man鈥檚; 喈曕瘉喈熰瘉喈. (喈む喈掂.) [kudumi. (thiva.)]
2. Hair, as on the head of an elephant, crest of a peacock; 喈喈┼瘓 喈喈苦喁� 喈瘉喈む喈苦喈掂喁嵿喈苦喁� 喈夃畾喁嵿畾喈苦喈喈班瘝. 喈曕瘉喈炧瘝喈氞喈曕瘝 喈曕喈� 喈喈┼瘓 [yanai mayil muthaliyavarrin uchimayir. kunchig kali yanai] (喈氞瘈喈掂畷喈氞喈ㄠ瘝喈む喈喈� [sivagasindamani] 2792). 喈曕瘉喈炧瘝喈氞喈 喈疄喁嵿疄喁� [kunchima majnai] (喈氞瘈喈掂畷喈氞喈ㄠ瘝喈む喈喈� [sivagasindamani] 301).
3. Head; 喈む喁�. 喈曕瘉喈炧瘝喈氞 喈曕瘉喈编畽喁嵿畷喈苦喁嵿喁囙喁� 喈曕瘖喈｀瘝喈熰喈班瘉喈ㄠ瘝喈む瘉 [thalai. kunchi kuranginmer kondirunthu] (喈喈苦喁娻喈距喁嵿喈苦喁佮喁佮喁� 喈曕瘝喈粪瘒喈む瘝. [pathinorandirumurai ksheth.] 5).
4. Tassels, as insignia of royalty; 喈氞喈编瘝喈编喁佮畷喁嵿畷喈┼瘑喈┼瘝喈┼瘉喈瘝 喈掂喈班瘉喈む瘉. 喈瘉喈┼瘓喈喈苦喁� 喈曕瘉喈炧瘝喈氞瘉 喈喈氞瘝喈氞喈苦喁嵿喈掂喁� 喈曕瘖喈熰喈瘚 喈熰喈熰瘝喈熰瘉 [sirranukkanennum viruthu. punaimayir kunchu pichaminravazh kodiyo dittu] (喈氞瘈喈掂畷喈氞喈ㄠ瘝喈む喈喈� [sivagasindamani] 437).
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Ku帽ci (喈曕瘉喈炧瘝喈氞) noun < 驳耻帽箩腻. Crab's eye. See 喈曕瘉喈┼瘝喈编. [kunri.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kumciga, Kumcige, Kumcike, Kumcisu, Kumcitakesha, Kumcitakeshapasha, Kumcitiga, Kumciya, Kuncika, Kuncita, Kuncitanguli.
Full-text (+39): Kuncita, Upakunci, Kunciyayi, Kunciyattai, Kuncikkutai, Kunciyappu, Kuncikkampu, Erikunci, Kunciyaycci, Kunciyappan, Kuncalanem, Kunch, Kuncamani, Prakunca, Tukhm kunch, Lal kunch, Kunch lal, Maghz tukhm kunch, Temu kunci, Tamu kunci.
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