Hum, 贬耻峁�: 19 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
: Google Books: Exploring Mantric Ayurveda贬耻峁� (short 鈥榰鈥� as in put), is the mantra of Fire and Energy that relates to the fiery forms of the Goddess, as Chinnamasta, Chamunda and Bhairavi, as also the god Shiva in his fiery forms.
The mantra 贬耻峁� also relates to Agni specifically and can be used for all Agnis, or fires, in the body if they are low or irregular.
贬耻峁� awakens the digestive Fire as in Ha-kara (the syllable 鈥楬a鈥�), the abdomen is slightly contracted upwards to make the sound, from which the root 鈥渉u鈥� from Huta and Hotar derive comes from鈥攖he Vedic terms for invocation fo the Divine Fire.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation贬耻峁� (啶灌啶�) refers to a particular sound (used to drive away demons), according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.5.23 (鈥淥utraging the modesty of V峁沶d膩鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Sanatkum膩ra narrated to Vy膩sa: 鈥淸...] Seeing the agitated lady [V峁沶d膩] followed by the demons the sage drove them back with a loud bellowing sound of 鈥楬um鈥� (丑耻峁僰腻谤补). O sage, seeing them routed and terrified by the mere 贬耻峁僰膩ra, the wife of the king of Daityas was struck with a great wonder in her heart. Freed from the fear she bowed down to the great sage with palms joined in reverence and prostrated herself in front of him. V峁沶d膩 then spoke. [...]鈥�.
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)
: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesH奴峁� (啶灌啶�) refers to a 鈥渟eed of knowledge鈥�, according to the 10th-century 岣屇乲膩r峁嘺va-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Sa峁僾ara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] [He should visualize] a seed of knowledge [representing] the self-existent one (viz., 丑奴尘) at the center of a lotus on a sun [disk] in [his] heart. Then he should emit rays of various colors, [which] fill the sky. Having attracted an assembly of deities formed by J帽膩na岣嵞乲in墨, he should make the Lord of the world seated at the center of a hollow space in the sky. [...]鈥�.
Note: According to the Bohit膩 (D 1419, 134 v 7), a seed of knowledge is the letter 丑奴峁�, which is a summary (bsdus pa) of the four letters 艣谤墨, he, ru, and ka.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
: Wisdom Library: Local Names of Plants and DrugsHum [啶灌啶甝 in the Hindi language is the name of a plant identified with Miliusa tomentosa (Roxb.) J.Sinclair from the Annonaceae (Sugar-apple) family having the following synonyms: Uvaria tomentosa, Saccopetalum tomentosum. For the possible medicinal usage of hum, 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.
Hum [啶灌啶甝 in the Konkani language, ibid. previous identification.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryhu峁� (啶灌啶�).鈥擨nterjections or grunts indicating assent or consent. (to speak, do, stir). hu峁� mha峁嘺峁嚹撫箖 or 办补谤补峁嚹抚箖 To grunt indication of being about
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丑奴峁� (啶灌啶�).鈥攊nd An interjection of inciting, urging, or setting on; at it! to it! 2 An ejaculation (like c奴峁�, k奴峁�, 墨sa, usa &c.) of a person wincing under a sudden twinge. See 丑腻测补. v mha峁嘺, kara.
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丑奴峁� (啶灌啶�).鈥攁d (Imit. Or H) A particle expressing consent, assent, admission, acknowledgment &c., yes, ah, well, to be sure.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishhu峁� (啶灌啶�).鈥�Interj indicating consent.
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丑奴峁� (啶灌啶�).鈥擜n interj. of inciting, urging. ad A particle expressing consent, &c.
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 dictionaryHum (啶灌啶).鈥�ind. A particle (originally an imitative sound) expressing
1) Remembrance or recollection; 啶灌啶� 啶溹啶炧ぞ啶むぎ啷� (hu峁� j帽膩tam) or 啶班ぞ啶 啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶き啷傕さ 啶灌啶� 啶むう啶げ啶� 啶膏啶む啶むた 啶灌啶 (r膩mo n膩ma babh奴va hu峁� tadabal膩 s墨teti hum).
2) Doubt; 啶氞啶む啶班 啶灌啶� 啶啶む啶班 啶灌啶 (caitro hu峁� maitro hum).
3) Assent; Uttarar膩macarita 5.35.
4) Anger.
5) Aversion.
6) Reproach.
7) Interrogation. (In spells and incantations hum is often found used with dat.; e. g. o峁� kavac膩ya hum) (丑耻峁儼灬箾 means 'to utter the sound hum', 'to roar, grunt, bellow', as in anu丑耻峁儼灬箾 'to roar in return'; anuhu峁�- kurute ghanadhvani峁� na hi gom膩tyurut膩ni kesar墨 艢i艣up膩lavadha 16.25.).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryHum (啶灌啶).鈥擨nd. 1. An interjection of remembering, (ha, ah!) 2. Of repulse or reproach, (away!) 3. Interrogation, (hey?) 4. Assent, (yes.) 5. Doubt. 6. A mystical syllable of frequent occurrence in incantations. E. hu to sacrifice, 岣岛尘颈 or 岣岛尘 aff.: see 丑奴尘 .
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H奴m (啶灌啶).鈥擨nd. 1. A particle of doubt or consideration (humph, ha.) 2. An interrogatory particle, (hey, indeed.) 3. A particle of assent, (yes, well, so be it, amen.) 4. An interjection of anger. 5. Of fear. 6. Of reproach, or contempt, (equivalent to be silent, tush, pish.) 7. Of aversion, repulse, or dislike, &c. 8. A magical or mystical monosyllable. 9. An imitative sound. E. 丑惫别帽 to call, aff. 岣嵟玬颈 or 岣嵟玬岣� see hum.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryHum (啶灌啶).鈥攁n interj. 1. Of remembering, Ah! [Uttara R膩macarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 136, 14. 2. Of repulse, Away! 3. Of interrogation, Hey? 4. Of assent, Yes. 5. Of doubt. 6. A mystical syllable used in incantations (cf. 丑耻峁僰腻谤补, 丑耻峁儼灬箾ta).
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H奴m (啶灌啶).鈥攁n interj. (cf. hum), 1. Of doubt, Humph! ha! 2. Of interrogation, Hey? 3. Of assent, Yes. 4. Of anger, fear. 5. Of laughing, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 80, 1 ([Prakrit]). i. Of reproach, contempt, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 2. ed. 48, 47; equivalent to 鈥楤e silent,鈥� Tu峁�! 7. Of aversion. 8. A mystical syllable, Cf. 丑奴峁僰膩ra, 丑奴峁儼灬箾ti.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryHum (啶灌啶).鈥攊nterj. [with] 办峁� growl, grumble, speak roughly to ([accusative]).
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H奴m (啶灌啶).鈥�= hum.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) H奴m (啶灌啶):鈥攁 ind. or hum an exclamation (of remembrance, doubt, interrogation, assent, anger, reproach, fear etc., not translatable)
2) a mystical syllable used in spells and magical texts or sentences
3) in Vedic ritual used immediately before the singing of the Prast膩va or prelude as well as during the chanting of the Pratih膩ra or response, [???; Mah膩bh膩rata; K膩vya literature etc.]
4) Hum (啶灌啶):鈥�ind. or 丑奴尘 an exclamation (of remembrance, doubt, interrogation, assent, anger, reproach, fear etc., not translatable)
5) a mystical syllable used in spells and magical texts or sentences
6) in Vedic ritual used immediately before the singing of the Prast膩va or prelude as well as during the chanting of the Pratih膩ra or response, [???; Mah膩bh膩rata; K膩vya literature etc.]
7) 贬耻峁� (啶灌啶�):鈥擺from hum] in [compound] for hum.
8) H奴m (啶灌啶):鈥攂 ind. an exclamation or interjection etc.
9) See hum.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Hum (啶灌啶):鈥�interj. Ah! ha! away! hey! yes; doubt. Also used in incantations.
2) H奴m (啶灌啶):鈥�interj. Ha! hey! indeed! yes; well. Also expressive of anger, fear, reproach, dislike; used also in incantations.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Hum (啶灌啶) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 贬耻峁�.
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Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (sa峁僺办峁泃am), 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 dictionary1) 贬耻峁� (啶灌啶�):鈥�(int) a particle denoting assent, yes.
2) H奴峁� (啶灌啶�):鈥�(ind) yes; (v) am.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary贬耻峁� (啶灌啶�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Hum.
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 corpus贬耻峁� (嗖灌硜嗖�):鈥擺interjection] an interjection used to express doubt, consent, disagreement, anger, contempt, fear, etc.
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H奴峁� (嗖灌硞嗖�):鈥擺independent] = 嗖灌硞 [hu]3.
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 LexiconHum (喈灌瘉喈瘝) interjection An exclamation indicating disapproval or dissatisfaction; 喈呧喈苦喁佮喁嵿喈� 喈瘓喈曕瘝 喈曕喈熰瘝喈熰瘉喈む喁嵿畷喁� 喈呧喈苦畷喁佮喈苦喈距畷 喈掂喈權瘝喈曕瘉喈炧瘝 喈氞瘖喈侧瘝. [athirupthi yaig kattutharku ariguriyaga vazhangugn sol.]
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
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary贬耻峁� (啶灌啶�):鈥擺=啶灌啶乚 interj. a word uttered to scold or startle somebody;
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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Starts with (+25): Huagilu, Humadu, Humakana, Humale, Humalegare, Humalekare, Human life, Human Realm, Humanajanalikeya, Humaum, Humay, Humb, Humba, Humbaguddike, Humbagutige, Humbaguttige, Humbatana, Humbijit, Humble plant, Humboldtia brunonis.
Full-text (+616): Humkara, Humkrita, Humkriti, Humkari, Humhumkara, Humkri, Alivirava, Kakaca, Kshvid, Vajrakila, Guj, Humkaratirtha, Humkaragarbha, Vajramudgara, Vajrin, Gunganem, 碍惫补峁�, Gajabaja, Dhuna, Huguttu.
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Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
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Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
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Text 21.6 (Commentary) < [Chapter 21 (Text And Commentary)]
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 339 - Greatness of 贬耻峁僰膩ra K奴pa < [Section 1 - Prabh膩sa-k峁tra-m膩h膩tmya]
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