Tamomani, Tamomaṇi, Tamas-mani: 7 definitions
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Tamomani means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTamomaṇi (तमोमणि).—
1) a fire-fly.
2) a sapphire.
3) a star.
4) the moon; तमोमणिस्तु खद्योते नीलमण्यामुडौ शशौ (tamomaṇistu khadyote nīlamaṇyāmuḍau śaśau) Nm.
Derivable forms: tamomaṇiḥ (तमोमणिः).
Tamomaṇi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms tamas and maṇi (मणि). See also (synonyms): tamobhid.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTamomaṇi (तमोमणि).—m.
(-ṇiḥ) A fire-fly. E. tamas darkness, maṇi a gem. tamasi maṇiriva .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tamomaṇi (तमोमणि):—[=tamo-maṇi] [from tamo > tam] m. ‘darkness-jewel’, a kind of gem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a fire-fly, [Vāsavadattā] 442.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryTamomaṇi (तमोमणि):—[tamo-maṇi] (ṇiḥ) 2. m. Idem.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusTamōmaṇi (ತಮೋಮಣಿ):—
1) [noun] a brilliant precious variety of corundum of beautiful blue; sapphire.
2) [noun] any of a family (Lampyridae) of winged beetles, active at night, whose abdomens usu. glow with a luminescent light; a firefly.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mani, Bodhidharma, Tamas.
Full-text: Tamobhid.
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