Tundi, Tūṇḍi, Tuṇḍi, Tumdi: 9 definitions
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Tundi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, biology. 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.
India history and geography
Source: Epigraphia Indica Vol. 36: Tūṇḍigrāma Grant of Vikramendra III, Year 14Tūṇḍi (तूण्डि).—The village called Tūṇḍi-grāma, which was situated in Vaiyerakara and in the pārśva of Charmapura (Carmapura), was granted by king Vikramendrabhaṭṭārakavarman in favour of the Brāhmaṇa Svāmiśarman of Āki-grāma, who was the son of Rudraśarman and a student of the Āpastamba-sūtra and belonged to the Kauṇḍinya-gotra. The word pārśva used in this section may indicate a small territorial unit. It may alsomean that Charmapura and Tūṇḍi-grāma were abutting on each other.
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)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Tundi in India is the name of a plant defined with Coccinia grandis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Physedra gracilis A. Chev. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Cytologia (1991)
· Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis (1834)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1996)
· Numer. List (6700)
· Hortus Suburbanus Calcuttensis (1845)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique (1866)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Tundi, for example health benefits, side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, pregnancy safety, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryTuṇḍi (तुण्डि).—[tuṇḍ-in]
1) Face, mouth.
2) A beak.
-ṇḍiḥ f. The navel.
Derivable forms: tuṇḍiḥ (तुण्डिः).
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Tundi (तुन्दि).—f., n. The belly. -f. The navel.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryTuṇḍi (तुण्डि).—mf. (-ṇḍiḥ-ṇḍī) 1. The mouth, the face. 2. A beak. 3. The navel; (also tundi.) E. tuḍi to break or destroy, Unadi affix in.
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Tundi (तुन्दि).—n. (-ndi) The belly. f.
(-ndiḥ) The navel. m.
(-ndiḥ) One of the Gandharbas or quiristers of Swarga. E. tud to vex or harass, affix in, and num inserted.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tuṇḍī (तुण्डी):—[from tuṇḍa] f. a kind of gourd, [Cāṇakya]
2) Tuṇḍi (तुण्डि):—[from tuṇḍa] m. a beak, snout, [Uṇādi-sūtra] k.
3) [v.s. ...] f. (also tundi, [Horace H. Wilson]) emphysema of the navel (in infants), [Suśruta iii, 10, 37]
4) [v.s. ...] a prominent navel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) Tundī (तुन्दी):—[from tunda] f. idem, [Horace H. Wilson]
6) Tundi (तुन्दि):—[from tunda] m. ([v, 2, 139]) Name of a Gandharva, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
7) [v.s. ...] f. See tuṇḍi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Tuṇḍi (तुण्डि):—[(ṇḍiḥ-ṇḍī)] 2. m. 3. f. The mouth or face; a beak; the navel.
2) Tundi (तुन्दि):—(ndi) 2. n. The belly. (ndiḥ) f. The navel. m. A celestial chorister, a Gandharva.
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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 corpusTuṃḍi (ತುಂಡಿ):—[noun] a woman acting with an evil intent; a wicked woman.
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Tuṃḍi (ತುಂಡಿ):—
1) [noun] the bill of a bird; the beak.
2) [noun] the opening through which an animal or human takes in food; the mouth.
3) [noun] the depression in the centre of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo; the navel.
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Tuṃdi (ತುಂದಿ):—[noun] a man with protuberant, bulging navel.
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)
Starts with (+9): Tumdige, Tumdike, Tumdikku, Tumdilla, Tumdilodara, Tumdisu, Tundibha, Tundicela, Tundichela, Tundika, Tundikara, Tundikera, Tundikeri, Tundikerika, Tundikerin, Tundikeshi, Tundil, Tundila, Tundila Jataka, Tundilamu.
Ends with: Agnitundi, Amtumdi, Bartundi, Cittumdi, Dhvankshatundi, Dirghatundi, Dutundi, Kaakatundi, Kakatundi, Katutundi, Naitundi, Tiktatundi, Vajratundi.
Full-text (+6): Tundikara, Tundibha, Tunda, Tundicela, Tundika, Tumdige, Dhvankshatunda, Dhvankshatundaphala, Katutundika, Naitundi, Katutundi, Tundavat, Bhumitundika, Tiktakhya, Tiktatundi, Dhvankshatundi, Dirghatundi, Tundiya, Vayasadani, Tundila.
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