Piratikkinai, Piratikkiṉai, Piṟatikkiṉai: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Piratikkiṉai (பிரதிக்கினை) noun < prati-jñā.

1. That which is proposed or resolved upon; உத்தேசித்த விஷயம். [uthesitha vishayam.] (பிரயோகவிவேகம் [pirayogavivegam] 2, உரை. [urai.])

2. (Logic.) Major premise; அனுமான வுறுப்புக்களில் சாதிக்க வேண்டிய பொருள். [anumana vuruppukkalil sathikka vendiya porul.] (தருக்க சங்கிரகம் [tharukka sangiragam] 49.)

3. Vow, solemn declaration; சபதம். [sapatham.]

4. Pledge, resolve; தீர்மானம். [thirmanam.]

5. Assent; சம்மதி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [sammathi. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

6. Confession. See பாபசங்கீர்த்தனம். [papasangirthanam.] Christian usage (W.)

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Piṟatikkiṉai (பிறதிக்கினை) noun See பிரதிக்கினை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [pirathikkinai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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