Pantai, Paṇṭai, Pāṇṭai, Pāntai: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPaṇṭai (பண்டை) noun < பண்டு¹. [pandu¹.]
1. Oldness; antiquity; பழமலையந்தாதிை. பண்டைப் பிறவிய ராகுவர் [pazhamai. pandaip piraviya raguvar] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 11, 33).
2. Former time, previous time; முற்காலம். தண்டமுந் தணிதிநீ பண்டையிற் பெரி தே [murkalam. thandamun thanithini pandaiyir peri the] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 10).
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Paṇṭai (பண்டை) noun < Telugu baṇḍu. Indecent language; அசப்பியமொழி. [asappiyamozhi.] Local usage
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Paṇṭai (பண்டை) noun < paṇḍā. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])
1. Knowledge; ஞானம். [gnanam.]
2. Learning; கல்வி. [kalvi.]
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Pāṇṭai (பாண்டை) noun < பாண்டல். [pandal.] Bad smell, as of rotten fish; துர்நாற்றம். [thurnarram.] (W.)
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Pāntai (பாந்தை) noun See பாந்து³ [panthu³], 1. (J.)
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: Pamtaisu, Pantaikkalam, Pantainal, Pantainari, Pantaivinai, Pantaiyor, Pantaiyuli.
Ends with: Batata pantai, Bintangur pantai, Mahmud pantai, Maman pantai, Muttuppantai.
Full-text: Pantaikkalam, Pantainal, Pantainari, Maman pantai, Mahmud pantai, Bintangur pantai, Batata pantai, Muttuppantai, Parattuvan, Pantaivinai, Pantaiyuli, Pandai, Anuratapuram, Parakitam, Kurippu-vinaiyal-anaiyumpeyar, Veriyan, Pantu, Uli, Uru, Pari.
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