Pantiyam, Pāṇṭiyam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPāṇṭiyam (பாண்டியம்) noun < idem. See பாண்டிநாடு. [pandinadu.] (W.)
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Pāṇṭiyam (பாண்டியம்) noun cf. பாண்டில்¹. [pandil¹.]
1. Bull; எருது. செஞ்சுவற் பாண்டியம் [eruthu. senchuvar pandiyam] (பெருங்கதை உஞ்சைக். [perungathai unchaig.] 38, 32).
2. Agriculture; ploughing; உழவு. பாண்டியஞ் செய்வான் பொருளினும் [uzhavu. pandiyagn seyvan porulinum] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 136).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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