Patikai, Paṭikai: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Paṭikai (படிகை) noun probably from idem.

1. Howdah and trappings of an elephant; யானைமேலிடும் தவிசு. பரும முதுகிடு படிகையும் [yanaimelidum thavisu. paruma muthugidu padigaiyum] (கம்பராமாயணம் அதிகா. [kambaramayanam athiga.] 132).

2. East Indian rosebay. See நந்தியாவட்டம். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [nanthiyavattam. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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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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