Pattini, Paṭṭiṇi, Paṭṭiṉi, Pattiṉi: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPaṭṭiṇi (பட்டிணி) noun [Malayalam: paṭṭiṇi.] Corr. of பட்டினி¹. [pattini¹.]
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Paṭṭiṉi (பட்டினி) noun [Malayalam: paṭṭiṇi.] Fasting; abstinence; starvation; உணவுகொள்ளாமை. பட் டினிவைகி [unavugollamai. pad dinivaigi] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 371).
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Paṭṭiṉi (பட்டினி) noun < bhaṭṭinī. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])
1. Queen; இராணி. [irani.]
2. Brahmin woman; பார்ப் பனி. [parp pani.]
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Pattiṉi (பத்தினி) noun < patnī.
1. Wife; மனைவி. [manaivi.]
2. Chaste wife; கற்புடையாட்டி. யானு மோர் பத்தினியே யாமாகில் [karpudaiyatti. yanu mor pathiniye yamagil] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 21, 36-7).
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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Starts with: Pattini-netuma, Pattiniamma, Pattinika, Pattinikita, Pattinikkal, Pattinikkatavul, Pattininonpikal, Pattinipakam, Pattiniporu, Pattinipotu, Pattinippantam, Pattinippillai, Pattinitavir, Pattinivitu.
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