Payimtu, Payiṃṭu, Payintu, Payiṇṭu: 2 definitions
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Payimtu means something in Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPayiṃṭu (ಪಯಿಂಟು):—
1) [noun] the exact or essential fact or idea under consideration; a point.
2) [noun] the main idea, striking feature or effective twist of a joke, story, etc.; a point.
3) [noun] any of different sizes of printing types.
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Pāyiṃṭu (ಪಾಯಿಂಟು):—
1) [noun] the exact or essential fact or idea under consideration; a point.
2) [noun] a measuring unit for type bodies and printed matter, equal to about 1/72th part of an inch; point.
3) [noun] any of certain positions a player is stationed at in cricket or other games; point.
4) [noun] a unit, as of measurement, value, game scores, etc.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPayiṇṭu (பயிண்டு) noun < English Pint = ½ quart = about 2½ āḻākku; சுமார் [sumar] 2½ ஆழாக்களவு. [azhakkalavu.] Local usage
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Payiṇṭu (பயிண்டு) noun < English bind. Binding, as of books; புத்தகக் கட்டடம். [puthagak kattadam.]
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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