Petiya, Pēṭiyā, Peṭiyā, Pētiyā: 2 definitions
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Petiya means something in the history of ancient India, Marathi, 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.
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Glossary of Sinhalese Folk Terms appearing in the Service Tenure RegisterPediya:—A dhobi. A washerman.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarypēṭiyā (पेटिया).—m P (A formation from the Hind. Belly.) Belly-provender, belly-material, the feed or board, the eating (whether the food, or the capacity of one's eating, or the money-equivalent). Pr. ghasiyā ghōḍā pē0 cākara kāya kāmācā A grasseating horse (getting no corn) and a boarded servant (without wages)--of what use? pē0 (in kind or in cash) is given to persons (as to witnesses at a trial, to belted officials &c.) employed away on a duty.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPētiyā (பேதியா) [pētiyātal] [pēti-ā] intransitive verb < idem. +. (W.)
1. To purge; மலங்கழிதல். [malangazhithal.]
2. To be attacked with cholera; வாந்திபேதியால் மலம் நீராகக் கழிதல். [vanthipethiyal malam niragak kazhithal.]
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: Petiyaikkattumuli, Petiyaikkattumulikai.
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