Petta, Peṭṭa, Pēṭṭā: 4 definitions
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Petta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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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Sanskrit dictionary
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPeṭṭa (ಪೆಟ್ಟ):—[noun] = ಪೆಟ್ಟೆ [pette]1.
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 LexiconPēṭṭā (பேட்டா) noun < Hindustain phēṭa.
1. Turban; தலைப்பாகை. [thalaippagai.]
2. Turban cloth woven of silk and cotton; பட்டும் பருத்தியும் கலந்து நெய்த தலைக்குட்டைத் துணி. [pattum paruthiyum kalanthu neytha thalaikkuttaith thuni.] (G. S m. D. I , i, 266.)
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 (+15): Petta-patti-kabbu, Pettai, Pettaikkattu, Pettaikkatu, Pettaimari, Pettaimuticcu, Pettaiyan, Pettaka, Pettaka-putti, Pettakalam, Pettakam, Pettakankottu, Pettakappetti, Pettakattutti, Pettal, Pettala, Pettalaka, Pettalam, Pettalu, Pettam.
Ends with: Apetta, Gillapetta, Nalipetta, Nelampetta.
Full-text: Pettamulam, Pettapancakkaram, Pettatacai, Petta-patti-kabbu, Pettamutti, Pakkanar, Pettakalam, Pettakam, Peru, Pettai, Vararuci.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
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Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
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