Picha, Pí chá, Pi cha, Pī chā, Pīcha, Pichā: 7 definitions

Introduction:

Picha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hindi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Pichha.

Ambiguity: Although Picha has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Pica. It further has the optional forms Pīcha.

In Buddhism

Chinese Buddhism

毘茶 [pi cha]—Bhiḍa, or Pañca-nada, an ancient kingdom called after its capital of Bhiḍa; the present Punjab. Eilel.

Source: archive.org: A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms
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Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.

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Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

1) Picha (पिछ):——an allomorph of [pīchā] used as the first member in several compound words; ~[lagā/lagū/laggū] a hanger-on, lackey; satellite; •[honā, kā] to play second fiddle (to); ~[lagī] hanging on, lackeying, dancing attendance on.

2) Pīchā (पीछा) [Also spelled pichha]:—(nm) the back/hinder part; rear; pursuit, chase; —[karanā] to chase; to track, to hunt; to follow; to run after; —[chuḍānā] to get rid of; —[chūṭanā] to be rid of; to get riddance; —[choḍanā] to leave off, to let go, to abandon.

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary
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Nepali dictionary

1) Pichā (पिछा):—n. 1. chase; pursuit; 2. following someone asking for favor;

2) Pīchā (पीछा):—n. → पिछा [pichā]

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary
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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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Chinese-English dictionary

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

劈叉 [pī chā] [pi cha]—
A 動作 [dong zuo] (movement) in 體操 [ti cao] (gymnastics), 武術 [wu shu] (martial arts), 舞蹈 [wu dao] (dance), etc., where the 兩腿 [liang tui] (two legs) are separated in 前後 [qian hou] (front and back) 相反方向 [xiang fan fang xiang] (opposite directions), and the 臀部 [tun bu] (buttocks) then 著地 [zhe de] (touch the ground).

劈叉:一種體操、武術、舞蹈等的動作,兩腿朝前後相反方向分開,而後臀部著地。

pī chā: yī zhǒng tǐ cāo,, wǔ shù,, wǔ dǎo děng de dòng zuò, liǎng tuǐ cháo qián hòu xiāng fǎn fāng xiàng fēn kāi, ér hòu tún bù zhe de.

pi cha: yi zhong ti cao,, wu shu,, wu dao deng de dong zuo, liang tui chao qian hou xiang fan fang xiang fen kai, er hou tun bu zhe de.

Source: moedict.tw: Mengdian Mandarin Chinese Dictionary

劈叉 ts = pī chā p refers to “the splits (move in dancing)/to do the splits/Taiwan pr. [pi3 cha1]”.

Source: CC-CEDICT: Community maintained free Chinese-English dictionary

劈叉 ts = pī chā p refers to [noun] “the splits (move in dancing)”; Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 [xian dai han yu]; Notes: (CC-CEDICT '劈叉 [pi cha]') .

Source: NTI Reader: Chinese-English dictionary

毘茶 [pí chá] refers to: “Bhiḍa” [Sanskrit place name].

毘茶 is further associated with the following language/terms:

[Vietnamese] tỳ trà.

[Korean] 비차 / Bicha.

[Japanese] ビチャ / Bicha.

Source: DILA Glossaries: Digital Dictionary of Buddhism
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