Pici, Pīci: 2 definitions
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Pici 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Pichi.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryPici (पिचि).—(°-) (?) (perhaps a corruption), seems to designate some impurity, defect, or undesirable quality in a cloth on which images are to be painted: site daumye (see this) …pici-varjite (sc. paṭe) (Ārya-)Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa 131.20 (verse). Possibly read picu, cotton ?
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPici (பிசி) noun
1. [K. pusi.] Falsehood; பொய். [poy.]
2. A kind of enigma in which an object is indicated by the description of something resembling it; உவமேயத்தை யுவமானப் பொருளாற் குறிப்பித்துக்கூறுவது. [uvameyathai yuvamanap porular kurippithukkuruvathu.] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 488.)
3. Riddle, enigma, puzzle; பிதிர். பிசியு நொடியும் பிறர்வாய்க் கேட்டு [pithir. pisiyu nodiyum pirarvayk kettu] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 22, 62).
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Pici (பிசி) noun < bhissā. Boiled rice; சோறு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [soru. (pingalagandu)]
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Pīci (பீசி) noun < bījin.
1. That which has seeds, as tree, plant, etc.; பீசத்தையுடையது. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [pisathaiyudaiyathu. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
2. See பீசகோசம். [pisagosam.]
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 (+7): Piciete, Picietl, Piciguttu, Picijgui, Picika, Picike, Picikka, Picila, Picilu, Picin, Picin-ottarai, Picinam, Picinan, Picinarakku, Picinarici, Picinbattaw, Picinda, Picindavant, Picindavat, Picindika.
Ends with: Kacapici, Kicipici.
Full-text: Pishi, Pichi-pichi, Pira pisi, Pichi panga, Supari chikni pisi hui, Pichi, Picupicu, Tarkkalimpu, Samarri-pisi, Piccai, Pish, Pitti.
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