Piku, Pīku: 2 definitions

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Piku 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 corpus

Pīku (ಪೀಕು):—

1) [verb] to pull out forcefully.

2) [verb] (pain) to be caused or felt (chiefly when the hair is pulled).

3) [verb] to spread oneself over a wide area.

4) [verb] to forcefully send out, expel; to force out.

5) [verb] to make great efforts or attempts; to strive; to labor hard; to struggle.

6) [verb] to pay (money) under duress.

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Pīku (ಪೀಕು):—[noun] agricultural crop grown or as standing on a field.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Piku (பிகு) noun [K. Travancore usage bigi.]

1. Tightness, hardness, rigidity; இறுக்கம். [irukkam.]

2. Force, strength; பலம். [palam.] (W.)

3. Arrogance; severity; செருக்கு. அவன் வெகு பிகுவாயிருக்கிறான். [serukku. avan vegu piguvayirukkiran.]

4. Strong voice; high pitch; எடுத்த குரல். [edutha thirukkural] (W.)

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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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