Pil, Pīl, Piḷ, Pīḻ, Pīḷ: 10 definitions

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The Sanskrit terms Piḷ and Pīḷ can be transliterated into English as Pil or Pili, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pil (पिल्).—1 U. (pelayati-te)

1) To throw, cast.

2) To send, direct.

3) To incite, prompt.

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Pīl (पील्).—1 P. (pīlati)

1) To check, obstruct, hinder.

2) To stop.

3) To become stupid.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pil (पिल्).—[pila] r. 10th cl. (pelayati-te) 1. To throw, to cast or send. 2. To incite. cu0 ubha0 saka0 sreṭ .

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Pīl (पील्).—[pīla] r. 1st cl. (pīlati) 1. To stop, to cease to be or do. 2. To become stupid. bhvā0 para0 saka0 seṭ .

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pil (पिल्).—i. 10, [Parasmaipada.] To throw, to cast.

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Pīl (पील्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] 1. To impede, to obstruct. 2. To become stupid.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Pil (पिल्):—[class] 10. [Parasmaipada] pelayati, to throw, send, impel, incite, [Dhātupāṭha xxxii, 65] (cf. pel, vil).

2) Pīl (पील्):—[class] 1. pīlati, to check or stop, to become stupid, [Dhātupāṭha xv, 14.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Pil (पिल्):—(ka) pelayati 10. a. To throw.

2) Pīl (पील्):—pīlati 1. a. To stop; be stupid.

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Pil in German

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Pil in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) an elephant; the castle in the game of chess; ~[pamva] elephantiasis; ~[paya] abutment; ~[vana] an elephant-driver; hence ~[vani] (nf)..—pil (पील) is alternatively transliterated as Pīla.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Piḷ (பிள்) [piḷ(ḷu)tal] 2 & 9 verb [K. piḷigu.] intransitive

1. To burst, open; to be rent or cut; பிள வுண்டாதல். [pila vundathal.]

2. To be broken to pieces; துண்டு படுதல். அப்பளம் பிண்டுபோயிற்று. [thundu paduthal. appalam pindupoyirru.]

3. To be at variance; to disagree; மனம் வேறுபடுதல். இருவர்க் கும் பிட்டுக்கொண்டது. [manam verupaduthal. iruvark kum pittukkondathu.] — transitive

1. To cleave asunder, divide; விள்ளுதல். அன்னை யடரும் பிட்டுப் பிட் டுண்டாய் [villuthal. annai yadarum pittup pid dunday] (குமரகுருபரசுவாமிகள் மதுரைக்கலம். [kumaraguruparasuvamigal mathuraikkalam.] 1).

2. To crush; நொறுக்குதல். முடியொரு பஃதவையுடனே பிட்டான் [norukkuthal. mudiyoru paqthavaiyudane pittan] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 883, 8).

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Piḷ (பிள்) noun cf. பீள். [pil.] Tender beauty of a child; பிள்ளைமை யழகு. தன் பிள்ளழியாமே எதிரி களை முடிக்கும்படி [pillaimai yazhagu. than pillazhiyame ethiri kalai mudikkumbadi] (திருவிருத்தம் [thiruvirutham] 14, வ்யா, பக். [vya, pag.] 94).

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Pīl (பீல்) noun < idem. Quantity of milk that gushes out at a single squeeze of the udder; முலைப்பாலின் பீச்சு. பிள்ளைப்பாலில் இரண்டு பீல் கொடு. [mulaippalin pichu. pillaippalil irandu pil kodu.] Local usage

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Pīḻ (பீழ்) [pīḻtal] 4 transitive verb cf. pīḍ. To uproot; பிடுங்குதல். பெருமரம் பீழ்ந்து கொண்டெற்றி [pidunguthal. perumaram pizhnthu konderri] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 185, 9.)

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Pīḷ (பீள்) noun < பிள்-. [pil-.]

1. Embryo, foetus; கரு. பீட்பிதுக்கிப் பிள்ளையை . . . கோடலான் [karu. pidpithukkip pillaiyai . . . kodalan] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 20).

2. Tender ears of corn; இளங்கதிர். கருந்தாள் போகி யொருங்குபீள் விரிந்து [ilangathir. karunthal pogi yorungupil virinthu] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 120). (பிங்கலகண்டு [pingalagandu])

3. Tenderness; இளமை. (திவா.) [ilamai. (thiva.)]

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Pil is another spelling for पील [pīla].—n. elephant;

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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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