Pitakam, Piṭakam, Pītakam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPiṭakam (பிடகம்) noun < piṭaka.
1. Basket; கூடை. [kudai.]
2. Buddhist scripture. See திரிபிடகம். பெரிய.ோன் பிடகநெறி [thiripidagam. periyon pidaganeri] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 26, 66).
3. Treatise; நூல். (திவா.) [nul. (thiva.)]
4. Boil; கொப்புளம். வெம்பிடகப் பிணியால் மேனி வெடிப்புண்டு [koppulam. vembidagap piniyal meni vedippundu] (திருக்காளத். பு. [thirukkalath. pu.] 17, 31).
5. Alms, charity; பிச்சை. (சதுராகராதி) [pichai. (sathuragarathi)]
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Pitakam (பிதகம்) noun < bhidaka. Thunderbolt; இடி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [idi. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Pītakam (பீதகம்) noun < pītaka.
1. Gold colour; பொன்னிறம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [ponniram. (pingalagandu)]
2. Gold; பொன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [pon. (pingalagandu)]
3. Yellow orpiment; பொன்னரிதாரம். [ponnaritharam.] (W.)
4. Turmeric; மஞ்சள். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [manchal. (sudamaninigandu)]
5. Cuscus grass; இருவேரி. (திவா.) [iruveri. (thiva.)]
6. Gold-coloured unguent. See பீதம்¹ [pitham¹],
4. (W.)
7. A kind of garment; துகில்வகை. [thugilvagai.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 14, 108, உரை. [urai.])
8. Honey; தேன். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [then. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
9. Brass; பித்தளை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [pithalai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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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Starts with: Pitakamakshika, Pitakamta.
Ends with: Apitarmapitakam, Curppitakam, Tiripitakam, Vinayapitakam, Vipitakam.
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