Pitakan, Piṭakaṉ, Pītakaṉ: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Piṭakaṉ (பிடகன்) noun < idem. Buddha, author of Tripiṭaka; [திரிபிடகத்தின் ஆசிரியன்] புத்தன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [[thiripidagathin asiriyan] puthan. (pingalagandu)]

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Piṭakaṉ (பிடகன்) noun < bhiṣaj. Doctor, physician; வைத்தியன். (பிங்கலகண்டு) பிடகர் தம்மாற் றேள் வெங் கடுத்தீர் மருந்துதவி [vaithiyan. (pingalagandu) pidagar thammar rel veng kaduthir marunthuthavi] (சேதுபுராணம் அனுமகு. [sethupuranam anumagu.] 15).

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Pītakaṉ (பீதகன்) noun < pītaka. Jupiter, as gold-coloured; வியாழன். (திவா.) [viyazhan. (thiva.)]

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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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