Pittan, Piṭṭaṉ, Piṭṭan, Pittaṉ, Pittāṉ, Pīṭṭaṉ: 2 definitions
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Source: academia.edu: Minor Chiefs and "Hero" in Ancient TamilakamPiṭṭaṉ (a Chief) is a name related to the historical geography and rulers of ancient Tamil Nadu, occuring in Sangam literature such as the Akanāṉūṟu and the Puṟanāṉūṟu.—Notes: ‘Piṭṭaṅkoṟṟaṉ’ (Puṟam. 168-172)
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPiṭṭaṉ (பிட்டன்) noun < bhraṣṭa.
1. Excommunicated person; heretic; மதத்துக்குப் புறம் பானவன். பிட்டர்தம் மறவுரை [mathathukkup puram panavan. pittartham maravurai] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 266, 10).
2. Worm-killer. See ஆடுதின்னாப்பாளை. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [aduthinnappalai. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Pittaṉ (பித்தன்) noun < பித்தம்¹. [pitham¹.] [K. hucca.]
1. Crazy man, mad man; பைத்தியகாரன். மருந்திற் றணியாத பித்தனென்று [paithiyagaran. marunthir raniyatha pithanenru] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 340).
2. Fool, idiot; மூடன். இவைபிதற்றும் பித்தரிற் பேதையா ரில் [mudan. ivaipitharrum pitharir pethaiya ril] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 52).
3. Śiva; சிவபிரான். பித்தா பிறை சூடீ [sivapiran. pitha pirai sudi] (தேவாரம் [thevaram] 1001, 1).
4. cf. bhitti-caura. Thief, robber; திருடன். (அகராதி நிகண்டு). [thirudan. (agarathi nigandu).]
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Pittāṉ (பித்தான்) noun Corr. of பொத்தான். [pothan.] Button; சட்டை முதலியவற்றை மாட்டிக்கொள்ளு தற்கு உரிய குமிழ். [sattai muthaliyavarrai mattikkollu tharku uriya kumizh.] Colloq.
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Pīṭṭaṉ (பீட்டன்) noun
1. cf. பூட்டன். [puttan.] Great grandfather; இரண்டாம் பாட்டன். [irandam pattan.] (W.)
2. Great grandson; இரண்டாம் பேரன். [irandam peran.] (W.)
3. Grandfather; பாட்டன். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [pattan. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Pīṭṭaṉ (பீட்டன்) noun < English Phaeton; குதிரை வண்டிவகை. [kuthirai vandivagai.]
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: Pittana, Pittana, Pittana, Pittanadi, Pittanali, Pittanati, Pittanibarhana, Pittanidana, Pittanoy, Pittanpakku, Pittantaka, Pittantakarasa, Pittantalaikkotti, Pittanvita.
Ends with: Antiyantapittan.
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