பிடி
Tamil
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Etymology 1
Cognate with Kannada ಹಿಡಿ (hiḍi), Malayalam പിടി (piṭi), Telugu పిడి (piḍi).
Verb
பிடி • (piṭi)
- (transitive) to catch, grasp, seize, clutch
- to secure
- capture, ensnare, entrap, catch, usurp, prey on
- to tie, fasten
- to take refuge in, depend on, cling to
- to obtain, take possession
- to contain, hold
- to assume (as a form)
- to bear, carry, support
- to withhold, keep back, deduct, detain
- to take a photograph
- to expound
- to take on, as a color
- to grasp, understand, comprehend
- to buy, purchase wholesale
- to join in a continued row or series, nail on, line with
- to hold fast, adhere to
- to undertake
- to massage, rub
- to geld
- (intransitive) to stick, adhere, cling
- to be agreeable, attractive, pleasing to the senses or mind
- to be suitable, adapted, conformable
- to take place, occur
- to find room, go in
Derived terms
- பிடிகயிறு (piṭikayiṟu)
- பிடிகல் (piṭikal)
- பிடிகாசு (piṭikācu)
- பிடிசுவர் (piṭicuvar)
- பிடிச்சராவி (piṭiccarāvi)
- பிடிச்சாட்டிக்கழி (piṭiccāṭṭikkaḻi)
- பிடித்தபிடி (piṭittapiṭi)
Etymology 2
Cognate with Kannada ಹಿಡಿ (hiḍi), Malayalam പിടി (piṭi), Telugu పిడి (piḍi).
Noun
பிடி • (piṭi)
- hold, clutch, pinch, seizure by the hand
- comprehension
- confidence, reliance, trust
- religious belief, opinion or tenet
- fist, closed hand
- catch, grip (in wrestling)
- handle, haft, hilt
- rein
- means, device
- firmness, stubbornness
- help, refuge, support
- handful, small quantity
- measure of length, the width of one hand
- female elephant
- devil
- exposition
Derived terms
- பிடிகாரன் (piṭikāraṉ)
- பிடிகிழங்கு (piṭikiḻaṅku)
- பிடிகொடு (piṭikoṭu)
- பிடிக்கட்டு (piṭikkaṭṭu)
- பிடிக்கொம்பன் (piṭikkompaṉ)
- பிடிசுட்டுப்படைத்தல் (piṭicuṭṭuppaṭaittal)
- பிடிசுற்று (piṭicuṟṟu)
- பிடிசூழ்தல் (piṭicūḻtal)
- பிடிசெம்பு (piṭicempu)
- பிடிச்சிற்றுளி (piṭicciṟṟuḷi)
References
- University of Madras (1924-1936) , “பிடி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press.