பிடி

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Cognate with Kannada ಹಿಡಿ (hiḍi), Malayalam പിടി (piṭi), Telugu పిడి (piḍi).

பிடி • (piṭi)

1. (transitive) to catch, grasp, seize, clutch
2. to secure
3. capture, ensnare, entrap, catch, usurp, prey on
4. to tie, fasten
5. to take refuge in, depend on, cling to
6. to obtain, take possession
7. to contain, hold
8. to assume (as a form)
9. to bear, carry, support
10. to withhold, keep back, deduct, detain
11. to take a photograph
12. to expound
13. to take on, as a color
14. to grasp, understand, comprehend
15. to buy, purchase wholesale
16. to join in a continued row or series, nail on, line with
17. to hold fast, adhere to
18. to undertake
19. to massage, rub
20. to geld
21. (intransitive) to stick, adhere, cling
22. to be agreeable, attractive, pleasing to the senses or mind
23. to be suitable, adapted, conformable
24. to take place, occur
25. to find room, go in

Cognate with Kannada ಹಿಡಿ (hiḍi), Malayalam പിടി (piṭi), Telugu పిడి (piḍi).

பிடி • (piṭi)

1. hold, clutch, pinch, seizure by the hand
2. comprehension
3. confidence, reliance, trust
4. religious belief, opinion or tenet
5. fist, closed hand
6. catch, grip (in wrestling)
7. handle, haft, hilt
8. rein
9. means, device
10. firmness, stubbornness
11. help, refuge, support
12. handful, small quantity
13. measure of length, the width of one hand
14. female elephant
15. devil
16. exposition

• University of Madras (1924-1936) , “பிடி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press.