Alternative forms

• புடி (puṭi) — colloquial

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɪɖɪ/, [pɪɖi]Category:Tamil terms with IPA pronunciation#பிடி

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  Category:Tamil terms with audio pronunciation#பிடி

Verb

பிடி • (piṭi)Category:Tamil lemmas#பிடிCategory:Tamil verbs#பிடிCategory:Tamil terms with redundant script codes#பிடிCategory:Tamil entries with incorrect language header#பிடிCategory:Pages with entries#பிடிCategory:Pages with 1 entry#பிடி

1. (transitiveCategory:Tamil transitive verbs#பிடி) to catch, grasp, seize, clutch
2. to grasp, hold
3. to catch, contract (as a disease)
4. to be agreeable, attractive, pleasing to the senses or mind; to be liked [with dative]

   உனக்கு அவனைப் பிடிக்காது என்றால் அவனோடு ஏன் பேசுகிறாய்?

   uṉakku avaṉaip piṭikkātu eṉṟāl avaṉōṭu ēṉ pēcukiṟāy?

   If you don't like him, why do you talk to him?

   Category:Tamil terms with usage examples#பிடி

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

Noun

பிடி • (piṭi)Category:Tamil lemmas#பிடிCategory:Tamil nouns#பிடிCategory:Tamil terms with redundant script codes#பிடிCategory:Tamil entries with incorrect language header#பிடிCategory:Pages with entries#பிடிCategory:Pages with 1 entry#பிடி

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

References

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