பீடி

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Hindi बीड़ी (bīṛī).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /biːɖɪ/, [biːɖi]

Noun[edit]

பீடி (pīṭi)

  1. beedi, a type of Indian cigarette wrapped with a leaf

Etymology 2[edit]

From Urdu پیڙهی (pīrhī).

Noun[edit]

பீடி (pīṭi)

  1. generation, lineage
    Synonym: வமிசம் (vamicam)

Further reading[edit]

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