Pairi, Pāīrī, Pairī: 3 definitions
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Pairi means something in the history of ancient India, Marathi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
India history and geography
Source: What is India: Epigraphia Indica volume XXXI (1955-56)Pairī is the name of a village (grāma) mentioned in the “Plate of Subhikṣarājadeva” (tenth century A.D.).
This inscribed copper plate (mentioning Pairī) is preserved in the temple of Yogabadarī (one of the Pañcabadarī) at Pāṇḍukeśvar (Pāṇḍukeśvara). It records the grant of many pieces of land, situated in the viṣayas (districts) of Ṭaṅgaṇāpura and Antaraṅga made by king Subhikṣa in favour of three deities.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishpāīrī (पाईरी).—m f A tree.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconPairi (பைரி) noun < Urdu bhairij. Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus; இராசாளிவகை. [irasalivagai.]
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Pairi (பைரி) noun Inspector of cattle; கால்நடைகளைப் பரிசோதிப்பவன். [kalnadaigalaip parisothippavan.] (மதி. க. [mathi. ka.] ii, 13.)
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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A Manual of Khshnoom (by Phiroz Nasarvanji Tavaria)
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)