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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pariṣattu (ಪರಿಷತ್ತು):—

1) [noun] an assembly; gathering of people, esp. to discuss or decide on matters; a meeting.

2) [noun] an association of certain class of people or of people having a common interest, etc.

3) [noun] a formal meeting of advisors of a king; a royal assembly.

4) [noun] a group of persons gathered at a place; a crowd; an assembly; a multitude.

5) [noun] an assembly of people called for consultation, discussion, advice, etc.; a council, as a legislative assembly, advisory board, etc.

6) [noun] wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond or along the banks of a river; mire; mud.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pariṣattu (பரிஷத்து) noun < thirukkural-ṣad. Assembly of scholars; பண்டிதர்சபை. [panditharsapai.]

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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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Ends with: Jillaparishattu, Mulaparishattu, Rajyaparishattu, Vidhanaparishattu.

Full-text: Mulaparishattu.

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