On the name Pitchumani

[Swaminathan Madhuresan]

Compare tamil names like piccamuttu, kuppamuttu, kuppai/kuppu
(Mahamahopadhyaya Kuppusamisastri), maNNukkaTTi/maNNAGkaTTi (Salem/Dharmapuri),
and kannada/tamil names like sAyaNa(n).

Is -sAyi in anantasAyin, rangasAyin, vaTapatrasAyin Tamil?
Monier-Williams does not give it as Sanskrit in the meaning used here.

--- Sudalaimuthu Palaniappan <Palaniappa at AOL.COM> wrote:
> Dear Listmembers,
>
> What is the traditional understanding of the Tamil name Pitchumani? Does it
> originate simply from bhikSa? Does anybody relate it to ziva at all? I
> believe Srivaishnavites also have that name. Do they have a different
> understanding of the name? Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards
> S. Palaniappan


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