From பண்டம் (paṇṭam, “provision, materials”) + ஈகை (īkai, “charity, gift”). Cognate with Telugu పండగ (paṇḍaga, “festival”).
பண்டிகை • (paṇṭikai)
- festival
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “பண்டிகை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
- Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “பண்டிகை”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House