படல்
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Tamil[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From படு (paṭu). Cognate with Tulu ಪಡಿ (paḍi).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
படல் • (paṭal)
- a small shutter of braided palm leaves or thorns
- a kind of hurdle or wattled frame for sheltering cattle; a kind of tatty against sun, rain or wind, used in a shed, bazaar or hovel, or before a shop
- frames of various kinds adorned with flowers and fastened to temple-cars
- a kind of ola umbrella
- hole of a yard-arm or sailyard
References[edit]
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “படல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press