പാവാട

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀯𑀝 (pāvaṭa), from Sanskrit प्रावृत (prāvṛta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paːʋaːɖɐ/

Noun

പാവാട • (pāvāṭa)

1. skirt, dress that ladies wear from waist downwards
2. petticoat

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “പാവാട”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• Warrier, M. I. (2008) “പാവാട”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
• https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/84931/