పార

See also: పారు, పేరు, పొర, and పోరు

Telugu

పార

Alternative forms

పాఱ (pāṟa)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *pāray. Cognate with Malayalam പാര (pāra) and Tamil பாரை (pārai).

Noun

పార • (pāra) ? (plural పారలు)

1. shovel (tool used to move material)
2. Hoe : An agricultural tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end.

References

• "పార" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 741