படல்

Tamil

Etymology

From படு (paṭu). Cognate with Tulu ಪಡಿ (paḍi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɐɖɐl/

Noun

படல் • (paṭal)

1. a small shutter of braided palm leaves or thorns
2. 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
3. frames of various kinds adorned with flowers and fastened to temple-cars
4. a kind of ola umbrella
5. hole of a yard-arm or sailyard

References

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “படல்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press