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Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *cāl.
ചാൽ • (cāl)
- furrow, canal
- Synonym: തോട് (tōṭŭ)
- watercourse, channel
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ചാല്”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books