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പഴുത് • (paḻutŭ)
- hole
- loophole
- crevice
- state of wastage
- excuse
- time
- means of escape
- chance
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “പഴുത്”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books