വട
Appearance
Malayalam
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Prakrit [Term?], ultimately from Sanskrit वृत्त (vṛtta, “round”). Doublet of വട്ടം (vaṭṭaṁ) and വൃത്തം (vr̥ttaṁ). Cognate Hindi वड़ा (vaṛā), Kannada ವಡೆ (vaḍe), Sinhalese වට (waṭa), Tamil வடை (vaṭai), Telugu వడ (vaḍa).
Noun
[edit]വട • (vaṭa)
- vada; an Indian torus shaped afternoon snack commonly made with urad dal
- Synonym: ഉഴുന്ന് വട (uḻunnŭ vaṭa)
- name of various types of local fried snacks of Kerala
Etymology 2
[edit]Cognate with Tamil வட (vaṭa). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Noun
[edit]വട • (vaṭa)
Coordinate terms
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References
[edit]- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “വട”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “വട”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books