pandal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil பந்தல் (pantal)/பந்தர் (pantar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpændəl/

Noun

pandal (plural pandals)

1. (Myanmar, South Asia) a large temporary structure erected during various Hindu and Buddhist religious festivals

Alternative forms

• pandall, pandaul, pendaul

Related terms

• shamiana

Descendants

• Bengali: প্যান্ডেল (pênḍel)

Translations

temporary structure

• Bengali: প্যান্ডেল (bn) (pênḍel)
• Burmese: မဏ္ဍပ် (my) (mandap)
• Hindi: पंडाल (hi) (paṇḍāl)

Kuku-Thaypan

Noun

pandal

1. chin

Further reading

• Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner