Ambiguity: Although Pattal has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Pattala.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Pattal in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) a plate made up by tagging broad tree leaves together (for serving food); food served on a pattal; —[ke khane vale, eka] lit. having meals in the same plate—very intimate, in intimate relationship; —[catana] to survive on leavings, to be humiliatingly servile to; —[padana] the pattals to be arranged; —[parasana] to serve meals (on a pattal); —[mem khana, kisi ki] to take meals together; to develop intimate relationship; —[mem khana, usi mem cheda karana, jisa] to blow off the roof that provides shelter; to cut off the hand that feeds; to be foolishly ungrateful; —[lagana] the food to be served on the pattal..—pattal (पत्तल) is alternatively transliterated as Pattala.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pattal (பத்தல்) noun

1. A wooden bucket; மரத்தாலான நீரிறைக்குங் கருவி. தீம்பிழி யெந்திரம் பத்தல் வருந்த [marathalana niriraikkung karuvi. thimbizhi yenthiram pathal varuntha] (பதிற்றுப்பத்து [pathirruppathu] 19, 23).

2. See பத்தர்¹ [pathar¹],

2. 3. See பத்தர்¹ [pathar¹],

3. 4. Ditch, depression; குழி. ஆன்வழிப்படுநர் தோண்டிய பத்தல் [kuzhi. anvazhippadunar thondiya pathal] (நற்றிணை [narrinai] 240).

5. A part of the stem of the palmyra leaf, out of which fibre is extracted; நாருரித்தற்கு ஏற்ற பனைமட்டையின் ஓருறுப்பு. [naruritharku erra panaimattaiyin oruruppu.] (G. T n. D. I , 221.)

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Pāṭṭāḷ (பாட்டாள்) noun < பாடு [padu] + ஆள். [al.] (J.)

1. Industrious person; உழைப்பாளி. [uzhaippali.]

2. Idler; சோம்பேறி. [somberi.]

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Pāṭṭāḷ (பாட்டாள்) noun < பாட்டு [pattu] +. Songster; பாடுபவன். [padupavan.] (W.)

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Pattal (பத்தல்) noun See பத்தர். குளப்பு வழி யன்ன கவடுபடு பத்தல் [pathar. kulappu vazhi yanna kavadupadu pathal] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: பொருநராற்றுப்படை [pathuppattu: porunararruppadai] 4).

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+1): Pattala, Pattalaka, Pattalakarana, Pattalakshana, Pattalana, Pattalavidhi, Pattale, Pattalegulu, Pattalekambha, Pattalekarana, Pattalhalka, Pattali, Pattaliga, Pattalige, Pattalika, Pattalike, Pattalikri, Pattaliyaccetti, Pattallaka, Pattalotu.

Ends with: Appattal.

Full-text: Pattala, Uravukutu, Puta-parinamatekam, Meymmaiya, Cirukancori, Pucapalam, Nanayaccarakku, Ciraru, Pattali, Mukkilver, Murutu, Pacai, Ketu, Potu.

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