Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patel

/pəˈtɛl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables
pa-tel
IPA
/pəˈtɛl/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Gujarati, meaning “village headman”.

noun

A village head man.

Indian usage

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Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati પટેલ (paṭěl, “village headman”), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (paṭṭaïlla), from Sanskrit पट्टकिल (paṭṭakila). Doublet of Patil.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮, पट्टकिल, પટેલ

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Questions

How do you pronounce patel?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈtɛl/.
What does patel mean?
A surname from Gujarati, meaning “village headman”.
Where does patel come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce patel

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