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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

padwal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pad-w-al
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A snake gourd.

Indian usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi पडवळ (paḍvaḷ), from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘚𑘪𑘯 (paḍavaḷa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀟𑁄𑀮 (paḍola), from Sanskrit पटोल (paṭola), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *puḍala.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: पडवळ, 𑘢𑘚𑘪𑘯, 𑀧𑀟𑁄𑀮, पटोल, *puḍala

Usage

Inflected Forms

padwals (plural)

Questions

What does padwal mean?
A snake gourd.
Where does padwal come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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