Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patil

/pəˈtɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
patil
IPA
/pəˈtɪl/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Marathi or Kannada, meaning “village head”.

name

A female given name from Armenian, meaning “snowflake”.

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi पाटील (pāṭīl, “village head”) or through Kannada ಪಾಟೀಲ (pāṭīla, “village head”), from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘘𑘺𑘩 (paṭaila), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (paṭṭaïlla), from Sanskrit पट्टकिल (paṭṭakila). Doublet of Patel.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ಪಾಟೀಲ, 𑘢𑘘𑘺𑘩, 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮, पट्टकिल

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce patil?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈtɪl/.
What does patil mean?
A surname from Marathi or Kannada, meaning “village head”.
Where does patil come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce patil

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