tindal
/tˈɪndəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "One thing that continued unchanged was the division of the crew into two watches, each led by a tindal."
- "The party left the island about four o clock in the afternoon, and after a pleasant passage of three hours, arrived at the Jaffna Customs, where a most untoward event took place which tended greatly to mar the pleasure of the day: the unfortunate wag of a tindal not having brought a boat-note with him, the tide-waiters at the Custom-house detained all the oysters belonging to the party, which were immediately removed to the Custom-house and kept there under lock and key, pending the decision of the acting Controller of Customs!"
Etymology
From Malayalam തണ്ടല് (taṇṭal) or Telugu తండేలు (taṇḍēlu), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *tanḍal-.
Word Breakdown
- Root: തണ്ടല്, తండేలు, *tanḍal-