پاچیله

Persian

Etymology

By metathesis (perhaps under the influence of پاچه (pâče, “feet”)), ultimately from Telugu చెప్పులు (ceppulu), the plural of చెప్పు (ceppu).

Noun

پاچیله • (pâčile)

1. shoe, sandal
2. snowshoe

Further reading

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “ﭙاﭽيله”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul, page 219
• Yūsofī, Ḡolām-Ḥosayn (1992) “CLOTHING xxvii. Historical lexicon of Persian clothing”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, New York, retrieved 2022-04-17