Urdu

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पटोल (paṭola), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *puḍala (snake gourd, Trichosanthes anguina). Doublet of پَرْوَل (parval), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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پَٹول (paṭolm (Hindi spelling पटोल) (rare)

  1. pointed gourd
    Synonym: (more common) پَرْوَل (parval)

Declension

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Declension of پٹول
singular plural
direct پَٹول (paṭol) پَٹول (paṭol)
oblique پَٹول (paṭol) پَٹولوں (paṭolō̃)
vocative پَٹول (paṭol) پَٹولو (paṭolō)

References

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  • Platts, John T. (1884) “paṭol”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.