Malayalam edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Dravidian *peṭa (nape of neck). Cognate with Tamil பிடரி (piṭari).

Noun edit

പിടലി (piṭali)

  1. nape

References edit

  • Warrier, M. I. (2008) “പിടലി”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books