पटेल

See also: पटल and पाटल

Hindi

Etymology

Sanskrit पट्टकिल (paṭṭakila).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pə.ʈeːl/
Rhymes: -eːl

Noun

पटेल • (paṭel) m

the head of a village or town
A surname, equivalent to the English Patel. Taken by members of a Gujarati community.

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पटेल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 593

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