pandal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil பந்தல் (pantal)/பந்தர் (pantar).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpændəl/

Noun

pandal (plural pandals)

  1. (Myanmar, South Asia) a large temporary structure erected during various Hindu and Buddhist religious festivals

Alternative forms

Descendants
  • Bengali: প্যান্ডেল (pênḍel)

Translations

Kuku-Thaypan

Noun

pandal

  1. chin

Further reading
  • Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner
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