"pettah" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pettahs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil பேட்டை (pēṭṭai, “estate”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ta|பேட்டை|t=estate}} Tamil பேட்டை (pēṭṭai, “estate”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pettah (plural pettahs)
  1. (in Sri Lanka and southern India) A town, sometimes fortified, outside a fort. Wikipedia link: pettah

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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