"pial" meaning in English

See pial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From pia + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pia|al}} pia + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pial (not comparable)
  1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pia or pia mater. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-pial-en-adj-8dv3W3DC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: pials [plural], pyal [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pial (plural pials)
  1. (India) A raised platform on which people sit, usually under the veranda, or on either side of the door of a house. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-pial-en-noun-~oatk2Rs Categories (other): Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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