"tindal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tindals [plural]
Etymology: From Malayalam തണ്ടല് (taṇṭal) or Telugu తండేలు (taṇḍēlu), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *tanḍal-. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ml|തണ്ടല്}} Malayalam തണ്ടല് (taṇṭal), {{bor|en|te|తండేలు}} Telugu తండేలు (taṇḍēlu), {{der|en|dra-pro|*tanḍal-}} Proto-Dravidian *tanḍal- Head templates: {{en-noun}} tindal (plural tindals)
  1. (India, dated) A petty officer among lascars; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain. Tags: India, dated Categories (topical): Nautical occupations
    Sense id: en-tindal-en-noun-KVdnu0cP Disambiguation of Nautical occupations: 81 19 Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using discouraged character sequences, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages using discouraged character sequences: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6
  2. (India, dated) An attendant on an army. Tags: India, dated
    Sense id: en-tindal-en-noun-uwuCOjss Categories (other): Indian English

Inflected forms

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