வட்டில்
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Tamil[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Related to வட்டி (vaṭṭi). Cognate with Kannada ಬಟ್ಟಲು (baṭṭalu, “bowl”).
Noun[edit]
வட்டில் • (vaṭṭil)
- porringer, platter, plate, cup
- a measure of capacity
- clepsydra, waterclock (a small vessel with holes in the bottom, floating on the water and sinking at the end of a nālikai)
- quiver
- basket
- path, way
- draught board
- ball of dough for preparing அப்பளம்
Descendants[edit]
- → Indonesian: batil
References[edit]
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “வட்டில்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press