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padwal

padwal noun: a snake gourd.

Noun

padwal (countable and uncountable, plural padwals)

  1. (India, rare) A snake gourd.

Forms of padwal

pluralpadwals

Origin of padwal

Borrowed from Marathi पडवळ (paḍvaḷ), from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘚𑘪𑘯 (paḍavaḷa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀟𑁄𑀮 (paḍola), from Sanskrit पटोल (paṭola), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *puḍala.

Questions about padwal

What does padwal mean?
Padwal means a snake gourd.
What part of speech is padwal?
Padwal is a noun.
What is the plural of padwal?
The plural of padwal is padwals.

Words near padwal in the dictionary

  1. Padulas
  2. Paduma
  3. Padumuttara
  4. Paduraru
  5. Padus
  6. padwal
  7. padwals
  8. padwork
  9. padyatra
  10. padyatras
  11. padymelon

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