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pongal

pongal noun: a sweet or savoury Indian rice dish.

Noun

pongal (usually uncountable, plural pongals)

  1. (usually) A sweet or savoury Indian rice dish.

Proper noun capitalized: Pongal

Pongal

  1. A Hindu harvest festival of South India, particularly in the Tamil community, observed at the start of the month Tai (typically around January 14).

pongal meaning in Tamil

pongal in Tamil

தமிழக உணவு வகைகளில் ஒன்று, தமிழக விழாக்களில் ஒன்று, அறுவடையை ஒட்டிய கொண்டாட்டம், உழைக்கும் மக்கள் இயற்கைக்கும், போகி, பொங்கல்

Forms of pongal

pluralpongals
alternative formpongali

Origin of pongal

Borrowed from Tamil பொங்கல் (poṅkal, literally “boiling, bubbling up”). Doublet of Pongal.

Transliteration of Tamil பொங்கல் (poṅkal). Doublet of pongal.

Phrases with pongal

Questions about pongal

What does pongal mean?
Pongal means a sweet or savoury Indian rice dish.
What is pongal in Tamil?
Pongal in Tamil is தமிழக உணவு வகைகளில் ஒன்று, தமிழக விழாக்களில் ஒன்று, அறுவடையை ஒட்டிய கொண்டாட்டம். See Pongal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pongal?
Pongal can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of pongal?
The plural of pongal is pongals.

Words near pongal in the dictionary

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  6. pongal
  7. pongali
  8. pongals
  9. pongam tree
  10. pongamia oil
  11. pongas

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