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പേട

peta pēṭa /peːɖɐ/

Meaning in English

peda; A South Asian sweet made from milk khoa and sugar.

noun · നാമം

Definition

Meaning and examples

  1. peda; A South Asian sweet made from milk khoa and sugar.

Forms

the word പേട
of / belonging to പേടതൻ
to / for പേടക്ക്
as the object പേടയെ
in / at പേടയിൽ
with പേടയോടു
by / using പേടയാൽ
more than one പേടകൾ

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पेड़ा (peṛā, “peda”), in turn from Sanskrit पिण्डक (piṇḍaka, “lump”). Compare Gujarati પેંડા (peṇḍā, “peda”), Punjabi ਪੇੜਾ (peṛā, “peda”) and Marathi पेढा (peḍhā, “peda”).

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