തപാൽ
tapaal tapāl /t̪ɐbaːl/
Also spelled: tapal
Definition
Meaning and examples
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post, mail
തപാൽ വൈകി എത്തി. tapāl vaiki etti. “The post arrived late.”
Forms
| the word | തപാൽ |
|---|---|
| of / belonging to | തപാലിന്റെ |
| to / for | തപാലിന് |
| as the object | തപാലിനെ |
| in / at | തപാലിൽ |
| with | തപാലോടു |
| by / using | തപാലാൽ |
| more than one | തപാലുകൾ |
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from Indo-Aryan. Compare Prakrit *𑀝𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀢𑀺 (*ṭippati, “notes”), *𑀝𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*ṭippa, “note”), Gujarati ટીપ (ṭīp), Marathi टीप (ṭīp, “note, list”), टापरणें (ṭāparṇẽ, “mallet”), टिपणें (ṭipṇẽ, “to jot; to hit”). Cognate with Kannada ಟಪಾಲು (ṭapālu), Tamil தபால் (tapāl), Telugu టపా (ṭapā), తపాలా (tapālā), టపాలు (ṭapālu). Later Indo-Aryan (re)borrowings are concentrated in the West and South (elsewhere dak is used): Deccani ٹَپّال (ṭappāl), ٹَپّا (ṭappā), Gujarati ટપાલ (ṭapāl), Konkani टपाल (ṭapāl), Marathi टपाल (ṭapāl), Sindhi ٽَپالَ /टपाल (ṭapāla). Borrowed from Dutch de paal.