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വട

vata vaṭa /ʋɐɖɐ/

noun · നാമം

name of various types of local fried snacks of Kerala

  1. vada; an Indian torus shaped afternoon snack commonly made with urad dal

  2. name of various types of local fried snacks of Kerala

Forms

the word വട
of / belonging to വടതൻ
to / for വടക്ക്
as the object വടയെ
in / at വടയിൽ
with വടയോടു
by / using വടയാൽ
more than one വടകൾ

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit [Term?], ultimately from Sanskrit वृत्त (vṛtta, “round”). Doublet of വട്ടം (vaṭṭaṁ) and വൃത്തം (vr̥ttaṁ). Cognate Hindi वड़ा (vaṛā), Kannada ವಡೆ (vaḍe), Sinhalese වට (waṭa), Tamil வடை (vaṭai), Telugu వడ (vaḍa).

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