pandal
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Tamil பந்தல் (pantal).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpændəl/
Noun
pandal (plural pandals)
- A large temporary structure in South Asia erected during various Hindu and Buddhist religious festivals.
Related terms
- shamiana
Kuku-Thaypan
Noun
pandal
- chin
Further reading
- Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner