पटोल

पटोल

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पटोल (paṭola), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *puḍala (“snake gourd, Trichosanthes anguina”). Doublet of परवल (parval)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pə.ʈoːl/, [pə.ʈoːl̪]

Noun

पटोल • (paṭol) m (Urdu spelling پَٹول‎)

1. (rare) pointed gourd

   Synonym: (more common) परवल (parval)

Declension

Declension of पटोल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पटोल paṭol	पटोल paṭol
oblique	पटोल paṭol	पटोलों paṭolõ
vocative	पटोल paṭol	पटोलो paṭolo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पटोल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “पटोल”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬧᬝᭀᬮ (Balinese script)
• পটোল (Assamese script)
• পটোল (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰘𑰺𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑀝𑁄𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌪𑌟𑍋𑌲 (Grantha script)
• પટોલ (Gujarati script)
• ਪਟੋਲ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦥꦛꦺꦴꦭ (Javanese script)
• បដោល (Khmer script)
• ಪಟೋಲ (Kannada script)
• ປໂຏລ (Lao script)
• പടോല (Malayalam script)
• 𑘢𑘘𑘻𑘩 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠠᢌᠣᠸᠠᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᢒᠠᢞᠣᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
• ပဋောလ (Burmese script)
• 𑧂𑦸𑧜𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑐚𑑀𑐮 (Newa script)
• ପଟୋଲ (Oriya script)
• ꢦꢜꣂꢭ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆛𑆾𑆬 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖘𑖺𑖩 (Siddham script)
• පටෝල (Sinhalese script)
• పటోల (Telugu script)
• ปโฏล (Thai script)
• པ་ཊོ་ལ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑒙𑒼𑒪 (Tirhuta script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ʈɐw.lɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pɐˈʈoː.l̪ɐ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *puṭala (“snake gourd, Trichosanthes anguina”).[1]

Noun

पटोल • (paṭola) m [2]

1. pointed gourd (Trichosanthes dioica)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पटोल (paṭola)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पटोलः paṭolaḥ	पटोलौ paṭolau	पटोलाः / पटोलासः¹ paṭolāḥ / paṭolāsaḥ¹
Vocative	पटोल paṭola	पटोलौ paṭolau	पटोलाः / पटोलासः¹ paṭolāḥ / paṭolāsaḥ¹
Accusative	पटोलम् paṭolam	पटोलौ paṭolau	पटोलान् paṭolān
Instrumental	पटोलेन paṭolena	पटोलाभ्याम् paṭolābhyām	पटोलैः / पटोलेभिः¹ paṭolaiḥ / paṭolebhiḥ¹
Dative	पटोलाय paṭolāya	पटोलाभ्याम् paṭolābhyām	पटोलेभ्यः paṭolebhyaḥ
Ablative	पटोलात् paṭolāt	पटोलाभ्याम् paṭolābhyām	पटोलेभ्यः paṭolebhyaḥ
Genitive	पटोलस्य paṭolasya	पटोलयोः paṭolayoḥ	पटोलानाम् paṭolānām
Locative	पटोले paṭole	पटोलयोः paṭolayoḥ	पटोलेषु paṭoleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• पटोलिका (paṭolikā)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: *𑀧𑀟𑁄𑀮-𑀇𑀆 (*paḍola-iā)
    • Old Marathi:

      Devanagari: पडवळी (paḍavaḷī)

      Modi: 𑘢𑘚𑘪𑘯𑘲 (paḍavaḷī)

• पटोली (paṭolī)

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀟𑁄𑀮 (paḍola), 𑀧𑀑𑀮 (paola)
  • Old Marathi:

    Devanagari: पडवळ (paḍavaḷa)

    Modi: 𑘢𑘚𑘪𑘯 (paḍavaḷa)

    • Marathi: पडवळ (paḍvaḷ)
      • → English: padwal
• Pali: paṭola
• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Gujarati: પરવળ (parvaḷ), પંડોળું (paṇḍoḷũ)
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: परवल (parval)

    Urdu: پَرْوَل‎ (parval)

• → Bengali: পটোল (pôṭol)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: पटोल (paṭol)

  Urdu: پَٹول‎ (paṭol)

Etymology 2

From पट (paṭa, “garment, piece of cloth”).

Noun

पटोल • (paṭola) n [2]

1. patola cloth

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of पटोल (paṭola)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पटोलम् paṭolam	पटोले paṭole	पटोलानि / पटोला¹ paṭolāni / paṭolā¹
Vocative	पटोल paṭola	पटोले paṭole	पटोलानि / पटोला¹ paṭolāni / paṭolā¹
Accusative	पटोलम् paṭolam	पटोले paṭole	पटोलानि / पटोला¹ paṭolāni / paṭolā¹
Instrumental	पटोलेन paṭolena	पटोलाभ्याम् paṭolābhyām	पटोलैः / पटोलेभिः¹ paṭolaiḥ / paṭolebhiḥ¹
Dative	पटोलाय paṭolāya	पटोलाभ्याम् paṭolābhyām	पटोलेभ्यः paṭolebhyaḥ
Ablative	पटोलात् paṭolāt	पटोलाभ्याम् paṭolābhyām	पटोलेभ्यः paṭolebhyaḥ
Genitive	पटोलस्य paṭolasya	पटोलयोः paṭolayoḥ	पटोलानाम् paṭolānām
Locative	पटोले paṭole	पटोलयोः paṭolayoḥ	पटोलेषु paṭoleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Gujarati: પટોળું (paṭoḷũ)

References

1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001), “patola-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume III, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 299
2. Monier Williams (1899), “पटोल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 579.

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “paṭōlá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press