English Explanatory Dictionary

Patel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Gujarati, meaning “village headman”.
noun
  1. A village head man.

Pronunciation

/pəˈtɛl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Patel.wav

Word forms

Patel Patels patail patell pattel potail

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati પટેલ (paṭěl, “village headman”), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (paṭṭaïlla), from Sanskrit पट्टकिल (paṭṭakila). Doublet of Patil.

Derived words

Patel hotel patelship
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