pandal
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Tamil பந்தல் (pantal)/பந்தர் (pantar).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpandal (plural pandals)
- (Myanmar, South Asia) a large temporary structure erected during various Hindu and Buddhist religious festivals
Alternative forms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- Bengali: প্যান্ডেল (pênḍel)
Translations
editKuku-Thaypan
editNoun
editpandal
Further reading
edit- Barry Alpher, Connecting Thaypanic, in Land and Language in Cape York Peninsula and the Gulf Country, edited by Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Diane Hafner