The story
- Tamil · borrowed fromபேட்டை“extramural suburb”
- English todaypettah
Borrowed from Tamil பேட்டை (pēṭṭai, “extramural suburb”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: A town, sometimes fortified, outside a fort. Full definition →
Tamil பேட்டை