Patil

P3A1T1I1L1
/pəˈtɪl/

proper noun

A surname from Marathi or Kannada, meaning “village head”.

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Meanings

Patil1

proper noun
  1. A surname from Marathi or Kannada, meaning “village head”.

Patil2

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Armenian, meaning “snowflake”.

Origin

Patil · proper noun

  1. Sanskritपट्टकिल
  2. Prakrit𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮
  3. omr𑘢𑘘𑘺𑘩
  4. Kannadaಪಾಟೀಲ“village head”
  5. Marathiपाटील“village head”
  6. EnglishPatil

Borrowed from Marathi पाटील (pāṭīl, “village head”) or through Kannada ಪಾಟೀಲ (pāṭīla, “village head”), from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘘𑘺𑘩 (paṭaila), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (paṭṭaïlla), from Sanskrit पट्टकिल (paṭṭakila). Doublet of Patel.

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Patil · proper noun

  1. ArmenianՓաթիլ
  2. EnglishPatil

Borrowed from Armenian Փաթիլ (Pʻatʻil), from փաթիլ (pʻatʻil, “snowflake”).

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Translations

Arabic بَاتِيل
  • بَاتِيل (batīl)surname
Chinese Mandarin 帕蒂爾 /帕蒂尔
  • 帕蒂爾 /帕蒂尔 (Pàdì'ěr)surname
Greek Πατίλ
  • Πατίλ (Patíl)surname
Hebrew פטיל
  • פטילsurname
Hindi पाटिल
  • पाटिल (pāṭil)surname
Japanese パティル
  • パティル (Patiru)surname
Korean 파틸
  • 파틸surname
Persian پتیل
  • پتیلsurname
Portuguese Patil
  • Patilsurname
Russian Пати́л
  • Пати́л (Patíl)surname
Tamil பாட்டீல்
  • பாட்டீல் (pāṭṭīl)surname
Thai ปาติล
  • ปาติลsurname
Ukrainian Паті́л
  • Паті́л (Patíl)surname
Urdu پاٹل
  • پاٹل (pāṭil)surname

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Patil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Patil

MLA

“Patil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Patil. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Patil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Patil.

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