पटेल

See also: पटल and पाटल

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Gujarati પટેલ (paṭěl)

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /pə.ʈeːl/, [pɐ.ʈeːl]
Rhymes: -eːl

Noun

पटेल • (paṭel) m

the head of a village or town

Declension

Declension of *पटेल* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पटेल paṭel	पटेल paṭel
oblique	पटेल paṭel	पटेलों paṭelõ
vocative	पटेल paṭel	पटेलो paṭelo

Proper noun

पटेल • (paṭel) m or f by sense

a surname, equivalent to English Patel: taken by members of a Gujarati community

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of *पटेल* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पटेल paṭel	पटेल paṭel
oblique	पटेल paṭel	पटेलों paṭelõ
vocative	पटेल paṭel	पटेलो paṭelo

Declension of *पटेल* (fem cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पटेल paṭel	पटेलें paṭelẽ
oblique	पटेल paṭel	पटेलों paṭelõ
vocative	पटेल paṭel	पटेलो paṭelo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पटेल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 593