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Patel¹

  • /pəˈtɛl/

Rhymes with -ɛl

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Patels

  1. A surname from Gujarati, meaning “village headman”. As of late last week, some close to Trump believed it was a “toss-up” between Patel and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey as to whom the president-elect would pick for FBI director, according to a source familiar with the discussions.

patel²

  • /pəˈtɛl/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Gujarati પટેલ (paṭel, “village headman”), which is from Sanskrit पट्टकिल (paṭṭakila).

noun patels · patail · patell · pattel · potail

  1. India, historical A village head man. In the troublous times which followed 1804, when the Maráthá power was waning, and every district almost was a scene of struggle for the supremacy, the patels everywhere came forward and boldly protected the villages, […]

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: patil, battle, zamindar, headman, chieftain, sarpanch, pradhan, landlord, reeve, alderman, squire, proprietor, landowner, warden, mayor, bailiff

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name surname

हिन्दीपटेल paṭel
РусскийПате́л Patél

noun role or position of a patel

हिन्दीपटेल paṭel

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@misc{patel_2026,
  title = {patel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/patel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}