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Patil¹

  • /pəˈtɪl/

Rhymes with -ɪl

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun

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

Patil²

  • /pəˈtɪl/

Rhymes with -ɪl

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

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

Translations

Every language

name surname

한국어파틸
日本語パティル Patiru
中文帕蒂爾 /帕蒂尔 Pàdì'ěr
हिन्दीपाटिल pāṭil
PortuguêsPatil
ΕλληνικάΠατίλ Patíl
РусскийПати́л Patíl
العربيةبَاتِيل batīl
עבריתפטיל

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"Patil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/patil. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"Patil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/patil.

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@misc{patil_2026,
  title = {Patil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/patil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}