വാതിൽ

• വാതൽ (vātal)

• IPA^(key): /ʋaːd̪il/

Cognate with Kannada ಬಾಗಿಲು (bāgilu, “door”), Kolami వాక (vāka, “outside”), Tamil வாசல் (vācal, “door, entrance”), Tulu ಬಾಕಿಲ್ (bākilŭ, “door, gate”) and Telugu వాకిలి (vākili, “door”).

വാതിൽ • (vātil)

A door

1. door; A portal of entry into a building or vehicle, with a swinging or sliding barrier by which it can be closed or opened.

   Synonym: കതക് (katakŭ)

Cognate with Kannada ಬಾವಲಿ (bāvali) and Tamil வாவல் (vāval). Doublet of വാവൽ (vāval) and വവ്വാൽ (vavvāl).

വാതിൽ • (vātil)

A watercolour painting of a bat

1. bat; Any of the various flying mammals in the order Chiroptera.

   Synonyms: വാവൽ (vāval), വവ്വാൽ (vavvāl)

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “vatil”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• Warrier, M. I. (2008) “വാതിൽ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “vātil”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/74741/
• https://olam.in/DictionaryML/ml/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BF%E0%B5%BD