വെറ്റില

Malayalam

Etymology

Compound of വെറു (veṟu, “plain, mere”) +‎ ഇല (ila, “leaf”). Cognate with Tamil வெற்றிலை (veṟṟilai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋettilɐ/

Noun

വെറ്റില • (veṟṟila)

1. betel

Descendants

• → Portuguese: bétele, bétel, betel
  • → Dutch: betel
  • → English: betel
  • → French: bétel
    • → Romanian: betel
  • → Italian: betel
  • → Polish: betel