Digital Dictionaries of South Asia
A Dravidian Etymological Dictionary
Search for headword: iṭṭali
1 result

   1) iṭṭali iṭṭali (p. 44)

455 Ta. iṭṭali a kind of cake prepared by steaming semi-solid dough made of rice mixed with black gram. Ma. iṭṭali, iḍḍali a kind of cake. Ka. iḍḍali, iḍḍalige, iḍḍaḷige a kind of sour pudding made of rice flour, black gram, cummin seed, ginger, salt, pepper, etc., and boiled in steam. Te. iḍḍena a sort of cake. Cf. 439 Ta. iṭi. / Cf. Skt. iṇḍarī-, iṇḍalī- a kind of cake (lex). DED(S) 385.