Definition of pettah in English:

pettah

noun ˈpɛtə

1In Sri Lanka and southern India: a town or village lying outside or around a fort, and itself sometimes partly fortified. Now historical.
2"the Pettah": the traditional market area of Colombo.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Richard Cambridge (1717–1802), poet and essayist. From Malayalam pēṭṭa and Tamil pēṭṭai, probably ultimately from Sanskrit pratiṣṭhā establishment.

Definition of pettah in US English:

pettah

nounˈpɛtə

1In Sri Lanka and southern India: a town or village lying outside or around a fort, and itself sometimes partly fortified. Now historical.
2"the Pettah": the traditional market area of Colombo.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Richard Cambridge (1717–1802), poet and essayist. From Malayalam pēṭṭa and Tamil pēṭṭai, probably ultimately from Sanskrit pratiṣṭhā establishment.

词汇	pettah
释义	Definition of pettah in English: pettah noun ˈpɛtə 1In Sri Lanka and southern India: a town or village lying outside or around a fort, and itself sometimes partly fortified. Now historical. 2"the Pettah": the traditional market area of Colombo. Origin Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Richard Cambridge (1717–1802), poet and essayist. From Malayalam pēṭṭa and Tamil pēṭṭai, probably ultimately from Sanskrit pratiṣṭhā establishment. Definition of pettah in US English: pettah nounˈpɛtə 1In Sri Lanka and southern India: a town or village lying outside or around a fort, and itself sometimes partly fortified. Now historical. 2"the Pettah": the traditional market area of Colombo. Origin Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Richard Cambridge (1717–1802), poet and essayist. From Malayalam pēṭṭa and Tamil pēṭṭai, probably ultimately from Sanskrit pratiṣṭhā establishment.
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