ചട്ട

Cognate with Tamil சட்டை (caṭṭai).

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐʈʈɐ/

ചട്ട • (caṭṭa)

1. a cover of a book; the permanent binding.
2. binding, contact paper, dust jacket; removable paper wrap for a book.
3. jacket, coat;.
4. armour.
5. the slough or shed skin of a snake.
6. the traditional white blouse worn by Christian women in Kerala.

• പുറംചട്ട (puṟañcaṭṭa) — outer cover.
• പടച്ചട്ട (paṭaccaṭṭa) — armour.
• ചട്ടയും മുണ്ടും (caṭṭayuṁ muṇṭuṁ) — traditional attire of Christian women.

• Gundert, Hermann (1872), “ചട്ട [caṭṭa]”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• Warrier, M. I. (2008), “ചട്ട [caṭṭa]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
• Kailash Nath (2019), “ചട്ട”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary