tappaul

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu ٹَپّال (ṭappāl) (Deccani), from Telugu టపాలు (ṭapālu).

Noun

tappaul (plural tappauls)

  1. (India, historical) Synonym of dak (“post system by means of relays of horses carrying mail and passengers”).

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