单词 | pyal |
释义 | ‖ pyal, a. E. Ind.|ˈpaɪəl| Also pyall, pial. [South Indian ad. Pg. poyal a jossing block or mounting stone, deriv. of Pg. and Sp. poyo a bench by the door:—L. podium raised place: see podium.] ‘A raised platform on which people sit, usually under the veranda, or on either side of the door of the house’ (Yule). Also attrib. pyal school.
1873E. C. Gover in Ind. Antiq. II. 52 (heading) Pyal Schools in Madras. 1896Indian Mag. & Rev. Jan. 39 Every village has its self-supporting pyall school, where boys and girls are taught simple lessons. 1898Mission Herald (Boston) Apr. 153 In front of an earthen pial where I might sit. |

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