papata meaning in english

[Tel. from payu.] n. The parting of the hair on the forehead. kesavidhi. A flowering forest tree, Ixora tomentosa. vrkadhumakamu. Rox. i. 385.papatabottu or papataceru papata-bottu. n. A kind of head ornament, a brooch or locket suspended on the forehead from the parting of the hair. cerucukka. papatagorinkapapata-gorinka. n. The Black-headed Myna, Temenuchus pagodarum, (F.B.I.)…