tappaul

== English == === Alternative forms === tappal, tappall === Etymology === Borrowed from Tamil தபால் (tapāl). Compare Malayalam തപാൽ (tapāl) and Telugu టపా (ṭapā). === Noun === tappaul (plural tappauls) (India, historical) Synonym of dak (“post system by means of relays of horses carrying mail and passengers”). ==== References ==== Henry Yule; A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903), “tappaul”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].