| 释义 |
‖ pettah|ˈpɛtə|
[ad. Tamil pēṭṭai (Yule & Burnell).]
A town or village lying outside of or around a fort, but itself sometimes partially fortified. Also attrib.
1763R. Orme Milit. Trans. Indostan I. ii. 151 The pagoda served as a citadel to a large pettah. 1803Wellington in Gurw. Desp. II. 193 The Pettah wall was very lofty and defended by towers. 1845Stocqueler Handbk. Brit. India (1854) 383 The harbour is protected by a fort..encircling the town, and separated from the pettah, a part of Galle inhabited by natives and government servants, by an esplanade. 1876J. Grant Hist. India I. lxxi. 369/1 The pettah was taken on the 24th. |