inlay பதி pati (padi) (6b tr) imbed or set in, as precious stones, etc.; decorate (an object) by embedding pieces of a different material in its surface.
Usage:
அவள் அவனிடம் அந்த வளையல்களில் வைரங்களைப் பதிக்கச் சொன்னாள் avaḷ avaṉiṭam anta vaḷaiyalkaḷil vairaṅkaḷaip patikkac coṉṉāḷ ava avankiṭṭe anda vaḷeyalle vairangaḷe padikka sonnaa She directed him to inlay diamonds into the bangles.