Hindi
FWOTD – 24 June 2020
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀯𑀸𑀮 (govāla), from Sanskrit गोपाल (gōpālá, “cow-carer; name of Krishna”). Cognate with Gujarati ગોવાળ (govāḷ).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡʋɑː.lɑː/, [ɡwäː.läː]
Noun
ग्वाला • (gvālā) m (Urdu spelling گوالا)
- herdsman, cowherder
c. 1500,
Surdas:
- देखि फिरे हरि ग्वाल दुवारैं ।
- dekhi phire hari gvāl duvāra͠i .
- Translation by Rupert Snell
- Hari glanced round, and turned back to the cowherd's dwelling
- milkman
Declension
Declension of ग्वाला (masc ā-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ग्वाला
gvālā
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ग्वाले
gvāle
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| oblique
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ग्वाले
gvāle
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ग्वालों
gvālõ
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| vocative
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ग्वाले
gvāle
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ग्वालो
gvālo
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