દેવળ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀉𑀮 (devaüla), from Sanskrit देवकुल (devakula, “temple”). Cognate with Hindustani देवल / دیوَل (deval).

Pronunciation

Noun

દેવળ • (devaḷ) n

  1. a temple, especially:[1][2]
    1. (Hinduism) a non-domed temple dedicated to a goddess or Shiva
    2. (Christianity) church, cathedral
      Synonyms: ગિરજા (girjā), ચર્ચ (carc)
      હું દર રવિવારે દેવળમાં જાઉં છું.
      hũ dar ravivāre devaḷmā̃ jāũ chũ.
      I go to church every Sunday.
    3. pagoda

Declension

Declension of દેવળ
singular plural
nominative દેવળ (devaḷ) દેવળો (devaḷo)
oblique દેવળ (devaḷ) દેવળો (devaḷo)
vocative દેવળ (devaḷ) દેવળો (devaḷo)
instrumental દેવળે (devaḷe) દેવળોએ (devaḷoe)
locative દેવળે (devaḷe) દેવળોએ (devaḷoe)

References

  1. ^ ભગવતસિંહ [bhagvatsĩh] (1944) “દેવળ”, in ભગવદ્ગોમંડલ [bhagvadgomaṇḍal], India, page 4544.
  2. ^ Framji, Ardesar (1862) “દેવળ”, in A Compendium of the English and Gujarati Dictionary‎[1], page 456

Further reading

  • Cauzim, Mirza Mohomed (1846) A Dictionary, Goojratee and English‎[2], Bombay: Oriental Institute, page 195, column 2
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