ભરવાડ
Gujarati
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit *भेड्रपाल (*bheḍrapāla, “shepherd”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈbʱəɾ.ʋɑɽ/, /ˈbʱəɾ.ʋɑɖ/
- Rhymes: -ɑɽ
- Hyphenation: ભર‧વાડ
Adjective
ભરવાડ • (bharvāḍ) (indeclinable)
- Of or pertaining to the Bharwad caste or people.
- Synonym: ભરવાડી (bharvāḍī)
Noun
ભરવાડ • (bharvāḍ) m (feminine ભરવાડણ)
- Bharwad (a member of the Bharwad caste, who primarily engaged in herding livestock)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bhēḍrapāla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 548