गढ़वाल
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
From गढ़ (gaṛh, “fort”) + वाल (vāl, “protector, keeper (in compounds)”), the second element of which is from Sanskrit पाल (pālá).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
गढ़वाल • (gaṛhvāl) m
- Garhwal (a division of Uttarakhand, India)
- (historical) Garhwal (a former district of Kumaon, United Provinces, India)
- (historical) Garhwal (a princely state)
Declension edit
Declension of गढ़वाल (sg-only masc cons-stem)
singular | |
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direct | गढ़वाल gaṛhvāl |
oblique | गढ़वाल gaṛhvāl |
vocative | गढ़वाल gaṛhvāl |
Derived terms edit
- गढ़वाली (gaṛhvālī)