Odia edit

Etymology edit

ରଖ- (rôkhô-) +‎ -ଉଆଳ (-uaḷô). Cognate to Bengali রাখাল (rakhal) and Hindi रखवाला (rakhvālā).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ରଖୁଆଳ (rôkhuaḷô)

  1. protector; patron
  2. watchman

References edit

  • Praharaj, Gopala Chandra (1931—1940) “ରଖୁଆଳ”, in Purnnacandra Odia Bhashakosha, Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press
  • Neukom, Lukas (2003) A grammar of Oriya[1], Zürich: Seminar für Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, page 19