ديول

Sindhi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit देवकुल (devakula, “temple”). Cognate with Gujarati દેવળ (devaḷ), Hindustani دیول / देवल (deval), and Marathi देऊळ (deūḷ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪eː.ʋə.lɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɪ

Noun

ديوَلِ • (devali) m (Devanagari देवलि)

1. (Christianity) church, chapel

Further reading

• Khānu, Balocu (1960–1988) “ديول”, in Jāmiʻ Sindhī lughāta (in Sindhi), Hyderabad, Sindh: Sindhī Adabī Borḍ
• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “ديوَلِ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society