Rajasthani

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Etymology

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From Arabic أَبْدَال (ʔabdāl), plural of بَدَل (badal, a substitute); for sense evolution, see abdal.

Noun

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अबदाळ (abdāḷm

  1. saint
  2. abdal

References

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  • Bhanwar Lal Suthar and Sukhveer Singh Gahlot (1998), Rajasthani-Hindi-English Dictionary, page 14. Jodhpur: Bharat Printers (Press).