गढ़वाल

Hindi

Etymology

From गढ़ (gaṛh, “fort”) +‎ वाल (vāl, “protector, keeper (in compounds)”), the second element of which is from Sanskrit पाल (pālá).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡəɽʱ.ʋɑːl/, [ɡɐɽʱ.ʋäːl]

Proper noun

गढ़वाल • (gaṛhvāl) m

1. Garhwal (a division of Uttarakhand, India)
2. (historical) Garhwal (a former district of Kumaon, United Provinces, India)
3. (historical) Garhwal (a princely state)

Declension

Declension of गढ़वाल (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	गढ़वाल gaṛhvāl
oblique	गढ़वाल gaṛhvāl
vocative	गढ़वाल gaṛhvāl

Derived terms

• गढ़वाली (gaṛhvālī)