વહાલ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Old Gujarati वाहलउ (vāhalaü), from Prakrit 𑀯𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀪 (vallabha), from Sanskrit वल्लभ (vallabha). Cognate with Kumaoni बली (balī) and Sindhi ولهو (valaho).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈʋə.ɦɑl/
• Rhymes: -ɑl
• Hyphenation: વ‧હાલ

Noun

વહાલ • (vahāl) n

1. love

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vallabhatama”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 666