रखवाला

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Hindi[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

रखवाल (rakhvāl)

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀯𑀸𑀮 (rakkhavāla), from Sanskrit रक्षपाल (rakṣapāla). Cognate with Bengali রাখাল (rakhal).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾəkʰ.ʋɑː.lɑː/, [ɾɐkʰ.ʋäː.läː]

Noun[edit]

रखवाला • (rakhvālā) m (Urdu spelling رکھوالا)

protector, guard, patrolman
herdsman, herder

Declension[edit]

Declension of रखवाला (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रखवाला rakhvālā	रखवाले rakhvāle
oblique	रखवाले rakhvāle	रखवालों rakhvālõ
vocative	रखवाले rakhvāle	रखवालो rakhvālo

References[edit]

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रखवाला”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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