गढ़वाल

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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)
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