गढ़वाल

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

गढ़वाल • (gaṛhvāl) m (Urdu spelling گڑھوال)

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)