রাখাল

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Middle Bengali রাখোআল (rakhōal), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀯𑀸𑀮 (rakkhavāla), from Sanskrit रक्षपाल (rakṣapāla, protective herdsman), from रक्ष (rakṣa, protection, from रक्ष् (rakṣ) +‎ -अ (-a)) +‎ पाल (pāla, herdsman). Cognate with Odia ରଖୁଆଳ (rôkhuaḷô), Maithili रख्वारी (rakhvārī), Bhojpuri रख्वार (rakhvār), Gujarati રખ્વાળ (rakhvāḷ), Hindi रखवाला (rakhvālā), Punjabi ਰਖ੍ਵਾਲ (rakhvāl), Nepali रख्वालो (rakhwālo).

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রাখাল (rakhal)

  1. herdsman; cowherd; goatherd; shepherd