ભરવાડ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit *भेड्रपाल (bheḍrapāla, “shepherd”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱəɾ.ʋɑɽ/, /ˈbʱəɾ.ʋɑɖ/
• Rhymes: -ɑɽ
• Hyphenation: ભર‧વાડ

Adjective

ભરવાડ • (bharvāḍ) (indeclinable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Bharwad caste or people.

   Synonym: ભરવાડી (bharvāḍī)

Noun

ભરવાડ • (bharvāḍ) m (feminine ભરવાડણ)

1. Bharwad (a member of the Bharwad caste, who primarily engaged in herding livestock)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bhēḍrapāla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 548