દેવળ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀉𑀮 (devaüla), from Sanskrit देवकुल (devakula, “temple”). Cognate with Hindustani دیول / देवल (deval).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪eː.ʋəɭ/
• Rhymes: -əɭ
• Hyphenation: દે‧વળ

Noun

દેવળ • (devaḷ) n

1. a non-domed temple dedicated to a goddess or Shiva
2. church, Christian house of worship

   Synonyms: કલીસા (kalīsā), ગિરજા (girjā), ચર્ચ (carc)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dēvakula”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• “દેવળ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• “દેવળ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-Gujarati dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.