પાળવું

Gujarati

Gujarati verb set
પાળવું (pāḷvũ)
પળવું (paḷvũ)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀮𑁂𑀤𑀺 (pāledi), from Sanskrit पालयति (pāláyati).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑ.ɭʋũ/

Verb

પાળવું • (pāḷvũ) (transitive)

1. to rear, raise, nurture, foster (children, pets)

   Synonym: જાળવવું (jāḷvavũ)

2. to protect
3. to obey, abide by

   પારસી લોકો જરથોસ્તીધર્મ પાળે છે।

   pārsī loko jarthostīdharma pāḷe che.

   Parsi people abide by Zoroastrianism.

4. to promise

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pāláyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 459