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)

to rear, raise, nurture, foster (children, pets)
Synonym: જાળવવું (jāḷvavũ)
to protect
to obey, abide by
પારસી લોકો જરથોસ્તીધર્મ પાળે છે।
pārsī loko jarthostīdharma pāḷe che.
Parsi people abide by Zoroastrianism.
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

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