English Explanatory Dictionary

Gaekwad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any member of a Maratha clan that formed a part of the Maratha Confederacy and later ruled the princely state of Baroda in western India from the early 18th century until 1947.

Word forms

Gaekwad Gaekwads Gaekwar Gaikwad Gaikwar Guicowar Guickwar

Etymology

From Marathi गायकवाड (gāyakvāḍ), from Marathi गाय (gāy, “cow”) + कवाड (kavāḍ, “door”).

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