English Explanatory Dictionary

goel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. yellow
noun
  1. A person who, as the nearest relative of another, has certain obligations toward them, such as having to free them from slavery, to repurchase their property if sold through poverty, and to avenge their murder.
name
  1. A surname from Punjabi.

Word forms

goel goeler goelest goels goelim

Etymology

Compare yellow.

Derived words

goelism
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